Overview
This role is based in London and will be office based or flexible working with a blend of home and office, subject to Jefferies operational requirements. As part of the Global Equities Front Office technology team, an opportunity exists for an experienced developer for the Equities real-time trade processing and client allocation platform; GETS. The platform is primarily built in Java and includes real-time low latency messaging and in-memory database technologies. The role will cover a mixture of technical support tasks including, diagnosing production issues, bug fixes and extending the platform using a combination of Java and a proprietary workflow/reporting framework. There will also be opportunities to work with the global team to extend the core framework and/or the addition of new features. The candidate will work alongside the GETS support team members to troubleshoot issues and develop solutions to issues found within the platform. The candidate should be able to demonstrate good analytical skills; experienced with agile development Techniques, unit/system Testing and performance tuning desirable and take a logical approach to problem solving. It would be desirable if the candidate has previous experience analysing complex equities trading workflows, experience with Fidessa ETP and/or CTAC also desirable.
Responsibilities
* Develop new workflows using proprietary Java based framework.
* Develop new reports using proprietary Java based framework
* Work with the global development team on enhancing the platform.
* Develop permanent fixes for development related issues.
* Build, test and install software in Dev, QA, Prod/DR environment
* Experience with SDLC automation desirable; JIRA, Bamboo and Ansible
Qualifications / Experience
* Demonstrable ability in programming in Java, experience with Spring, Hibernate, Apache Ignite desirable.
* Demonstrable ability to write complex database queries (SQL)
* Experience with supporting Fidessa Equities platform ETP/CTAC desirable
* Experience with Unix or Linux command-line/Basic UNIX scripting an advantage
* Knowledge of FIX protocol an advantage
* Experience with 3rd line support of an Equity trading system desirable
Additional Skills
* Excellent communication skills – this is a front office and client facing role.
* Must be able to perform well under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
* A natural problem solver with good diagnostics skills
* A committed team player
* Service-oriented
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