Java Quant Developer – Hedge Fund – San Francisco – CA recruitment

Java Quant Developer – Hedge Fund – California

$700 p/d + 1 Year Contract + Greenfield application

The client:-

My client is a leading multi strategy hedge fund in California whom have substantial reach and influence in global financial markets. They are currently looking to hire a Java Developer into their Fixed Income investment analytics and risk business. The developer will be working closely with structured products including Residential Mortgage Backed Securities and Commercial Mortgaged Backed Securities and will be involved with all aspects of the SDLC including designing, developing, testing and supporting various Fixed Income Quant/Risk Management related systems and applications. This role is considered by the organisation as a business critical hire and therefore has the full backing of senior management. This is evident in the amount of senior stakeholder interaction that will be a pivotal to the success of contract and to supporting business operations.

The required skills for Java Quant Developer – Hedge Fund - California

(J2EE, Java JMS, JDBC, XML, Spring, Hibernate, JBoss/Tomcat, Open Source, UNIX, Solaris, Oracle, PL/SQL, Fixed Income, Risk, Analytics, Front Office)

• Excellent knowledge of Object Orientated J2EE development

• Experience of working in multi-tier environments

• Familiarity of Fixed Income products (RMBS, CMBS etc.) or Structured Credit

• Familiar with common fixed income analytics and risk measurement terminology and calculations

Responsibilities for the Java Quant Developer – Hedge Fund - California

(J2EE, Java JMS, JDBC, XML, Spring, Hibernate, JBoss/Tomcat, Open Source, UNIX, Solaris, Oracle, PL/SQL, Fixed Income, Risk, Analytics, Front Office)

• To liaise between the business stakeholders and the technology team. To understand business requirement and turn these into tangible solutions that will directly benefit the business

• Develop quant and risk management applications

• Under minimal supervision, work with business partners and systems personnel to identify and develop new processes and/or systems, change current processes to enhance their effectiveness, or eliminate processes that are not justified

• Perform financial analysis and coordinates computer system changes and development processes.

The person: Java Quant Developer – Hedge Fund - California

(J2EE, Java JMS, JDBC, XML, Spring, Hibernate, JBoss/Tomcat, Open Source, UNIX, Solaris, Oracle, PL/SQL, Fixed Income, Risk, Analytics, Front Office)

• Excellent English written and writing skills coupled with the ability to communicate these effectively in a past paced banking environment

• Target driven and willing to deliver

Key words: J2EE, Java JMS, JDBC, XML, Spring, Hibernate, JBoss/Tomcat, Open Source, UNIX, Solaris, Oracle, PL/SQL, Fixed Income, Risk, Analytics, Front Office

If you match the above criteria and would like to apply for the Java Quant Developer position then please send your CVs to:

Contractjobs@selbyjennings.com

Contact:           Adam Webb

Direct Line:      0044 207 019 4168