Job Title: Kannon Franchise Pricing Strategic Analytics – Quantitative Strategist

Location: London

Corporate Title: Vice President

Group Strategic Analytics (GSA) is part of Group Chief Operation Office (COO) which acts as the bridge between the Bank’s businesses and infrastructure functions to help deliver the efficiency, control, and transformation goals of the Bank.

You will be joining The Kannon Franchise Pricing Strat team which is part of the GSA function across all asset classes and combines expertise in quantitative analytics, modelling, pricing and risk management with deep understanding of system architecture and programming. The primary output is a scalable and flexible Front Office pricing and risk management system with consistent interface to both the Middle Office and Back Office. The primary focus of the role would be on electronic trading of rates products, specially interest rate swaps, repo and bonds. You will work closely with engineers, quants and traders to deliver high performance trading applications. You will have the opportunity to use your excellent Java skills and experience of modern software development practices to create high quality systems that can be iterated on rapidly and safely.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Support the delivery of an immediate book of work already identified within Deutsche Bank’s Global Markets business
• Work closely with the business on further build out of the eTrading platform.
• Implement and deliver new business functions and non-functional platform improvements
• Develop functional and non-functional requirements in close collaboration with other engineers, quants and traders
• Participate fully in code reviews as both an author and a reviewer
• Actively improving team software development processes

Your skills and experience

• Excellent core Java and demonstratable technical skills beyond core Java, particularly relevant are: C++, Python, KDB, messaging middleware and market data
• An understanding of trading systems, preferably in an algo trading context
• Good understanding of cash and derivative products across Rates and Foreign exchange (FX).
• Experience of modern patterns for continuous delivery of software
• A sound grounding in the principals of computer engineering, preferably with a technical degree.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams and functions whilst prioritising against tight deadlines. In addition to excellent presentational skills.

How we’ll support you

• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us

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