RAD Product Engineer
MG Investments is Prudential plc's UK based fund management business and is one of Europe's leading active asset managers with more than £238.4 billion* of funds under management across fixed income, equity, property and multi-asset strategies.
-*as at 31 March 2013
Opportunity
MG are looking to recruit a Senior Microsoft C# / .Net Designer Developer to join the RAD Team within Information Systems.
The team is responsible for systems analysis, systems development and systems testing in support of successful delivery of projects across a wide variety of business areas from front to back office. The role will involve working on a day to day basis to assist with complex design and development solutions, help resolve complex and time-critical issues and actively engage individuals and teams to agree patterns and practices as well as set and measure quality standards across the team.
Key responsibilities
* To work alongside the Technical Leads and Development team as a whole to perform both hands on design and development and provide technical advice when required.
* Provide technical quality assurance and oversight across the team.
* Collaboration/interface with Architects and Tech Leads to define principals, design patterns, standards, solution approach.
* Assist with technical design and code QA.
* Interaction with other teams re required tooling and automation in support of quality and productivity.
* Consider and propose Operational Improvement options and initiatives.
* Interface with Support and Architecture to agree solution delivery methods, concepts, strategy alignment.
* Challenge and validate high level architectural assumptions.
* Work with Technical Leads and developers to create and maintain automated tests.
* Act as technical escalation point and technical resource for issue resolution for developers and Tech Leads.
* Address "Technical Debt", discuss options with the team and other interested parties and get the work onto appropriate backlogs.
* Work with key teams and the developers to agree and maintain a standard developer desk-top.
* Organise and participate at a team/factory "Developers Forum" where technical issues and ideas can be discussed.
* Assist with the technical on-boarding of 3rd party technical resources
* Provide additional design/development resource capability as required.
* Escalate issues as appropriate.
What we are looking for
Personal Skills
* A passion for technology
* A self-starter with proven track record of delivery on business critical systems
* Strong problem solving and analysis skills
* Proactive and delivery focussed with excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
* Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across teams
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables concurrently.
* Ability to work in an iterative and structured team environment.
* Have a genuine interest in expanding their knowledge and understanding of the challenges and developments impacting systems and operations in the team.
Technical Skills and Experience
* Extensive experience of Microsoft Development Tools C#, .Net etc…
* SQL Server
* UI design patterns
Useful Experience
* Asset Management
* Agile Methodologies
* CI Build Tools and best practises
MG is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from a diverse background.
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