Graduate Analyst Developer to FNZ

Analyst Developers at FNZ are all-rounders who analyse required system changes, design databases, write complex financial business logic and create slick web applications. They also work closely with analyst testers and other members of their project team to produce world class software. Analyst developers will be expected to learn all about our application, the business and the industry we operate in.
Experience required
Primary requirements
Bachelors degree or higher and/or equivalent experience;
Confident, and able to take initiative in a delivery-focused environment;
Independent, self-directing working style;
Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic fast-paced industry;
Enjoy working as part of a high-performance team;
Hard-working, innovative and takes pride in their work; and
Passionate about creating innovative solutions for customers.
Some experience with one or more programming languages;
Participated in end-end deliveries of software products.



Secondary requirements
Experience with Microsoft .NET development products, including .NET, C# and SQL Server;
Experience with web development, including ASP.NET, JavaScript and ReactJS;
Experience with the following legacy development products would be beneficial: ASP.NET MVC, VB.NET, legacy .NET Framework versions.
Familiarity with financial products and markets;
Understanding of web services;
Familiar with code analysis or automated testing tools.



Specific Role responsibilities
Analysis & Design
Assist the analyst tester in the creation of user story definitions and acceptance criteria
Work within the constraints of the feature/user story to define the underlying design required to deliver these changes
Ensure the solution is well defined and fit-for-purpose. It must meet the requirements and work end-to-end. This will require a solid understanding of the underlying business processes involved in and surrounding the change
Provide solutions and recommendations for the resolution of technical issues that arise and ensure solutions meet the technical specs and design requirements;
Help design and build APIs and external system interfaces for integration into core FNZ products and third-party vendor applications;


Development
Interpret complex financial business requirements and translate into high-transactional, high-availability, secure, working systems;
Design and build the highly intuitive user interface and interactive financial tools required by financial advisers and investors;
Develop real-time transaction processing systems that support millions of trades every day in investment securities in multiple world markets;
Work closely with our Solution Consultants and Analyst Testers to design and implement new functionality for our major institutional customers around the world.
Collaborate with other developers to make sure that the solutions developed are robust and in-line with the requirements;
Ensure code is designed and built in a reusable manner.
Able to build medium complexity features end-end.
Continually develop an understanding of the business functionality of FNZ platforms

Quality
Adhere to the defined procedures for code management, code reviews, coding standards, naming conventions and security standards;
Write automated unit tests for any newly created code; and
Perform manual testing to ensure any changes made to the system are of a high standard and the system hasn’t regressed.
Perform code reviews for other developers, when required, to ensure that proposed changes meet quality and best practice standards.

Collaboration / Communication
Promote the development team both internally and externally. Ensure that creative solutions, tight code, tough problems solved are called out appropriately to the developer community, and where they lead to visible outcomes, to the broader FNZ teams and clients; and
Collaborate with other developers to share knowledge, best practices, useful technology, and opportunities for cross-project system design / solutions.
Mentor new starters to ensure they understand both platform and SDLC.
Provide solution centre-wide training, as required, on topics of personal expertise.

Technology
Keep abreast of latest and/or relevant technologies, tools and methods. Identify adoption of technology, tools and methods best suited to FNZ;
Proactively resolve technical (environmental, coding and testing) issues that impede development progress. Assist in the resolution of technical issues when requested by other developers; and
Create novel solutions to problems by incorporating cutting edge technology or generic concepts.

About FNZ
FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers. We partner with banks, insurers and asset managers to help people achieve their financial goals through our unique combination of technology leadership, innovation and asset servicing.
Our services enable our clients to provide best-in-class wealth management solutions to financial advisers, end-investors and the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating solutions that are flexible, transparent and scalable, reflecting the latest market, demographic and regulatory trends worldwide.
FNZ has experienced exceptional growth in the past decade, both in terms of assets-under-administration and also through the substantial expansion of our international footprint.
In total, FNZ partners with over 150 financial institutions across Europe, Asia Pacific, South Africa and North America and we employ around 4,500 people worldwide.
The company is owned by a combination of CDPQ-Generation, the unique sustainable equity partnership and FNZ employee shareholders.
At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are important factors for our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner where all employees are valued and respected. In particular, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported thus, ensuring our recruitment process is fair and equitable for all applicants.