The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.

Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.

Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.

The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.

Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries.  We are 5,200 people strong.  We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

Role Overview:

This role has 2 x functions split as follows

• Site Lead for Risk, Settlement & Client Onboarding Tech across DEV & QA disciplines (40%)

• Site Lead Developer for Risk Technology (60%)  

The focus of this role will be the development of new capabilities and re-platforming of the Risk application.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned technologist, tasked with building a strategic cloud-hosted .NET platform as part of the transformation programme to enable new/develop existing capabilities in the Risk Management space.

This is senior level developer role to lead best practice within a newly formed agile delivery team and, in collaboration with Risk and Technology colleagues based in London, will ultimately drive engineering deliverables that are underpinning a multi-year Risk Transformation roadmap.  

Role Responsibilities:

• Line & Performance Management responsibilities across all Manila based Tech roles in Risk, Settlement & Client Lifecycle Management

• Provide support and assistance to colleagues where appropriate, mentoring more junior team members, arranging KT sessions as appropriate  

• Contribute to the definition of TP ICAP development standards and best practices across DEV & QA disciplines

• Instil WoW, establishing delivery cadence across all Manila based roles

• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure continuity of service and implementation of global development standards.

• Be that single Point of Contact for Escalations for Corp Function Management in London

• Work with the business analysts and users to elicit and understand functional and non-functional requirements to design and deliver software solutions.

• Design or assist with the design of cloud-based services to replace legacy applications.

• Coding of cloud-based microservices in C# using industry and TP ICAP best practices and coding standards.

• Development of unit and integration tests.

• Collaborate with internal and external teams where necessary, identify and solve complex problems and review related information to evaluate and develop solutions.

• Test and deploy applications and systems.

• Develop documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC), using the team wiki and other methods, for example for development processes and tasks and new features.

• Work collaboratively as part of a team adhering to programming disciplines to deliver change effectively (e.g., CI, CD, etc.)

• Serve as an expert on the system and provide technical support.

• Perform database modelling and solution design where required.

• Perform performance analysis and application tuning where required.

Experience / Competences

Essential

• Strong development background coding in recent versions of C# and .Net Framework and REACT JS, SQL scripting. XML/BML/fpML

• Full-stack development essential.

• Experience developing cloud architectures and cloud-based solutions such as services in AWS.

• Good understanding of microservice architectures and patterns.

• Experience in decoupled service-orientated systems for internal system dependencies and code.

• Experience designing and writing robust software for large-scale applications in a fast-changing environment with rapid release cycles.

• Some knowledge of HTML and HTML-based UI frameworks.

• Ability to write clean readable code.

• Strong in Object Orientated Programming, Design Patterns, SOLID principles and other industry standards.

• Proficient with Test Driven Development including Unit and Integration testing.

• Proficient with the Git code versioning tool.

• Proficient with Microsoft Entity Framework.

• Proficiency in working with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).

• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS(the latter preferred).

• Self-starter with ability to work independently to achieve results.

• Able to work well under pressure, flexible, positive & focused during times of change.

• Ability to mentor junior team members

• Proven experience in software development, problem solving, documentation and working to tight deadlines.

• Ability to work on multiple tasks whilst managing multiple deadlines and priorities.

• Ability to self-start, identify tasks required independently to fulfil project deliverables and work as a team member.

• Understanding the full project lifecycle from requirements capture through to implementation and delivery.

• A proven track record of developing high quality software to business specification whilst understanding processes and requirements.

• Strong understanding of Agile/Waterfall development methodologies.

• Experience of using Agile for example Scrum, Safe, Kanban methodologies.

• Ability to produce design documentation in a clear, accurate and concise manner.

• Ability to use own initiative, with strong personal organisation skills. 

• Ability to develop new skills and understand new technology as required.

• Personable and engaging.

• Communicates effectively and efficiently to internal and external stakeholders.

• Build relationships and networks with both internally and externally wherever possible.

• Demonstrates strong customer focus.

• Demonstrates ability to work effectively with others.

• Constructively handles disagreements to reach a resolution.

• Ability to work with diverse groups/ personalities.

• Open to innovative ideas/ experiences and ability to create new ideas, approaches or insights.

• Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach.

• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills.

Desired

• Experience of AI coding agents (Claude, Gemini, Amazon Q)

• Experience of refactoring monolithic applications to microservices.

• Experience of messaging systems.

• Experience of containerisation technologies.

• Knowledge of React or Angular UI frameworks.

• Knowledge of Typescript/JavaScript languages.

• Knowledge of Python

• Experience working in risk or settlement systems and/or trading organisation, with an understanding of financial instruments

Job Band & Level

• Manager / 7

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Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. 

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