Full Stack Java Developer


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Recruiter

Schroders

Listed on

1st November 2018

Location

London

Salary/Rate

Competitive

Salary Notes

Competitive

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Company Overview   Cazenove Capital is part of the Schroders group and provides a complete wealth management service by delivering tailored portfolio management and wealth planning, together with banking and treasury services.  
Private individuals, family offices, trusts, businesses and pension plans all rely on us to provide them with bespoke, discretionary and advisory investment services. We are a leading charity fund manager in the UK.   We employ over 700 talented people worldwide operating from 16 offices in 9 different countries across Europe and Asia with over £41billion of assets under management.   Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to in vesting, building client relationships and growing our business.
  Team Overview   Schroders Global Technology GT) function is organised into a number of teams, distributed across Schroders’ global offices, with technology hubs in London, Zurich, Luxembourg, Singapore and New York.    The software engineering and technology change function is split between 4 domains: Investment, Portfolio Operations and Data; Distribution and Product; Corporate; Wealth and; Digital. In addition there are teams which operate as shared services to provide Technology Infrastructure, Production Services (production support, release and access control), Quality Assurance, Information Security and Business Management (change management, assurance and reporting).       Our application estate is comprised mainly of commercially available off the shelf software packages best suited to Schroders’ operational needs, complimented by a number of internally developed proprietary systems to support the specific needs of the clients and products that our colleagues support.   The Global Technology vision is to ensure a stable operating environment that can function at multiple speeds, that focuses on value delivered to our external and internal customers. With a culture of excellence through collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement, Global Technology will enable Schroders to deliver the best outcomes for clients and shareholders.   In order to ensure that the emergent technology needs of our clients, regulators and internal stakeholders are able to be met quickly and effectively Schroders is undertaking the Leading Enterprise Agile Programme (LEAP) within Global Technology. In order to ensure this is achieved without compromising the stability and security of the platform, Schroders Global Technology is implementing a bespoke agile operating model, based on the SAFe methodology, which ensures that technology support and infrastructure is unaffected and the requisite governance and control is in place.    
Overview of role   
Front End / Full-Stack Developer to support business as usual requests and deliver small change projects for a wealth management client platform based on MS Dynamics CRM. The role will involve transitioning knowledge of key functionality and configuration processes from the platform provider, then working with an international user group to implement ongoing change. This role reports directly to the Capability Lead for Client Management.    Who we're looking for    We’re looking for an inspiring Full Stack Java Developer from a buy-side wealth or asset management firm to join our growing global team.  You’ll be reporting directly to the Capability Lead for the Investment team. You’ll be someone who’s ready to take on a new challenge, developing secure, stable proprietary systems and being part of our team to help shape our Wealth business for years to come.    And ready to hone new skills, too. You’ll stick with your projects through design, development, build and testing - putting you in the best place to see what’s working, fix problems and create even stronger solutions next time.   
The team   The Investment team is a core capability for our Wealth business. It is an enabler for our investment area and is core to driving scalable growth. We are in the process of initiating a program of work to implement the next generation portfolio management system which will support our business for the next five to ten years and we want you to be a key part of this journey. You will also help support the business on our nearer term initiatives. These projects will range from reporting, regulatory change, order management and rebalancing as well as our dealing and trading platforms.
What you'll need to do   You will be working in an Agile environment, liaising with colleagues globally and influencing technical decision making.  We will invest in you and your development, and you will have the opportunity to work internationally and across the division.     Work in an Agile way, using SAFe:         •     meet your PI and Sprint objectives
      •     play a big part in 'ceremonies'
      •     create and check user stories
      •     understand how your stories fit with our major change projects and programme
      •     work with our other Agile and shared service teams to understand and accommodate dependencies.   Raise our game:         •     reflect on your projects, looking for and sharing ways to improve
      •     broaden the team’s horizons, boosting their analysis, testing and software development skills (remembering to keep developing your own skills, too) The knowledge, skills and qualifications we’re looking for       •     Full-stack Java developer with experience in developing server-side applications
      •     Experience in developing progressive webapps (react/angular/vue) a bonus
      •     Experience developing REST micro-services
      •     Experience with continuous integration and a utomated testing frameworks
      •     Experience of developing solutions for a leading Portfolio Management System (Charles River, Aladdin, ThinkFolio, Triple ‘A)
      •     Experience developing solutions to cater for equities, Fixed Income, derivatives, FX and cash
      •     Experience of developing solutions for banking and custody
      •     Understanding of the end to end trade lifecycle, order management, portfolio  modelling and re-balancing
      •     An undergraduate degree (or equivalent). We prefer computer science, or a similar subject
      •     Basic asset management qualifications (such as IMC) a bonus   
What you'll be like          •     Friendly: people the world over like working with you, and they're never afraid to ask you for help
      •     Interested in the latest tech developments, and how you can use them
      •     Calm: you’re positive under pressure and happy to take the lead in challenging times
      •     Gutsy: you know 'good' isn’t good enough. So you solve problems and challenge the status quo to find better ways to do things.
   

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