SQL Developer
Recruiter
Schroders
Listed on
15th June 2018
Location
London
Salary/Rate
Competitive
Salary Notes
Competitive
Type
Permanent
Start Date
ASAP
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Overview of QEP Team and the Investment IT Team We are looking for a confident Analyst / Developer, to join the QEP IT team. This investment floor role encompasses the whole software development life cycle from analysis and development right through to post-implementation support for the QEP Global Equities team.The QEP team are an investment unit who currently manages assets in the region of $50 billion and have a heavy reliance on the provision of timely, accurate financial data and robust and scalable IT systems.
The QEP IT team sits within the Investment Engineering Team which is tasked with delivering a range of IT solutions primarily for the Investment functions within Schroders.
Key Responsibilities Requirement gathering from Front Office stakeholders and delivery of robust investment solutions
Designing and developing data driven applications
Developing solutions to reduce any ongoing support requirement
BAU Development
Follow IT standards for documentation & system access
Maintaining and extending code base
Writing well designed, testable, efficient code by following programing standards
Guide development team and business partners in applying data modelling techniques
Help improve system architecture and promote alternative methods to storing and accessing data
Person Profile
An individual with both strong business and technical skills
Have a demonstrable track record of working in a front office environment within an Asset management / Investment Bank environment supporting strategic front office systems
Track record of excellence dealing with brownfield platforms and subsequent reinvention
Supporting continuous improvement by investigating alternative technologies and presenting these for architectural review
Ensuring designs are in compliance with specifications but flexible in responding to changing designs and requirements
Team player exhibiting professional maturity, personal integrity, and excellent interpersonal skills
Strong self-organisation, time management and prioritisation skills with ability to work autonomously
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a "can-do" attitude
Enjoys working in a challenging business environment with technically literate business users.
Good problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to operate under pressure and deliver to demanding deadlines
Ability to deal credibly with business and technical users at all levels of the organisation
Essential Skills
Confident MS SQL Server T-SQL Design and Development.
Strong System Architecture skills.
C#
Rest services
WCF
Excel DNA
VBA
Solid understanding of application/database tier integration principles. Experience with processing large datasets and managing distributed transactions is a plus
Working in a team-driven environment using Agile working practices such as sAFE or Scrum
Experience of building robust scalable systems
Exposure to capital market products (preferably equities)
Desirable Skills
Service Broker and/or other messaging technologies.
XML
Broad knowledge of other programming languages and Technologies
Exposure to visualisation tools e.g. Tableau
Understanding of Caching technologies e.g.: Couchbase
Understanding of other database technologies e.g. NoSQL, Columnar
Use of change management tools and version control (TFS, GIT)
Knowledge of Equities trade lifecycle and operations processes
Working knowledge of Test Driven Development
Unit testing, continuous integration and automated Deployment
Previous experience of working with financial markets and trade data
Schroders is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age. Note To Agencies:
Schroders does not accept speculative CV's from agencies. We do have a PSL who are invited to support us when required. We only pay fees to agencies instructed to send CV's and are submitted through our recruitment portal. We do not pay fees on speculative or unsolicited CV's sent to Schroders or Schroders employees and reserve the right to contact unsolicited CV's directly.
