Calypso Developer

Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile

Calypso developer

In this role, you will:
• Provide support in technical design, development, implementation and maintenance of HSBC IT systems to supported business units. • Prepare detailed specifications that describe input, output and logical operation; and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language. • Work with change business analysts and architects to define and plan the introduction of new systems or changes to existing systems. • Apply specialist expertise in the development of IT systems with the objective of optimising operational performance and improving quality whilst increasing cost-effectiveness;. • Supervise the rectification of production system issues with the minimum disruption to the business. • Develop an expert-level understanding of major local systems. • Ensure compliance with all relevant internal instructions (FIMs, GSMs, circulars), internal control standards and external regulatory requirements, including the management of operational risk and adherence to the Groups standards of ethical behaviour.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
• Excellent Knowledge of OTC Trading and back-office process. • Prior Experience of working in derivative business • Good solid experience with Calypso (v15 onwards). • SME knowledge or Experience in Clearing Products – Calypso and Clearing Houses • Solid / Mature programming skills including Java, J2EE, Spring boot, Shell, Python. • Good all round database skills in Oracle, SQL Server, with building and writing SQL queries. • Exposure to CI/CD pipeline building and maintaining – Jenkins, Ansible. • Exposure toa version control – Stash, GIT, IBM RTC • Good communication skills. Must be able to interact and work well with, vendors, futures business, and other IT groups. • There is a heavy emphasis on delivering projects globally so candidate must be able to exhibit capability to work on global projects. • Excellent written skills. Must be analytical and have excellent problem-solving skills. • Must be highly motivated, self-sufficient and have well developed organizational skills. • Proactive when handling problems and projects. Experience in breaking down projects into realistic deliverable items and manage their delivery from start to finish. • Good at multitasking. Good capacity planning skills

Candidates will also need to demonstrate:
• A track record of gaining an understanding of customers' needs and delivering excellent customer service. • A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better and an excellent understanding of the mechanism necessary to successfully implement change. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. • Contributed productively to team objectives, sometimes supporting and sometimes leading activities to achieve shared goals. • Experience of making prompt and practical business decision, even in times of ambiguity, considering various perspectives and taking responsibility for outcomes. • Experience of planning and prioritizing their own time effectively, aware of their responsibilities and committed to delivering these efficiently. • Supported project teams/managers, showing an understanding of the basic principles of project management. • Experience of personally complying with IT / business processes, compliance, and regulations.