Company overview

Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 1,300 employees. The company provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial market place.

With over 1,500 institutions using our independent services as clients - including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies and insurance companies - we provide round-the-clock support from our offices in London, New York, Dallas, Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Henley on Thames, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney.

Markit is an entrepreneurial company and a fast-growing business. We continue to expand our presence around the world and offer exciting career opportunities across sales, customer support, product management, information technology and professional services.

Department overview
 
The portfolio valuations development team builds and supports the systems that provide analytics and processing for Markit’s portfolio valuations product. The product leverages Markit’s broad range of real-time and T+1 market data to provide an industry leading mark-to-model valuation service spanning all asset types.

Position summary
 
Java/SQL developer working on software for financial applications, in particular handling market data capture, technology infrastructure and/or valuations processing for the Portfolio Valuations department.

Duties & accountabilities

Implementation of financial data software and website development using Java and Oracle technologies, working within a team of 20 developers. On the job training can be provided for financial aspects of the job.

Business competencies

Education and experience

The right candidate will have a very strong academic degree or equivalent background in a numerate discipline.

Proven track record as a software development professional.

Java design and implementation experience essential, including object-oriented design patterns. Candidates with equivalent C++/C# experience will be considered.

Experience with a relational database management system, including SQL and E-R design.

Experience with highly numeric applications advantageous.

Management requirements
 
General knowledge of Financial Markets useful but not required

Personal competencies
 
Personal impact

The ideal candidate would be conscientious, have excellent attention to detail, very hard working and prepared to go the extra mile to absorb the necessary business & technical knowledge to succeed

Communication
 
Precise verbal and written communication skills and fluent English essential

Teamwork

The candidate must have proven ability to contribute to team projects (e.g. internships, sports, university projects or past employment)

Due to the high volume of applications we receive for each of our roles we are unable to respond on an individual basis. If you have not received a response within 2 weeks of having submitted your details, it is likely that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Please state in your covering letter that you are eligible to work in the location that we are seeking to make this appointment. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

We kindly and respectfully request agencies not to submit applications.