Location: Manchester (2-3days/week On-Site)
Job Type: Contract
Responsibilities
* As a development lead, will be responsible to Build, design, Trading Channels, Messaging
* Channels interfacing with other venues and exchanges using industry standard protocols
* Operate mission-critical systems and deliver day-to-day enhancements across front office and
* Operations
* Provide technical oversight around major Fixed Income E-Commerce Project
* Design and develop core components in Java
* Create and implement system testing procedures
* Collaborate and work with other teams in a platform operating model
* Analyse and support vendor software
* Delivery & Maintenance for the applications within Equities domain
* Provide second level support
* Usage of AI tools like Gitlab/Windsurf/ Co-Pilot
* Develop Unit Test Cases with a view to integration into CI/CD pipeline
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s or higher degree in computer science/ engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required
* 10+ years of experience in software development required
* 5+ years of experience working with Fixed Income Products and Associated Electronic Workflows
* Strong proficiency with Java, SQL and Git
* Very good understanding of industry standard trading protocols like FIX, FpML
* Proficiency with Data Standards & Data Modelling
* Proficiency with text-based formats like XML & JSON
* Strong Proficiency with messaging frameworks – MQ / Kafka
* Proficiency with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Integration
* Familiarity with testing patterns and dev ops
* Familiarity with cloud / containerization
* Comfortable in Windows and Linux environments
Desired Skills and Experience
* Experience in the securities or financial services industry with focus on Fixed Income Products– Treasuries, Corporate Bonds, Agencies, Commercial Paper, Mortgages.
* Hands-on experience and working knowledge of Order Management Systems, Smart Order Routers, Market Data Aggregator
* Previous experience designing and implementing new systems and features independently
* Developed market data feeds and feeds to downstream systems
* Understanding of trade life cycle events for fixed income
* Understanding of regulatory landscape from a developer perspective
* Brings production support experience and can troubleshooting issues under pressure
* Previous experience with application profiling and debugging
* Familiarity with Angular & Python is plus
* Strong communication and organization skills
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