Role Description
Role Description
As an RPG Analyst Developer, you will be responsible for the technical design and implementation of the FNZ products. You will work in a self-organized Delivery Team that takes care of developing applications from the initial design phase to the final release. You will interact with people in our different offices around the world and with different expertise. We strongly believe in teamwork and your team is responsible for the quality of the product it delivers.
Specific Role Responsibilities
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Work closely with a Solution Architect and other Developers and Testers, to design and implement new functionality for our Clients
- Architecture, design, and implementation of items such as REST APIs and Trading architecture
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Participate in demos of the product to internal and external stakeholders
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Perform code reviews for other Developers
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Develop unit tests to ensure required quality gateways are met
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Investigate, diagnose and fix support issues, and working closely with Clients to ensure successful resolution
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Execute best practices for software development
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Strict adherence to agreed standards and SDLC processes
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Produce development estimates which contribute to overall delivery estimates
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Help support your Delivery Manager in the technical planning of delivery projects
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Take an active role in understanding the business domain and contributing to requirements gathering as required
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Assist in the preparation and documentation of software requirements and specifications
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Delivery of agreed quality outputs within agreed timeframes
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Work with the Analyst Testers to ensure they have an understanding of solutions and testing requirements
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Actively communicating the status of assigned items of work to the Delivery Team
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Actively identifying and promoting opportunities for application efficiency improvements or performance improvements
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Work effectively and continue improving business knowledge and programming skills
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Be an active member of the development community within FNZ, contributing to team sessions and sharing best practice and lessons learnt
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Help mentor more junior members of the development team
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Support process improvement initiatives and identify new process improvements
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Maintain high standards regarding written and verbal communication to ensure that information is clearly and concisely documented and appropriately disseminated.
Essential requirements
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Minimum 2 years professional experience in RPG, DB2 and IBMi (AS/400)
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Experience with SQL and database design
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Experience utilising testing frameworks
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Knowledge of fundamentals like object-oriented programming, design patterns, and algorithms
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Prior experience with Medium to Large-scale systems, conceptual design, and implementation of modern software architectures
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Experience with continuous integration tools such as GIT, Bitbucket or equivalent tools
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Knowledge and awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience of working with different development methodologies e.g. Kanban, Scrum
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Confident, and able to take initiative given client and delivery focused environment
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Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills
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Good team communication skills, confident in dealing with internal and external clients
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Highly developed written and oral communication skills
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Superior analytical thinking and problem solving.
Non-essential experience
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Experience of working within the Financial Services sector
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A degree in Computer Science or a comparable title
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Any Java development experience.
About FNZ Culture
Our culture is what drives us. It's at the heart of who we are and everything we do. It's what inspires, excites and moves us forward. Our ambition is to create a culture for growth, one that opens up limitless opportunities for our employees, customers and the wider world. At FNZ we know that great impact is only possible with great teamwork. That’s why we value the strength and diversity of thought in our global team.
The FNZ Way is the cornerstone of what we do. It is comprised of four values that set the standard for how everyone at FNZ interacts with each other, with our customers, and with all our diverse stakeholders around the world.
1. Customer obsessed for the long-term
2. Think big and make an impact
3. Act now and own it all the way
4. Challenge, commit and win together
Read more about The FNZ Way and our values: www.fnz.com/culture
Opportunities
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Right from day one, you will work alongside exceptional, multicultural teams - experts in their respective fields - who will inspire and challenge you to make your greatest impact.
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Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies;
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Working in a flexible and agile way that meets the needs of the business and personal circumstances;
- Remuneration, significant financial rewards and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority;
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We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, EU, US, Canada, South Africa and APAC.
Commitment to Equal Opportunities
At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, equity and inclusion are important factors contributing to 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 without regard to gender, ethnicity/race, faith, age, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socio-economic background, disability or military veteran status where all applicants and employees are valued and respected. In addition, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, if you require specific support please advise us.
About FNZ
FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.
We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.
We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.4 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).
Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.
