Senior Java Developer at Palm Mason

Job description

This role offers the successful candidate an opportunity to work for an exciting new banking franchise as part of a dynamic, driven business supporting team.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following,

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience within a reference and pricing environment in a regulatory environment, ideally Financial Services
• Experience required to successfully perform the role:
• Broad product knowledge, primarily Rates & FX, Equities, Credit and commodities from a reference and pricing data perspective
• Knowledge of the current regulatory challenges facing Financial Services
• Understanding of the post-trade workflow, specifically around reference and pricing data
• Proven track record for problem-solving
• Ability to communicate, interact and present to senior management

Knowledge, technical skills and expertise

• Advanced MS Excel skills, plus PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Strong preference to having worked on either a vendor reference data platform (like Asset Control, State Street, SmartStream, Markit EDM/Cadis, Golden Source) or an in-house solution.

Personal attributes

• Self-motivated, pro-active approach
• Organised
• Good team player
• Clear and confident communication, both written and verbal
• Results driven - prioritises work appropriately and independently, uses sound business judgement
• Identifies, escalates and discloses problems and potential issues with a sense of urgency
• Strong aptitude
• Takes initiative
• Thinks analytically
• Thinks conceptually
• Strives for excellence
• Highly professional