Author Archives: Tony Sabado

1. Lead KDB+ Developer, Front Office – Director Level, Global Investment Bank

   2016/01/04 9:07 pm Comments Off on Lead KDB+ Developer, Front Office – Director Level, Global Investment Bank

   My client is looking for a solid KDB+ developer to lead the KDB+ development activities across Fixed Income Rates and Currencies group in London.

   The role will require a strong leader who can work closely with the front office business and lead the strategic direction of the KDB platform.

   The team will work on the build out of the current KDB platform to meet new client demands across the Fixed Income Rates and Currencies group and to achieve this you work closely with the Front Office Quant and Trading business.

   Work covers KDB architecture including but not limited to:

   • low latency tick
   • schema
   • Q framework
   • user focused analytics and visualization
   • scripting
   • some java components
   • design of significantly sized KDB+ systems and Infrastructures
   • development on a Unix or Linux environment
   • low latency systems development and tick data capture
   • core Java 

    Industry: Investment Banking

2. Scala Developers, Functional Programmers, Machine Learning Experts & Data Scientists – Financial Technology Start-up in a Global Financial institution

   6:12 pm Comments Off on Scala Developers, Functional Programmers, Machine Learning Experts & Data Scientists – Financial Technology Start-up in a Global Financial institution

   Our client, a top tier financial institution based in Toronto Canada are looking for the best in class Scala developers, Functional programmers, Machine Learning Experts and Data Scientists.  You will join a newly formed product group that is currently developing the next generation etrading (electronic trading) pricing and risk technology platforms using the latest functional programming techniques to deliver highly concurrent real-time solutions.

   My client is currently building highly scalable, efficient, cost effective, distributed applications on commodity hardware using a mixture of open source and proprietary technologies. This is a pilot project that is blazing a trail towards a more wide ranging initiative and will involve deep collaboration with exceptional group of software engineers, quantitative analysts, business analysts, Dev-Ops engineers and enterprise/solution architects.

   We are looking for self-motivated, driven technologists, programmers, machine learning experts and data scientists who want to solve complex problems arising from building distributed and highly concurrent systems. Your primary responsibility will be delivering solutions to the Fixed Income and Derivatives business for this global financial powerhouse institution.

   You will be working closely with other members of the global team who include specialists in functional programming, data science, software engineering, machine learning and data analysis and with the front office trading desks to define product features, determine scope, build estimates, design and develop systems. You should have a strong software engineering background with hands-on design and development experience in building highly distributed, scalable and concurrent applications.

   Qualifications required:

   • MSc or PhD in Computer Science or related degree from an accredited university or BSc with significant relevant industry experience
   • Functional programming skills, strong computer science foundation; technology stack include UI : (Drools (KIE), jBPM); RT Processing: (Scala, Apache Spark, distributed NoSQL database using JSON); Near time: (sharding), Big Data – Hadoop; RESTful API
   • Excellent mathematical skills
   • Experience of building large scale applications, machine learning and big data
   • Knowledge of building automated testing and performance testing is a plus

   Industry: Financial Services

3. Fixed Income Execution and Market Making Developer (ION & Java development)

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   Working for a Tier One Global Investment Bank to design, implement, test and deploy trading systems for the market making and execution only trading desks.

   As part of the development team supporting the Global cash and derivatives rates and credit businesses, you will develop pricing, quoting and algorithmic trading systems that can enhance connectivity to new markets and improve quantitative low latency performance.

   Key aspects of the role are:

   • Manage relationships with senior Trading/Sales and software vendors
   • Tune Linux, reconfigure network routing/firewall setup, adopt new market protocols, and quantitative analysis of latency data
   • Configure new ION Trading components and middleware
   • Develop Java, KDB/Q, and scripting languages (Shell, Perl, Python)

   You must have:

   • Experience of development and tuning of high performance real-time electronic trading applications, whether buy- or sell-side, or at an exchange
   • Quantitative performance monitoring and testing, including population statistics
   • Bonds and swaps pricing and risk management
   • TCP/IP networking, including technical certifications such as CCNA, highly desirable
   • ION Marketview API and platform configuration experience highly desirable.

   Location: New York / New Jersey

4. IT Specialists / System Owner Front Office Securities IT

   5:54 pm Comments Off on IT Specialists / System Owner Front Office Securities IT

   A global financial organisation based in Vilnius are currently hiring for a IT Specialist / System Owner to work in their Front Office Securities IT team.

   The Securities IT team are responsible for building and integrating the next generation of trading applications for their Fixed Income and Equities business.

   The Securities IT platform is a combination of in-house developed systems and external vendor products. The System Owners are responsible for the external vendor suite, ensuring that the solutions and systems we have in place are fit for purpose to support the business flow.

   We are looking for a skilled technologist who wants to be part of a high performance team that delivers state-of-the-art, value adding solutions to our business stakeholders. Although the position is based in Vilnius, my client has a distributed team of about 30 people so effective communication and collaboration is critical to achieving their strategic objectives.

   Key responsibilities:

   • Responsible for the electronic trading vendor products, and ensuring the solutions we have in place are ‘fit for purpose’ to support the intended business flow.
   • Being the technical expert on the platform and have a thorough understanding of the business flow it supports.
   • Coordinate and handle maintenance tasks, upgrades, improvements and optimization.
   • Install and configure new components as well as retiring old ones.
   • Secure a fruitful working relationship between business users, operations, infrastructure teams and the Securities IT team.
   • Solve complex tasks with simple solutions, while keeping the overall picture and dependencies in mind.
   • Participate in 2nd/3rd level application support
   • Optimization, Integration and configuration
   • Project Management
   • Development (There will be the chance to work on development in due course for those who have an interest in coding).

   Knowledge and experience required:

   • Relevant higher education – Bachelor’s degree as a minimum.
   • Development background gained from University, spare time or in previous positions.
   • Experience in handling third-party software and external suppliers.
   • Experience of cooperation and coordination across stakeholders.
   • Proven experience with IT projects in a time-to-market focused environment.
   • Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills.
   • Understanding of IT infrastructure, spanning across the server side (mainly Windows but some knowledge of Linux is desirable), network, firewalls, etc.
   • Experience in an agile work methodology.
   • Knowledge of incident and problem management.

   For more information, please send your CV to antoniosabado@fleet-infotech.com

   Industry: Financial Markets

    

5. Senior .Net Front Office eTrading Developer, Copenhagen

   4:40 pm Comments Off on Senior .Net Front Office eTrading Developer, Copenhagen

   Our client is looking for two highly skilled server-side Developers to join their high performance team delivering state of the art, value adding solutions to their business stakeholders. This position is to work closely with
   the Fixed Income and Equities eTrading business.

   • You will have strong C# server-side development background. Extensive knowledge of .NET Framework 4.0 +, messaging technologies (idealy ZeroMQ and RabbitMQ), SQL, XML and source control systems such as Git and TFS are essential.
   • Automated testing and CI experience is also desirable.
   • A ‘can do’ attitude is required along with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
   • My client would strongly welcome candidates from a solid Java server-side development background who would like to make that transition into .Net
   • MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics or Business Science is desirable but not essential.

   Please enquire by sending your CV to antoniosabado@fleet-infotech.com Alternatively, please contact me on the following number +44 203 637 2833.

   Industry: Financial Markets

6. Front Office Fidessa Developer

   2015/09/04 2:47 pm Comments Off on Front Office Fidessa Developer

   Front Office Fidessa Developer – London

   Our client is looking for a senior Front Office Fidessa Developer who will be responsible for Fidessa platform development and its integration with downstream systems.
   You will have in-depth knowledge of Fidessa TOP, CTAC, FDA, FTW and APAS along with experience in Java, or C# (Winforms) & TCL.
   Good technical knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems are essential along with a flexible attitude to work and a commitment to achieve deadlines.
   Strong database skills as well as exceptional analytical and technical problem solving skills are required.
   You should be willing to work on other applications within Front Office and across Fixed Income and Equities and have the ability to work on concurrent projects.
   Knowledge of the following is desirable but not essential:
   • FIX and FpML messaging
   • Front to back flows, electronic trading and order management
   • SSRS, SSAS, SSIS
   • Working within an agile project management environment

   A degree in Computer Science or Mathematics is desirable but not essential.

7. Senior C# Developer – Front Office eTrading IT – Fixed Income & Equities

   2015/09/03 5:19 pm Comments Off on Senior C# Developer – Front Office eTrading IT – Fixed Income & Equities

   Senior C# Developer

   Our client is looking for a highly skilled server-side Developer to join their high performance team delivering state of the art, value adding solutions to their business stakeholders. This position is to work closely with the Fixed Income and Equities eTrading business.
   You will have strong C# server-side development background.
   Extensive knowledge of .NET Framework 4.0 +, messaging technologies (ideally ZeroMQ and RabbitMQ), SQL, XML and source control systems such as Git and TFS are essential.
   Automated testing and CI experience is also desirable.
   A ‘can do’ attitude is required along with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
   MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics or Business Science is desirable but not essential.

   Position is based in Copenhagen, Denmark

8. Trading System Technical Lead Developer – Front Office eTrading IT – Fixed Income & Equities

   5:08 pm Comments Off on Trading System Technical Lead Developer – Front Office eTrading IT – Fixed Income & Equities

   Our client is looking for a highly skilled server-side Trading System Technical Lead Developer to join their high performance team delivering state of the art, value adding solutions to their business stakeholders. The Lead Developer will lead a small team of two to three people with a view to expanding the team based in Copenhagen. We are looking for an extremely sharp technical individual who will assume technical leadership over the core trading system functionality.
   You will have strong C# server-side development background; however candidates from a strong Java or C++ background with Capital Markets experience will also be considered.
   Extensive knowledge of .NET Framework 4.0 +, messaging technologies (ideally ZeroMQ and RabbitMQ), SQL, XML and source control systems such as Git and TFS are essential.
   Automated testing and CI experience is also desirable.
   A ‘can do’ attitude is required along with excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
   MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics or Business Science is desirable but not essential.

9. Senior KDB+/Q Developer

   2:43 pm Comments Off on Senior KDB+/Q Developer

   Our client, a Tier One investment Bank is looking for a Senior KDB+/Q Developer to join their team in London.
   You will have extensive experience of KDB+/Q including the design of significantly sized KDB+ systems and infrastructures.
   Experience with development on a Unix and/or Linux environment is desirable along with experience in core Java and Java web development.
   Experience with low latency systems development and tick data capture would be advantageous.
   You will be required to work closely with the business and have the ability to quickly understand the products and services they offer.
   Excellent Communication Skills

10. Business Analyst / Project Manager

    2015/09/02 1:15 pm Comments Off on Business Analyst / Project Manager

    Interested in Finance? We have a great opportunity if you are looking to move into the world of banking.

    Our client is looking for a Business Analyst / Project Manager to join their Change Delivery Team. The role is front office focussed, working closely with stakeholders.
    No banking experience is required however solid technical and functional Business Analyst/Project Management experience is essential. You will have strong analytical and technical problem solving skills with excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
    Good technical knowledge of Linux and Windows Operating Systems is essential along with a flexible attitude to work and a commitment to achieve deadlines. You will have a structured approach to project management preferably within an agile environment along with a willingness to learn and work on multiple applications across Fixed Income and Equities.
    Experience of working with Fidessa, ION or Bloomberg and FIX and FpML messaging knowledge would be advantageous.
    Degree in Computer Science or Mathematics is desirable but not essential.