Lead Developer / Architect – International Investment Bank – Sydney recruitment

Company Description

My client is a leading International Investment Bank with an established presence in the US, Europe and Asia. Their Australian business is fairly small, however due to consistent success in the market, has been earmarked for growth and Investment. Historically IT for the region has been migrated from either New York or London, however, due to location specific requirements, the blue touch paper has been lit on a new programme of work to completely automate their Operations, Risk Finance processes and consolidate a number of legacy systems used within the area.

Team Description

You will lead a regionally distributed team (Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai Hong Kong) and be expected to set the architectural direction for the business. You will be the key point of liaison between the users, Change Risk management staff and senior IT management. This is a hands-on design and development role but, given the size of the Australian business, you will also play the role of BA and Project Manager.   

Role Description

The existing proprietary applications are predominantly spread-sheet based, therefore solid Excel VBA skills are required. There are also a number of vendor systems in use which you will analyse for suitability before deciding on technical direction leading the development of the newly designed systems.

Requirements of the role:

• At least 8 years experience of application development and/or systems analysis, at least 3 years of which in a technical leadership role

• Strong Design and Development Skills in an Object Oriented language (Java, C++, C#)

• Understanding of Agile Development Methodologies

• General Windows and Unix programming experience

• Ability and willingness to analyse, debug and support existing Windows VBA type applications

• Experience of working within, leading or mentoring globally-distributed technical teams

• Knowledge of financial markets and down-stream trade processing of various instruments inc Equities Fixed Income (cash derivatives)

• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

KEYWORDS: Developer, Programmer, Architect, Investment Bank, Equities, Fixed Income, Securities, Lead, Java, C++, C#, back office, Accounting, Operations, Risk, Settlements, Reconciliations, Stock Loan, Finance, 

If this position interests you, please submit your resume via the 'Apply Now' button or email. Or for further information please contact MATTHEW SMITH quoting reference CharlesOps-saviour.

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