Lead Developer – Asset Management Dealing recruitment
You will join part of a small IT team that is 'embedded' within Architas, working very closely on a daily basis with the whole of the business.
THE COMPANY
Architas Multi-Manager Limited (Architas) is a multi-manager investment company and a member of the AXA Group. Launched in July 2008 we believe that through the innovative use of technology, we aim to deliver performance and value to investors in multi-manager funds.
The company's ethos is to deliver superior investment performance from a market-leading multi-manager proposition, combining the best of current market offerings with new cutting-edge thinking and investment design. The company is a progressive investment business which aims to transform the way the management of investments is viewed, with the focus on delivering customer-centric solutions.
THE ROLE
Programming and Testing
- Convert technical design into quality working code
- Produce appropriate level of programming documentation
- Ensure code meets the agreed design
- Produce documented test plans and results
- Implement performance and code optimisation
- Involvement in all stages of testing – responsible for test support
Design
- Lead technical design of small changes and BAU maintenance
- Lead database design work
Support
- Lead support of front office dealing platform
- Provide support for all other Architas IT components
- Provide regular reporting to Architas IT Programme Delivery Manager and Architas management
- Acts as a mentor to other members of Architas IT team
SKILLS EXPEREINCE
- Strong experience of supporting a front office dealing platform within an asset management/investment management company.
- Self-starter, able to work with minimal supervision.
- Experience of using SQL Server, including database design, stored procedures and data access via .NET framework.
- Familiar working within a structured development lifecycle.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, from CIO to software tester.
- Experience of Excel VBA is desirable – however most importantly would be an aptitude and willingness to work in Excel VBA when necessary to support the existing Excel applications.
- Experience of producing programming documentation and unit test plans.
For more information please see www.axa.co.uk/careers under reference AXALI7318
Details of the Architas proposition can been found at www.architas-mm.com