Business Support & Development Engineer at Standard Bank Group

JOB PURPOSE
To perform the role of Business Support and Development for trading systems used within the Global Markets environment on both in-house and vendor solutions. Customer interaction is mandatory in ensuring that support and the implementation of enhancements/new products are carried out timeously. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Implement new configuration for a portion of the system/s

• Configure front-end and back-end portions of trading/risk management systems used by Global Markets and Global Market Support functions in all markets inclusive of: Interest Rate Derivatives, Credit Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Foreign Exchange Derivatives, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, Equities, Commodities, Structured products and Money Markets.

Collaborate with FO to develop tools

• Participate in the rapid development of front end pricing and risk tools for market making activities

Implement reports

• Develop new reports or enhance current reports for: Trading purposes, MIS, Finance, Reconciliations or any other support function requirement.

Collaborate with development/engineering teams on projects

• Participate in the development of integration solutions and other infrastructure projects inclusive of Database Upgrades, Application Upgrades etc.

Provide Support for Trading Application

• Provide second and third level support for trading systems.
• Participate in the resolution of analytical queries such as PnL queries, Risk number queries, Pricing and trade booking queries.

Implement new products to enrich Global Markets Product offering

• Configure trading systems to enable new products. This requires coordination front to back to deliver the outcome in partnership with feature team.

Improve mastery through continuous learning in area of expertise

• Become an expert in at least one area of financial trading, in order to facilitate appropriate solutions for Business.

Interact with and support customers to deliver solutions

• Utilise strong inter-personal/communication skills to ensure that an acceptable level of service is delivered to customers

Improve Trading Application continuously

• Collaborate with vendor to build enhancements in to trading system when using a vendor system. Build and maintain automated housekeeping procedures to actively manage Application usability

QUALIFICATIONS

• First Degree in Mathematical Sciences or Information Technology and Computer Sciences.
• 3-4 Years experience in a Global markets trading environment and have good understanding of the trade life cycle and processes and functions of Front, Middle and Back Offices.
• 3-4 Years experience with the configuration and maintenance of trading systems.
• 5-7 Years understanding of market data concepts as well as pricing concepts, derivatives, exchange traded systems and market data providers.