Application Programmer V (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist for our client in Jersey City, New Jersey. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Description:

• Global Technology and Operations division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch seeks an application developer to assist in the developing and supporting of a Regulatory Transaction Reporting application across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes for OTC Derivatives and FX products. Experience in regulatory transaction reporting for CFTC, EMIR, or MiFID II is a plus

Responsibilities:

• The candidate should have a solid experience in development, and will be responsible for contributing to all phases of the SDLC including analysis, design, development, unit test, QA, UAT, and also tier-2 production support.
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Work closely with lead developers to implement Python application architectures and designs.
• Maintain existing applications to support operations.
• Produce documents including design documents, and class diagrams.
• Perform testing with technical peers and functional end users to ensure successful launch of development projects.
• Out of hours support when needed.
• Promote quality engineering and good coding practices across the company.

Competencies:

• Structured & logical thinking
• Problem solving
• Results oriented
• Independent, self-motivated
• Strong communication (written & verbal)

Skills We Look For / Essential Skills

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Regulatory Transaction Reporting in CFTC/EMIR/MIFID jurisdiction AND should have good working experience with OTC derivative products with any OOP language OR 2yrs minimum python programming language (not as scripts)
• 3+ year of Object Oriented Programming experience
• BS in Computer Science or higher
• Strong knowledge of version control (i.e. git, svn, etc.)
• Experience in writing unit, integration and acceptance tests
• Agile development life-cycle experience
• Strong knowledge of SDLC
• Experience in Angular, JavaScript, CSS, HTML and bootstrapping.
• Experience in building and using RESTful APIs.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong Python experience in a development facility like SecDB or Athena.
• Distributed message system design/development.
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux
• Exposure to Front and Middle Office functions and controls and understanding of regulatory rules and applications.

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