OPICS Applications Developer – Associate

Job description

The OPICS application suite consists of a complete risk management system comprised of trade capture, pricing, profit and loss, reference data, market data, accounting, settlements, corporate reporting and position management. The systems support a wide range of complex fixed income and derivative instruments and trading strategies including: money market instruments; mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities; government, municipal and corporate bonds; credit derivatives; interest rate derivatives; exchange traded futures and options; and OTC options. Key Responsibilities ·Efficiently design and implement solutions in line with our architectural standards; support testing, conversion, and ensuring accurate source code promotion, tracking and compliance with applicable corporate policies and regulatory (SOX) standards ·Provide end-user support by supplying product, process and technical solutions to resolve and/or enhance user application functions. ·Seek opportunities for continuous improvement of the operating environment to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency ·Analyze, define, and document business requirements driven by internal (user, business, corporate) or external (markets, regulatory) initiatives; structure, plan, and coordinate development s across multiple systems and regions ·Engage and partner with external software vendor for escalation, tracking, and resolution of application break/fix issues. ·Plan and execute software integration and regression testing on application patches, upgrades and enhancements. ·Support a high-availability production environment during critical processing time periods and ensure the production environment meets the firm"s requirements for disaster recovery. · Provide extensive hands-on training to other members of the team and assist in building a robust development and support model. Key Skills · Prior experience in OPICS Application (OPICS Plus Preferred) · Hands on experience in Linux, Sybase, Perl Script, Shell Script, Autosys, Java · Knowledge of the business (both in terms of Financial Markets and processing/control environment such as Accounting, Cash management, SWIFT is desirable) · Strong Financial Product knowledge (Money Market instruments preferred) · Sybase/SQL programming experi ence · Exceptional problem solving skills and attention to details · Experienced with structured analysis techniques and business process modelling · Excellent verbal and written communication skills · Familiar with software development lifecycle methodologies · Prior experience in OPICS Risk Plus Application and Microsoft Windows Server is a plus

Desired profile

Education : · Bachelors or Masters degree in a technical/numerate discipline· Perl and Python an added advantage. · Familiarity with Unix/Linux/Solaris · Java, C# is highly desirable. · Relational Databases (essential) - Sybase · Familiarity with Autosys, IBM / Rational ClearCase