IT. Senior Developer 

Description

IT Senior Developer 

About Citco                               

Since the 1940s Citco has provided specialist financial services to alternative investment funds, investors, multinationals and private clients worldwide. With over 6,000 employees in 45 countries we pioneer innovative solutions that meet our clients’ evolving needs, and deliver exceptional service. 

Our continuous investment in learning means our people are among the best in the industry. And our corporate social responsibility programs provide meaningful and fulfilling work in the community.

A career at Citco isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to excel in an environment that genuinely supports your personal and professional development

About the Team & Business Line:

Proprietary software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment space. Through our network of global development centers, Citco invests heavily in technology development, security, and infrastructure to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products that underpin our commitment to service excellence.

As a core member of our Product Development team you will work with dedicated professionals to ensure our clients maintain access to their critical information assets while keeping Citco ahead of industry trends. 

About the Role: 

Citco Technology Management is looking for an IT Senior Developer to develop and maintain our Web applications. You will be part of the IT department that manages the core Reconciliation platform for the firm. You will be closely working with a talented bunch of product managers, architects and developers across the globe.

• Contribute to continuous improvement by analysing system behaviour and identifying opportunities to enhance application stability and reliability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain optimal application performance and deliver exceptional user experience.

• Partner with vendor teams to evaluate, enhance and optimise the TLM Premium platform (developed by SmartStream).

• Design, develop and maintain Oracle database objects including procedures, functions, views and packages.

• Strong understanding of Oracle database architecture with the ability to provide performance and design insights.

• Analyse database SQL queries in real time and implement optimisations to improve database performance.

• Proactively monitor and refine AWS EC2 infrastructure to ensure peak application performance and system efficiency.

• Stay up to date with technical enhancements, emerging tools and new functionality relevant to the role.

• Continuously learn, evaluate and implement new technologies to improve system performance and efficiency.

• Collaborate with business and product management teams to clarify requirements and deliver solutions.

• Coordinate with the DevOps team to deploy application and infrastructure changes to higher environments.

• Communicate effectively with peers, leads and cross-functional teams.

• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
   

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.

• Senior Developer with expertise across both back end and front-end systems.

• Minimum of 7-8 years experience in developing web and backend applications using Java, JBoss or other Java-based Web Application servers.

• Minimum of 1-2 years of hands-on experience developing scripts using Python.

• Strong understanding of SQL and PL/SQL with proven ability to optimise and enhance database performance.

• Hands-on experience managing and optimising large-scale databases with high-volume tables and complex queries.

• Working knowledge of SmartStream's TLM Premium is a huge plus.

• AWS Cloud-based training and/or industry recognised cloud certification are highly desirable.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.

• Well-rounded individual capable of performing several roles with the ability to work in a fast-paced, complex IT environment.

• Personal qualities: Possess a strong work ethic, self-starter, creative, a focus on customer service, high level of energy and enthusiasm, excellent written and verbal communication and people skills, sense of urgency, team player, strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task, and commitment.

• Demonstrated proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills including oral and written English.

• Keywords – java, jboss, RedHat Linux, python, AWS.

Our Benefits

Your wellbeing is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We recognize diversity as a source of organizational pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.