Global Investment Bank seek a Java Developer with experience of building and maintaining Front Office FX/Rates pricing trading applications. In this role the successful application will work directly with Quants in the development of price tiering, derived crossing, curve adjustment of rates and FX products. As such you will have excellent business knowledge combined with low latency Java programming techniques.

Key Skills required:

• Java server side development with Low Latency GC gained from working on front office trading platforms.
• Multi-threaded Java development.
• Experience of building FX or eRates pricing systems for eCommerce.
• KDB / Q knowledge advantageous but not essential
• C++ / python advantageous
• Ability to work remotely
• PAYE role

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Leading Investment Bank have an exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join the team on a temporary basis to support the Legal input required for IBOR transition. Teh Bank are currently preparing for the transition of IBOR benchmarks to alternative reference rates and there is increasing regulatory focus on this on a global scale. The EMEA region has established an IBORs transition programme as part of a global IBORs transition programme. The Legal department is integral to the programme. We are looking for a qualified lawyer with strong financial services and transaction background to support this Legal work-stream in EMEA.

In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for Legal input into the EMEA IBOR Programme across the Bank and Securities business under a dual-hat arrangement. The role will include the following key areas of responsibility:

• Advise on the review and remediation of contracts referencing LIBOR.
• Advise on new RFRs and transactions adopting these rates
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues arising as a result of LIBOR transition.
• Supporting and advising on internal and external communications
• Identify and advise on legal and regulatory and market developments arising under IBOR transition and the impact on the Firm and international business.
• Liaising with the EMEA IBOR Programme and other stakeholders and ensuring completion of Legal deliverables to the IBOR Programme.
• Coordinating with coverage lawyers in EMEA Legal team and international Legal team.
• Providing updates and briefings for stakeholders including management

Skills:

Qualified as a solicitor with 5+ years PQE with demonstrable experience in regulation, regulatory change.

For more information please do get in touch.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Overview:
The Head of Internal Audit will be responsible for managing the internal audit function in accordance with the various regulations such as Solvency II, JSOX. The jobholder will be based at our clients head office in Luxembourg and will travel to its branches across Europe. The position reports to the CEO, but also retains functional reporting relation to the Head of International Audit and the Audit Committee reporting to its Board of Directors.

Key Responsibilities:

• To plan, manage and execute value added internal audits across all European locations, to provide assurance on the internal controls’ environment, governance and risk management framework.
• Performing and leading annual JSOX / internal controls testing, walkthroughs and flowcharts for all European locations to comply with company regulations.
• Liaising with the business to obtain progress updates on control and audit findings and then performing remediation testing.
• Performing routine testing across all departments and areas including but not limited to underwriting, claims, reinsurance, finance, human resources, risk management, Solvency II, governance, compliance, actuarial and IT.
• Documenting and recording all internal audit and JSOX testing on TeamMate audit software.
• Ensuring all review points raised by Internal Audit management are accurately cleared and on a timely basis.
• Produce accurate and complete working papers that support the audit findings and producing the final internal audit report that is presented to the client.
• Liaising with the Luxembourg regulator if necessary as holder of a key regulatory function.
• Keeping up to date with regulatory, auditing and legal changes.
• Liaising with staff and management across the insurance group.
• Work with the Head of International Internal Audit and the audit team on various administration, reporting and departmental tasks.
• Ad hoc internal audit projects, testing and tasks.

Skills and Experience Specification:

• At least 7 years’ experience in audit functions, preferably in insurance and/or financial services.
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) holder, studying towards CIA or equivalent would be considered an asset. Committed to on-going professional development.
• University degree in Accounting, Audit, Finance or other related field

• Excellent English written & oral communication skills with an emphasis on tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.
• French, German and / or Spanish language skills would be highly advantageous.
• Good organisational skills & proven ability to multi-task.
• High standard of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Willingness and ability to travel, most specifically around European branch offices (around 30-40% of the role).

• Experience working with audit management system software, particularly TeamMate is preferred.
• Intermediate proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office package (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio).
• Ability to work remotely for a small and very busy internal audit team.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Service Architect – Service Management – Belfast – Contract – 12 months + - ASAP Start – Competitive Day Rate

Role: Service Architect
Location: Belfast
Duration: 12 months +
Start Date: ASAP

Role:
McGregor Boyall’s top tier Financial Services client in Belfast is urgently seeking an experienced Service Architect to join them on a contract basis to help shape their Service Architecture and Design and also to play a key leadership role within one of their Service Management functions.

Although this role will be remote for the first 3-4 months, the requirement will be based in Belfast from the end of the year onwards (on current plans)

Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will have experience in the following:

• Will be ITIL Foundation Certified and to practitioner level
• 10+ years experience of large-scale IT Operations, with at least 3 of those years in a Service Architecture or Design capacity
• Experience of Service Management Tool Design & Specification experience
• Experience of providing leadership on Service Architecture and Design
• Will ideally have experience of establishing new ITIL processes and services within an organisation, including successful stakeholder management experience
• Experience of chairing project related meetings
• Must have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

If this role is of interest then please submit an up to date CV and I will be in touch to discuss further,

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Seeking a Workday specialist with high level expertise on the Workday Recruiting platform for a 12 month fixed term contract. The role is with a large, global highly matrix organisation to manage the technical operations and data management around Workday – Recruiting. This role will have the lead on all aspects of the Workday system for Talent Acquisition including leading on the Workday HR System configuration, enhancement, audit and deployment. You will act as the interface with core business stakeholders in Talent Acquisition and Workday for optimisation of use, so you will need to be strong as both a technical expert and programme lead.
Core Responsibilities:

• Partner with HR, IT, and Business project sponsors to bring definition to Talent Acquisition systems projects; create project plans outlining scope, objectives, deliverables, dependencies, resource requirements and timelines.
• Design solutions and build system configurations to support Talent Acquisition requirements
• Analyse and assess impact of Workday releases and modify systems as necessary around payroll, absence and time tracking.
• Test planning, implementation and follow-up for configuration changes and systems enhancements
• Collaborate with internal HR and Talent Acquisition for system improvements and create innovative solutions and system enhancements
• Partner closely with business and support teams to understand system end-user needs and provide recommendations to keep Workday business processes simple and efficient.
• Lead continuous improvement projects, such as improving Workday processes, workflows, integrations and data integrity.
• Act as Subject matter expert on all Workday Recruiting platform queries

Experience required:

• Extensive expertise in managing Workday Recruiting platform in a global environment with meaningful experience of configuration / build experience
• Hands-on experience in reporting, configuration, calculated fields, and security
• Demonstrable experience of working with Talent Acquisition operations as a systems expert working on multiple projects
• Comfortable working in a high volume, fast-paced, rapidly changing, results-oriented work environment
• Demonstrated successful application of project management methodology, tools, and best practices
• Exceptional people skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both a technical audience and business users.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

My client, a large investment bank in London are seeking a Strong IT Planning Analyst/PMO to support the planning activities sand technology initiatives across the EMEA region.

The Planning Analyst will look at all things budget related and play a key part in supporting the IT planning team leader.

The ideal candidate must have:

• Excellent PMO skills
• Financial services experience
• Advanced MS Office skills especially Excel.
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong problem solving skills
• Fluent Japanese language speaker highly desirable.

**Please apply if you have the above skill-set**

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Java FX Algo Trading Developer – Fintech – Remote – up to £140k

A successful and expanding multi-national fintech require a strong Java engineer to help build out their low latency FX Algo Trading application suite. The team focus on providing the platform for their ever-growing London client base, which spans from small funds through to tier one Investment Banks, meaning that this role brings exposure to a wide range of sectors, with which brings a diverse range of challenges.

The Java Developer will be expected to take ownership of the full software development lifecycle of the FX Algo Trading product, applying a creative mindset in the process and driving to use cutting edge technology and ideas.

The successful Java Developer can receive between £70k and £140k base salary, plus a healthy benefits package.

A variety of experience levels are being considered

Requirements overview:

• Strong core java development skills
• Multi-threaded, latency sensitive systems development experience
• Ideally an understanding/experience building trading systems for the FX or Fixed Income business (other areas considered)
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Desire to solve complex business problems

Full spec can be provided upon application

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Java Low Latency Trading Engineer – Buy Side – up to £140k + bonus

A leading and expanding London based buy side trading organisation are looking to add a strong Java Low Latency engineer to their industry leading workforce. Working directly for the desk you will be responsible for both the development of greenfield components and enhancement of existing multi-threaded low latency trading applications.

You will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of products, across multiple asset classes in partnership with industry leading Traders and Quants. They have a diverse range of talent within the team, coming from buy side, sell side and non-financial services!

The successful Java Engineer can expect to receive between £80k and £140k plus the potential of a very rewarding bonus and benefits package.

Requirements

• Core Java Engineering background
• Multi-threaded systems experience
• Full SDLC experience
• Experience or strong interest in financial products
• Strong Academic Pedigree STEM

Full spec can be provided upon application

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Java FX Algo Trading Developer – Fintech – Remote – up to £140k

A successful and expanding multi-national fintech require a strong Java engineer to help build out their low latency FX Algo Trading application suite. The team focus on providing the platform for their ever-growing London client base, which spans from small funds through to tier one Investment Banks, meaning that this role brings exposure to a wide range of sectors, with which brings a diverse range of challenges.

The Java Developer will be expected to take ownership of the full software development lifecycle of the FX Algo Trading product, applying a creative mindset in the process and driving to use cutting edge technology and ideas.

The successful Java Developer can receive between £70k and £140k base salary, plus a healthy benefits package.

A variety of experience levels are being considered

Requirements overview:

• Strong core java development skills
• Multi-threaded, latency sensitive systems development experience
• Ideally an understanding/experience building trading systems for the FX or Fixed Income business (other areas considered)
• Ability to work as part of a team and individually
• Desire to solve complex business problems

Full spec can be provided upon application

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Java Low Latency Trading Engineer – Buy Side – up to £140k + bonus

A leading and expanding London based buy side trading organisation are looking to add a strong Java Low Latency engineer to their industry leading workforce. Working directly for the desk you will be responsible for both the development of greenfield components and enhancement of existing multi-threaded low latency trading applications.

You will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of products, across multiple asset classes in partnership with industry leading Traders and Quants. They have a diverse range of talent within the team, coming from buy side, sell side and non-financial services!

The successful Java Engineer can expect to receive between £80k and £140k plus the potential of a very rewarding bonus and benefits package.

Requirements

• Core Java Engineering background
• Multi-threaded systems experience
• Full SDLC experience
• Experience or strong interest in financial products
• Strong Academic Pedigree STEM

Full spec can be provided upon application

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.

Linux admin/developer required for an initial 6 month contract with a global financial services clients Glasgow based offices. To be successful in this role you will have most or all of the below:

• Linux experience in an enterprise level environment – including UNIX system calls and low level O/S and network protocols.
• Scripting experience in either Perl and/or Python
• Configuration management experience in Puppet, Chef or Salt Stack to automate the management of a large scale Linux deployment.
• Excellent trouble shooting skills – Hardware, Network and storage

Please send a CV for immediate consideration.

McGregor Boyall is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Java Developers - £70-130k - Greenfield Digital Banking Project - London

A leading financial services organisation is undertaking ambitious growth plans in 2020 by developing a greenfield digital banking platform in London. They require multiple Java software engineers, with strong experience of; real-time system, multi-threading and distributed systems, at a range of experience levels to join this initiative.

The environment is typical of a fintech, with great levels of creativity and autonomy required, in order to best utilise this greenfield digital banking platform. Given the volume of their requirements for strong java software engineers, they are relatively open on salaries and offer a very competitive benefits package.

The technology stack is Core Java v11 with AWS and Microservices, you will also gain exposure to Javascript/React Native and Data Science (Kafka/Spark/Flink/Hadoop), they are looking for specialists in each field ideally, but will consider full stack developers.

Cutting edge technology; AWS cloud, React Native, java v11 and more….

Being a Greenfield project, they are looking to bring onboard java software engineers from a diverse range of backgrounds; Investment Banks, Hedge Funds, Fintech and outside of the industry.

Requirements:

• Strong core java software engineer
• Multi-threading, Real time systems, Distributed Systems
• Strong academic profile (Comp Sci or Mathematics preferred)
• Ability to work both as an individual and as a team
• Experience of the full software development lifecycle.

If you think you have the necessary skills and experience then please apply now!

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.