IT Investment Banking Business Area is currently looking for a C# / ASP.Net Developer (Front office IT) to join the team in London.
ROLE SUMMARY:
The successful candidate will join a dynamic Front Office IT application development team working closely with different Derivatives trading areas globally. The development team is highly regarded by their clients and projects are mainly focused on development of new cutting edge strategic electronic trading solutions for new business initiatives as well as enhancements to improve functionality, control, and efficiency.
THE ROLE INVOLVES:
- Due to the dynamic and fast growing nature of the electronic trading business, there is an emphasis on generic and flexible design methodologies, enabling the systems to be easily and quickly extended.
- Although the candidate will be operating as part of a supervised team the candidate will be individually responsible for the projects they work on and therefore require self motivation, enthusiasm and good communication skills as they will be interacting with traders on a regular basis.
- The role will involve analysis (requirements, functional and technical specs), design, development, implementation, testing, deployment and support (i.e. the whole software development lifecycle).The majority of new development is done in .NET / C# and ASP .NET.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
- Weekend work is rarely needed, but could occur, e.g. when major system releases need to be made outside office hours.
TO QUALIFY YOU MUST POSSESS:
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential: University degree.
Desirable: Computer science degree
WORK EXPERIENCE/BACKGROUND:
Essential:
- Minimum of 3 years practical software development experience.
- Proven involvement in the full development lifecycle for small to large-scale systems.
Desirable:
- Development of banking systems and derivatives knowledge, especially with experience of
- Trade processing and trade operations
- Equity Derivatives products
- Trade entry systems
- Risk management and pricing systems
- Workflow-based systems
TECHNICAL/BUSINESS SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Essential:
Expertise in most of:
- C#
- ASP.NET
- JavaScript
- SQL
- XML modelling and XSLT
- SCM (e.g. ClearCase)
- Object Oriented design & development
Desirable:
Any of the following would also be useful experience:
- C++ background
- UNIX
- COM
- Scripting
- Familiarity with Equity & Fixed income Derivatives instruments.
- Experience with test framework and tools (e.g. Nunit)
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:
- Ability to take ownership of issues and follow through effectively to resolution of task / issue.
- Excellent problem solving skills.
- Innovative approach
- Excellent communicator with business users, peers and managers.
- Ability to work individually, in a team and across teams.
- Delivery focussed
- Good understanding of the importance of good software development practices
- Sensitivity to control and risk
- Work well under pressure
- Tolerance for change
Desirable:
- Good sense of humour
As one of the world's leading financial services group, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has a long tradition of meeting the complex financial needs of a wide range of clients, offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally. The Credit Suisse Group is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Further information can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.
Cultural diversity is essential to our success. As such, we employ people from more than 100 countries. Credit Suisse empowers employees to work openly and respectfully with each other and with clients, ultimately striving to deliver superior results while offering initiatives and programs to assist employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Credit Suisse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.
To the extent permitted or required by applicable law, a candidate who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check and other background checks before the appointment is confirmed.
