Showing posts with label Coding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Coding. Show all posts

Monday, 13 February 2012

Systems / Technical Analyst – Retail Software Development Company – Cheshire – Perm - £35k + Bens

PTS's Client, a Leading Successful Software Development Company is looking for a Systems / Technical Analyst to join an already thriving team.  You will be part of a Retail Division development team reporting to the Development Manager, whilst working closely with the internal team (inc. Management, Developers, Support and also external clients) working through the full software development lifecycle.  You will be involved in initial requirements gathering through to full implementation, and capturing requirements, and translating them into a business solution.

Your Key responsibilities will be:
·         Client facing; gathering business requirements for proposed system development by means of conference calls, site visits, meetings and workshops
·         Accurate capture and communication of user requirements
·         Creation and maintenance of analysis artefacts including documented user requirements, project definition documents, functional specifications and system specifications
·         Accurate estimation of the development effort required to deliver the requirements
·         Active involvement in all stages of the project lifecycle to ensure that the implemented solution meets the agreed user requirements
·         Effective communication and stakeholder management throughout the project lifecycle
·         Coaching and mentoring of junior colleagues as and when appropriate

Potential candidates must have previous successful experience in a Systems / Technical Analysis background and an excellent understanding of the software development lifecycle.  Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile development methodologies is required, aswell as an understanding of Retail Software, Domain knowledge, Object Orientated development and coding will be hugely beneficial.

Systems / Technical Analysts who are proactive, self-motivated, open, flexible and have excellent communications skills are urged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Please send your CV at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Risk Systems Distributed Computing Developer - Investment Bank - London – CONTRACT – £450-£500/Day

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in need of a RISK SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING DEVELOPER to work on a strategic change programme to re-engineer the Counterparty Exposure calculation, which involves changes to the technical infrastructure to improve scalability of the data management and pricing frameworks.

A consultant with distributed computing skills is required to strengthen the existing in house development team, the consultant’s expertise helping to ensure that the on-going developments follow the best practises for a highly distributed architecture and that the resulting developments are tuned to get the best overall output while retaining stability and reliability.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
- University degree (we are looking for a good degree in a top tier university) in any quantitative discipline (maths, computer science, engineering)
- Or equivalent professional experience

Computing Skills Required:
- Excellent software coding, documentation and analysis skills
- Demonstrable excellent knowledge of Platform symphony
- Demonstrable good knowledge of C++ and Java server side
- Demonstrable knowledge of Oracle Coherence
- Good knowledge of Distributed File Systems
- Good knowledge of Linux platform
- Good database skills preferable: T-SQL

Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required:
- Proven experience in large scale system (diagnosis, testing, tuning)
- The candidate must have worked as a developer on at least one large financial system
- Optional: knowledge of risk management, especially market or counterparty risk

Risk Systems Developers with the above skills are urged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.