Java Tech Lead
The FX business is a key component within HSBC’s Global Banking and Markets division. Using sales teams located throughout the world, the FX business enables customers to execute FX spot and forward transactions through a diverse range of channels in a large number of currency pairs.
HSBCs Global FX (GFX) IT Department (covering Front and Back office across FX, Metals, Options and eCommerce) is responsible for the eFX investment programme. This programme is responsible for delivering change, new architecture and technology across HSBCs FX Pricing, electronic risk management, risk routing as well as ECN API and Single Dealer Platform distribution. The scope of the programme delivers services and capabilities across all FX client markets including Retail, Corporate, Financial Institutions as well as inter-bank and HFT (High Frequency Trading). The eFX programme is managed and sponsored from London but has Global stakeholders and is delivered by a global team with IT teams and leadership based in in London, Hong Kong and China.
The role is as a Senior Analyst Developer within the eRisk Pricing and Risk IT team to develop, test and build and enhance pricing models and execution strategies within the pricing and risk management systems.
Responsibilities:
- Analyst Developer – work directly with business traders and Quantitative Analysts to define and agree changes and requirements.
- Design, implement and test (unit, component, system and back test) trading algorithms and pricing models, which will be deployed globally.
- Implement bug fixes, rapid changes.
- Implement and test changes to support low-latency performance (in a pragmatic way and as agreed with the Development Manager and the Trading desk).
- Work with Application Support teams and other stakeholders (e.g. QA/Testing) to own deliverables end to end to production.
- Ensure documentation.
Requirements:
- Java, Solaris, Linux, RMDS, 29 West, Kx/Q, SQL (Oracle), Coherance.
- Low Latency High Frequency Trading systems – Foreign Exchange.
- Order Management, Matching and Execution.
- FX price (spot, forwards but also futures and precious metals).
- Proven team lead and delivery management of global and enterprise front office trading systems.
- Front Office trading desk preferably within Foreign Exchange.
- Agile implementation and tools. Demonstrable experience of owning deliverables end to end within a programme of work.
- Front Office trading risk management and pricing in Foreign Exchange.
- Operation of trading desks in a large, multi-site Investment Bank with significant eCommerce offering
- Foreign Exchange in a high volume low latency environment.
- Experience working on enterprise systems but also agile delivery of Quant and Business requirements.
- Spot FX market conventions
- Forward FX market conventions
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