US Prop Trading firm – New London Office – GREENFIELD – High Frequency Trading C++ Developer recruitment
My client is a Chicago-based Proprietary Trading firm set up by a well-known CME and CBoT trader who wanted to take full advantage of growth in the electronic markets. The firm focuses mainly on high speed intra-day trading and much of their alpha is extracted from the use of extremely high performance technology. This is a very large emphasis for the firm.Whilst the last 10 years has seen the company focus predominantly on the US markets, the firm is now looking to grow a European Trading Operation (headquartered in London). This will enable them to apply some of their strategies to European Markets Read more […]
Senior Front Office Java Developer – Core Java, Swing – City based Investment Bank recruitment
This is an opportunity to join a small Front Office Electronic Trading Group that works very closely to the business. You’ll join a flat structure of talented people and work in an autonomous fashion to deliver high profile solutions to a booming FX business. They have three key projects underway and they’ll draw on your development, analysis and architectural skill set. Banking experience is preferred but my client is keen to talk to some strong technologists from outside of the industry (Gaming, Telco’s, defence etc)RequirementsLarge scale, core Java server-side development experience within Read more […]
Junior (1-3 years) Quantitative Programmers (Java/C++) – Algorithmic Trading Group recruitment
I am working with a highly profitable Algorithmic Trading Group at a Tier-1 US bank. The team deals with swaps, options and exotic products traders and is responsible for developing various tools which augment the trading business.The team seeks junior quantitative programmers to come in and be responsible for delivering robust, high performance software to the business. The successful candidate will sit on the trading desk and have daily interaction with quants analysts, quant researchers, traders and other programmers. This is a fantastic opportunity for a junior Quant Developer to gain invaluable Read more […]
SIO I.T. Portfolio Management ( Europe) recruitment
SIO I.T. Portfolio Management (EUROPE) – FTSE 100 GLOBAL INSURANCE PROVIDER – City of LondonI am recruiting for a SIO I.T. Portfolio Manager to join the European leadership of a FTSE 100 Global Insurance provider. This position will report into the European CIO.Key responsibilities for this role holder will include the understanding of Corporate and Regional business strategies and priorities so as to develop and implement supporting IT Governance frameworks. Lead, direct and manage portfolio management frameworks in accordance to company policy. Build management bench strength within the organisation Read more […]
Programme Manager – Business Intelligence recruitment
Programme Manager – LondonOur client a well established IT services provider that specialise in the Insurance and financial services market, are currently looking for a Programme Manager to lead and manage relationships with clients and key stakeholders.We are looking for an experienced Programme manager who has worked within Insurance or Financial services for 15+ years. The Programme Manager will need to have experience with Business Intelligence.The successful Programme Manager will need to have the following knowledge/experience:• Deployed across multiple accounts • Someone who is confident Read more […]
WSS Technology – Technical Manager – AVP – Based in London recruitment
Business Overview:The goal of the Client Facing Programme is to provide a new and enhanced functionality to support the Clearance and Collateral Management businesses, covering multiple technology platforms and applications.Team DescriptionThe Client Facing team is global, covering multiple technical Disciplines: RPG, Java, Cognos, SQL, as well as including QA and business analysts expertise. We currently support 4 major applications which our clients access via the internet, which provide functionality covering Trade initiation, Reporting, and real-time dashboards amongst others.Key Responsibilities:To Read more […]
Quality Assurance / Test Engineer, Mutual Fund recruitment
The QA/ Test engineer will design improvements to the development lifecycle, and the portfolio systems platform to create a repeatable, intuitive and automated model for software risk management. The firm’s systems interact with a variety of internal and external counterparties, including data providers such as Bloomberg and Reuters, fund custodians and brokers. The role will entail: • Investigating options for automated test environment creation. • Developing a structured approach to both automated and manual testing across the team. • Creating and maintain a detailed risk assessment Read more […]
Credit Risk Business Analyst/Project Manager recruitment
The Senior Team Lead is responsible for writing Business Requirements documentation that define the ‘tactical’ design, build and roll-out of a Credit Risk Management System and Credit Risk Architecture as they relate to PD, EAD and LGD models.Day to day responsibilities include managing a team of eleven business analysts, working directly with CPA quantitative and data analysts, Credit Risk IT, models users, and other external stakeholders including personnel from the Front Office, Portfolio Management, Finance, Treasury and Group Risk.Responsibilities include:Document Business Requirements related Read more […]
Senior Java Developer – J2EE, WebSphere, RDBMS recruitment
This leading Investment Bank requires an experienced Java Developer to join a team responsible for the design, architecture and development of a new suite of Equity and Equity Derivatives trade processing applications.You must have experience of working on server side architectures with exceptional OO design and development skills in Java. In order to be successful in this role you should possess skills in; Java, J2EE, WebSphere, JBOSS, Swing, JMS and an RDBMS.Whilst Investment Banking experience, specifically in Cash Equities, Equity Derivatives or Prime Brokerage, would prove beneficial I Read more […]
QA – Environment Configuration Engineer recruitment
Environment Configuration EngineerJob FunctionThe eCommerce QA team is responsible for all testing activities for a new cross-product Online trading application. Team members cover a variety of roles including test management and coordination, business analysis, test design and test execution. The eCommerce IT team utilise agile methodologies with testing occurring throughout the lifecycle, iteration by iteration with a strong emphasis on automated testing and short release cycles.Your job will involve:Environment Configuration Management and Support*Supporting all end to end eCommerce dev, test, Read more […]