ING’s purpose is ‘Empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’. Every ING colleague is given the opportunity to contribute to that vision. We champion self-reliance and foster a collaborative and innovative culture. The Orange Code is our global manifesto for how we stay true to our purpose and our tradition of reinvention and empowerment. It is made up of ING Values (we are honest; we are prudent; we are responsible) and ING Behaviours: (you take it on and make it happen; you help others to be successful; you are always a step ahead) For us, success will only be achieved if we act with Integrity. Some companies see diversity as a box to be ticked. We see it as fundamental to our success and we encourage a proper work/life balance. At ING, you will be judged on your performance in line with the Orange Code. And that’s a promise. Job Specification Department Overview: The Financial Markets (FM) landscape is rapidly going through a process of digitisation, at the core of which is eTrading. eTrading at ING covers all products traded in ING FM. These span from the very liquid and electronic products (cash equities, futures, commodities and FX), Fixed Income products (corporate and government bonds) which are in the process of becoming electronic due to balance sheet reduction and regulation, to the less liquid and less electronic derivative products. Data is core to eTrading and eTrading also covers the data and business intelligence strategy. Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role: As the lead KDB developer you will be part of the eTrading team and will be responsible for development and strategic direction of the KDB solution. Expected responsibilities will include: Scale our architecture to support different business use cases and data growth. Development of tools for automated testing, monitoring and deployment Design infrastructure and develop software for load balancing and optimisation Help lead our core development and business intelligence teams develop tools for data analytics and monitoring for sales, trading and business. Help architect the collection of alternative data sources Career Potential Strong exposure to trading teams in London but also other global FM trading locations; Exposure to other global ING eTrading teams; Experience/Knowledge Essential: 5 years of working experience with KDB/Q Demonstrable interest and aptitude for data analysis Experience with designing KDB solutions for trading Experience in data storage and access optimisations Experience with automated testing Team lead Experience Desirable: Experience with KDB dashboards Experience with the entire software development life Java and Python experience Design (patterns), algorithms and data structures knowledge Multiple stakeholder management Personal Competencies Essential: Hands-on mentality; Calm under pressure Ability to deliver without much supervision Creative learning and thinking, passion for technology; Proactive behaviour and perpetual energy and drive to improve performance; Challenger of the status quo, always striving to do things more efficiently and effectively; Genuine team player. Desirable: Customer and product focus; Clear, concise and transparent communicator. ING Privacy Statement In order to operate ING’s recruitment process, we will collect and store personal data you provide. Please request the privacy statement should you wish to understand how ING UK uses and protects this information and visit our website for more information.