Junior C# Developer - R&A Risk Gen

Job description

Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. Please visit our website here for more information.

About Department

The Risk & Analytics Technology (R&A) team is responsible for the implementation of the strategic platforms for market data management, risk generation, analytics, risk publishing and price generation in the Barclays Investment Bank. We are building the core risk computation platform for the Investment Bank.

Located globally, with IT teams based across London, Prague, India, Singapore and New York, we operate in a dynamic and fast-paced environment requiring strong technology, finance, quantitative, and communication skills. We work in an environment where delivery of IT solutions to revenue-earning areas of the business is critical.

R&A Risk Generation team is responsible for building and improving a system called Beowulf, the strategic risk generation solution for the investment bank, which serves for calculating the bank's risk exposure across several asset classes including Foreign Exchange, Rates and Commodities. The risk generation platform is a complex system that distributes calculations to thousands of CPU as well as GPU computing engines. The system leverages standard technologies such as C#/.NET, MS SQL, Oracle, as well as some highly sophisticated technologies, such as DataSynapse for grid computing, Solace for messaging, Coherence for distributed cache, etc.

Main Duties

The main function of the job is to act as a junior C# developer in an agile dev team working on the Beowulf project. The main focus of the work will be on development of the core functionality of the system. The candidate is expected to show good technical knowledge and the ability to apply the knowledge to analyze new requirements and investigate problems. .

Main duties and responsibilities:

· Develop new features
· Analyze new requirements to find the most appropriate technical solution
· Work on all stages of the development lifecycle (analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, support)
· Work closely with the quants and the business to understand and deliver requirements
· Work closely with support team to ensure that the solution meets the production environment standards

Person Requirements

· Self-starter, proactive, ready to take on responsibility
· Positive and proactive approach to problem solving
· Good written and spoken English
· Excellent communication skills
· Fast learner
· Team player

Skills and Knowledge- Essential:

· Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a technical, science, engineering, or mathematical discipline
· Good knowledge of C# and .Net 4/4.5 framework (or strong C++ or Java)
· Good knowledge of object oriented programming
· Good understanding of source control, testing, code reviews and other SW development practices

Skills and Knowledge- Preferred:

· Experience of Agile development methodologies
· Experience with unit testing/TDD/ continuous integration
· Experience with server-side development
· Experience with multi-threaded systems
· Previous experience in investment banking or in the financial industry
· Knowledge of finance, investment banking, trading or risk management

Risk and Control:

All Barclays colleagues have to ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

The Benefits:

Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our employees. That's why at Barclays you'll receive a range of benefits that include a competitive salary and all the tools, technology and support you need to succeed.

Our Culture:

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Barclays is an equal opportunity employer and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

For more detailed information, please visit our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion site here .