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Associate - Java Developer-141877
BlackRock
is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier
provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory
services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around
the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous
fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at
maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies
designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our
clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product
structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts,
mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the
industry-leading iShares® ETFs.
Description
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Job Purpose
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► This position is for a java software engineer
in the NewCash Processing Technology team. This team provides
technology solutions to support the management of Subscriptions and
Redemptions (Cash) in the BlackRock investment process. Our development
team is responsible for the full software development lifecycle from
analysis to implementation as well as supporting our production
environment. Team members are located around the global; including
London, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore and Tokyo.
► The candidate will have experience in
delivering software solutions to time, budget and quality. He or she
should have desire to interact directly with business operations and a
willingness to understand existing global systems. The candidate will
have good written and verbal communication skills and be able to work
effectively in a global team environment
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Role Responsibility
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► Working alongside business users and members
of the development team to understand the business processes to develop
best-of-breed management systems.
► Developing applications using several
architectures including multi-tier/client-server and technologies such
as Java and Sybase SQL.
► Work alongside project managers, technical
leads and analysts throughout the whole Software Development lifecycle:
understanding systems requirements, design, development, testing,
deployment and documentation.
► Providing production support on existing
systems and resolving operational issues while working with other
support and development staff located across the globe.
► Building strong relationships with the business through delivery, communication and domain knowledge.
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Experience
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• Minimum Bachelor in a technology field.
• Extensive hands-on experience in a Java /
J2EE development team using Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Multi-threading and
messaging protocols (JavaFx desirable)
• Hands on experience designing and delivering
complex, highly scalable distributed software components; experience
with ZooKeeper and Cassandra or equivalents is not essential but would
be beneficial
• Solid database experience (SQL, DDL/DML, data modeling). Sybase experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of the different software development methodologies from waterfall to Agile
• Experienced with Continuous Integration, Test Driven Development
• Solid understanding of object-oriented development principles
• Solid understanding of relational databases
(e.g. Sybase, MySQL, etc.) & programming languages theory (e.g.
Java, Perl, Python)
• Web knowledge (HTML, JavaScript, HTTP)
• Able to work in a Unix/Linux environment
• Demonstrated interest in finance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and thoroughness
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and learn quickly
• Excellent communication skills to enable clear articulation while working with global team and portfolio managers
• Ability to work in a team-environment
• Enjoys a fast-paced, high-intensity environment
• Candidate must have the ability to quickly
learn the intricacies of complex financial instruments and adapt their
technical ability quickly
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Manager Comments
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► Global overview of the fund management process
► In depth knowledge of the fund cash and order flow
► In depth knowledge of Aladdin platform
► Working on green field applications that are critical to the firm
► Direct contact with business users to understand their needs
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Other
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- Travel : No
- Direct Reports: No
- Licences: No
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