Application Engineer – Securities Finance (FIS SFTC/APEX/Finace)

Employment type
Contract
Industry
Banking
Sector
IT
Location
Zurich
Remote from abroad?
No
Home office?
40%
Tasks and responsibilities:
  • Act as application expert to our client's Securities Lending and Borrowing team
  • “Run the bank” tasks, assuring system availability and stability
  • Support  business colleagues on their daily work and run investigations (e.g. trade processing, P&L / reconbreaks)
  • Raise recommendations on system and process improvements
  • Generate reports as per business needs
  • Be an essential stakeholder in fully automizing the Securities Lending and Borrowing business
  • As a member of our agile organization, be involved in daily routines and ceremonies
  • As an employee of Markets IT you act as local gateway to our Central IT department and to the vendor
  • Support in the upgrades to the latest version by advising as senior expert and by conducting tests
Must-have criteria:
  • Practical hands on experience as an IT Engineer, Administrator and/or Developer with "FIS Securities Finance Trading and Collateral Platform" (formerly Apex Collateral Management / Finace)
  • Sound business understanding in Securities Lending and Borrowing
  • Profound development knowhow in Java/JMS and SQL
  • Ability to communicate with management, business, IT and vendor
  • Experience in Agile/SAFe methodology
Nice-to-have criteria:
  • SAFe certification
  • German language


Contract duration:

  • 12 months with option of extension
Language requirements:
  • English (C1+)