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Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £35,000 to £45,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Java Developer – Multithreaded - Low latency – Banking - London

A specialist consultancy has an opportunity for a Java Developer to join a major banks equity technology division in a true full lifecycle role. The client is seeing a considerable increase of trading volumes in the European cash equity business and to manage the increasing volumes a new project has been given the green light which aims to re-engineer a number of market adaptors and the order execution functionality that underpins them.

This is a technically and professionally challenging opportunity for a keen, analytical Java Developer to challenge their multithreaded programming skills on a range of server side development tasks. You will join a highly skilled team with a strong technical bias towards core Java who are experienced in developing software for low latency, high throughput systems. They are looking for a talented software engineer with a solution driven approach and the intellect to grasp a range of concepts and new technologies pertaining to high performance trading systems (e.g. the FIX protocol, Market Links Development).

You will have very strong core Java coding skills and be keen to challenge yourself with complex message intensive, high volume systems architecture. Other essential skills include multi-threaded programming, Spring framework, Oracle PL/SQL, XML based GUI frameworks and Unix. You will also have excellent communication skills and some experience of working to an Agile methodology. Ideal additional skills cover Swing GUI/Webstart, Maven/Ant/JUnit, shell scripting, real time transactional databases and knowledge of design patterns.

This is a very good opportunity for a solutions focused Java developer to join a very well-run technology group within one of a major investment banks’ most profitable businesses.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £25,000 to £32,000 per year

Location

England

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

We are expanding our programme into the North West and are particularly interested in Software Engineers. You will be working alongside a team which is responsible for building software components from detailed designs, and also supporting and modifying existing application programs, making the best use of Spring, Hibernate and web technologies including XML, CSS, HTML, Servlets and JSP.

We need you to have experience of developing complex large scale web sites/web applications, ideally those which handle considerable transaction volumes. Ideally you will have experience of most of the following:

• Java (Java EE preferred)
• Experience in web service development using JAXRPC, WSDL, SOAP, Apache AXIS, Websphere
• Experience of AJAX, Backbase, XPATH,MQ,XSLT
• Proficiency in Oracle database systems PL/SQL,SQL,DDL
• Experience of working in an Agile environment

You will be expected to proactively work through all aspects of the project lifecycle, performing technical analysis, estimation, design, development, unit testing and system testing in order to produce high quality deliverables. You will also be expected to help the team improve development tools to increase efficiency.

The interview process will focus upon programming fundamentals, technical skills and competencies, though we will also look for a good general knowledge of the economy and the role of financial services. You do not have to have domain experience as training will be provided where necessary during the course of the role.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

C# Front End Developer – GUI- London – Investment Banking

Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

We are particularly interested in C# GUI Developers with solid C# skills to join a global organisation to design, develop and maintain GUI applications in C#. It is important that you have a good understanding of OO programming and design concepts.

We need you to have experience of developing large complex systems. Ideally you will have experience of most of the following:

• Proven C# skills
• Experience in .Net
• Basic knowledge of Winforms
• WPF
• Proficiency in PL/SQL, SQL
• Unix Scripting
• Experience of working in an Agile environment

You will be expected to proactively work through all aspects of the project lifecycle, performing technical analysis, estimation, design, development, unit testing and system testing in order to produce high quality deliverables. You will also be expected to help the team improve development tools to increase efficiency.

The interview process will focus upon programming fundamentals, technical skills and competencies, though we will also look for a good general knowledge of the economy and the role of financial services. You do not have to have domain experience as training will be provided where necessary during the course of the role.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £42,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Application Support - UNIX & SQL - Investment Banking - HGB 1585

A major investment bank is seeking a support analyst with a strong focus on ownership of issues and commitment to resolving them. You will be working in European Cash Execution supporting the Bank’s bespoke Direct Execution trading applications. You will be responsible for the production stability of these applications and contribute to the ongoing process improvement efforts of the team to increase system availability and supportability over time. The role covers first and second line support throughout European trading hours, and at times outside of these hours (on a roster basis) to support system upgrades and other incidents that may require resolution before the market opens.

You will come from a technical application support background. Your technical background will be based towards Unix/Linux and you will possess shell scripting skills as well as good experience with SQL. Experience with the FIX protocol is advantageous.

You will be a keen team player who is willing to learn new technologies and build a solid understanding of the business context of the applications. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a proven track record of building successful working relationships with managers and peers at all levels of an organisation. You will also have a solid degree.

Hatstand, a niche Financial IT Consultancy runs a 2 year programme in conjunction with leading global investment banks. This scheme is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

Training on financial products and functional programming is provided where necessary during the course of the role.

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Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £25,000 to £35,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Junior project assistant – Test coordinator – VBA - banking – London

Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

We are particularly interested in recent IT graduates who are willing to consider testing as a career. As an entry level test coordinator, much of your initial duties will be assisting the line manager in maintaining a variety of departmental reports using agreed systems. It is essential that you are an advanced user of Excel and can write macros. You will also be performing junior project management and business analysis duties as well as basic ad hoc test execution exercises in line with established protocols.

This role will provide exposure to the full front to back life cycle of a global high performance, high throughput cash equities trading system. The methodology used is a best of breed combination of Agile and Waterfall.

This role could lead into a QA role or take the individual into a BA/PM role.

Skills Required:

• Advanced knowledge of Excel to include macros
• A basic knowledge of economics and the IB industry.
• A willingness to learn and quickly adapt to changing requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with good written and verbal communication abilities.
• A high attention to detail, analytical mind-set and commitment to quality.
• A confident attitude with the ability to readily engage with more senior and experienced staff.


You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Junior C# Developer – GUI- London – Investment Banking
Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.
We are particularly interested in C# GUI Developers with solid C# skills to join a leading global investment bank to design, develop and maintain GUI applications for an equities trading system. The system has a C++ core and is written in Java and runs on UNIX with an Oracle database.
This role would suit a motivated junior C# developer who enjoys coding and has a good understanding of OO programming and design concepts. An understanding of the Agile methodology would be helpful but is not essential.
You will be expected to proactively work through all aspects of the project lifecycle, performing technical analysis, estimation, design, development, unit testing and system testing in order to produce high quality deliverables. You will also be expected to help the team improve development tools to increase efficiency.
The interview process will focus upon programming fundamentals, technical skills and competencies, though we will also look for a good general knowledge of the economy and the role of financial services. You do not have to have domain experience as training will be provided where necessary during the course of the role.
You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Core Java Developer – London – Investment Banking

Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

We are particularly interested in Core Java Developers with solid development skills and an IT background to join a global organisation to work on a string of different development initiatives. You will be required to develop front and back end components and also bug fix new functionality and enhancements, making best use of Java Development Kit

We need you to have experience of developing large complex systems. Ideally you will have experience of most of the following:

• Java (J2SE/J2EE)
• Core Java
• Experience of Spring and Hibernate
• Proficiency in Oracle database systems PL/SQL, SQL
• Unix Scripting
• Experience in Multi-threading
• Experience of working in an Agile environment

You will be expected to proactively work through all aspects of the project lifecycle, performing technical analysis, estimation, design, development, unit testing and system testing in order to produce high quality deliverables. You will also be expected to help the team improve development tools to increase efficiency.

The interview process will focus upon programming fundamentals, technical skills and competencies, though we will also look for a good general knowledge of the economy and the role of financial services. You do not have to have domain experience as training will be provided where necessary during the course of the role.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

Recruiter

Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Java Front End Developer – Web Services – London – Investment Banking

Hatstand is a global financial IT consultancy with a focus on trading systems, connectivity, data management and the impact of regulatory change. We work with clients in international financial centres in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. We run a talent development programme in conjunction with leading investment banks and global financial services companies which is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

We are particularly interested in Java Web Developers with solid Java skills join a global organisation. You will be working as part of a development team focused on fast delivery of enterprise wide solutions, making best use of web services like REST or SOAP. .

We need you to have experience of developing complex large scale web applications. Ideally you will have experience of most of the following:

• Java
• Experience in web service development using SOAP, Apache AXIS, Websphere, Eclipse ,Swing
• Experience of Spring and Hibernate
• Proficiency in Oracle database systems PL/SQL, SQL
• Experience of working in an Agile environment

You will be expected to proactively work through all aspects of the project lifecycle, performing technical analysis, estimation, design, development, unit testing and system testing in order to produce high quality deliverables. You will also be expected to help the team improve development tools to increase efficiency.

The interview process will focus upon programming fundamentals, technical skills and competencies, though we will also look for a good general knowledge of the economy and the role of financial services. You do not have to have domain experience as training will be provided where necessary during the course of the role.

You must have the legal right to work in the UK from the date of commencement.

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Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £40,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

C# Developer- GUI – Banking – London

A specialist consultancy has an opportunity for a C#- GUI Developer to join a major bank. This is a technically and professionally challenging opportunity for a keen, analytical C# Developer to challenge their multi-threaded programming skills on a range of development tasks.

You will join a highly skilled team who are globally distributed and use agile Practices for the day to day work. All team members are passionate about technology: allowing new developers to grow both technical skills and financial knowledge. The GUI teams are responsible for the IT systems used by internal and external trading desks around the globe, allowing users to interact with manual and automated trading flow across the business. You will be developing C# GUI applications that are integral to the bank's main trading platform. This is a business-facing role and you'll speak with colleagues in IT and business users, to understand, specify and implement requirements for new features. You'll also provide second-level support to users and help to troubleshoot the applications as required.

They are looking for a talented C# developer with a solution driven approach and the intellect to grasp a range of concepts and new technologies pertaining to high performance trading systems.
You will have very strong C# coding skills and be keen to challenge yourself with complex message intensive, high volume systems architecture. Other essential skills include multi-threaded programming and SQL. Familiarity with Java and/or Linux is a bonus. You will also have excellent communication skills and some experience of working to an Agile methodology.

This is a very good opportunity for a focused C# developer to join a very well-run technology group within one of a major investment banks’ most profitable businesses.
Hatstand runs a unique 2 year development programme in conjunction with leading Investment Banks. The programme targets graduates with 1-3 years’ work experience in other industries but would like the opportunity to develop a career in Investment Banking.

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Hatstand Ltd

Salary

From £26,000 to £33,000 per year

Location

London

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Do you like working with data?
Are you a confident and proficient user of Excel?
Are you highly organised?
Do you want to work in Investment Banking?

This is a rare entry level PMO role within the Reference Data function of a global Investment Bank. This area manages and supplies data used throughout the bank and includes market data as well as client information and static data. This is an area which touches upon all elements of investment banking. The PMO function is managing a wide range of global projects.

Data is a vital component and the junior PMO will be responsible for extracting and manipulating data to facilitate project and budget management. This means that you should be numerate and happy dealing with numbers and taking data from various sources. You should have experience of using Excel within a commercial environment and be confident with pivot tables and v look-ups.

This role will also involve you in junior PMO functions such as reporting and tracking project milestones. For this you should be organised, comfortable with multi-tasking and able to liaise with others to get the information you need.

Hatstand is a financial services IT consultancy which runs a 2 year talent development role in conjunction with leading investment banks. Previous domain experience is not required but you should show a genuine interest in banking and the economy.