System Developer (Equity) | Securities | 60K

Our client, a well-established securities firm, is seeking an experienced IT professional to join the Equity IT team, responsible for the development, enhancement, and support of mission-critical middle-office and front-office systems supporting the equities business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain in-house applications supporting equity trading, middle-office, and back-office operations.
• Perform system analysis, solution design, coding, unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, and production implementation.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including functional specifications, design documents, test plans, and test results.
• Collaborate with business users, support teams, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to investigate and resolve production issues.
• Conduct feasibility studies and impact assessments for system enhancements and new technology initiatives.
• Deliver second-line application support and participate in early-shift support when required.
• Support regional and global IT initiatives and system rollouts.

Core Technical Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain interfaces between the Middie Office systemand related trading and back-office platforms.
• Enhance and support Excel/VBA-based tools utilized by the Equity Middle Office and Research teams.
• Manage and support Bloomberg and Reuters market data integrations, instrument static data systems, SQL Server databases, SSIS processes, Linux batch jobs, and reporting tools.
• Serve as a key application owner, driving issue resolution, system stability, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to deployment automation and release management processes to improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• Strong understanding of equity trading workflows and middle-office operations within investment banking or securities firms.

• Hands-on development experience with:

  • C# or Java
  • SQL Server / SQL
  • Linux and Shell Scripting
  • Excel VBA

• Experience with Python, SSIS, AWS Cloud, Omgeo CTM, Gloss, Ullink, or Fidessa is highly desirable.

• Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming principles and software development best practices.

• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting or developing trading, middle-office, or back-office applications in the financial services industry.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication skills in English and Chinese.

• Self-motivated team player capable of working independently in a fast-paced trading environment.

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