Senior Analyst Developer (Dot Net)

Role Description

This role has been created to:

• Serve to support the role requirements of senior developers in the Analyst Developer job family. • Provide a launching pad for transition into more senior roles in the individual contributor and
  leadership job families.
• Support delivery obligations to customers and internal stakeholders.

They will work both independently and within a client aligned team to examine existing IT systems and business models, analyse requirements (both business and technical) and to translate these into user stories and core functionality documentation. These activities will likely all include the management of stakeholders (internal and external) to ensure that solution designs meet client requirements. The analyst also be required to work closely with IT developers to provide oversight and clarity on the development solution.

The analyst tester will need a broad knowledge of FNZ platform capabilities and a deep understanding of assigned functional areas of the FNZ platform. They will work on a consultative basis to support Solution Consultants in workshops and provide input into requirements.

The analyst tester will be involved in all aspects of analysis/testing from the more technical testing approaches including test automation, database manipulation and xml injection testing to functional specification testing and supporting UAT.

There is an expectation that the analyst will learn about our application, our business and the industry we operate in as well the range of test tools and methodologies we use to support our business.

Specific Role Responsibilities

Analysis and Design

• Work with the analyst tester in the creation of user story definitions and acceptance criteria. Utilize your knowledge to ensure stories are constructed in a cohesive, logical way that aids smooth implementation and test.
• Work within the constraints of the feature/user story to define the underlying design required to deliver these changes
• Ensure the solution is well defined and fit-for-purpose. It must meet the requirements and work end-to-end. This will require a solid understanding of the underlying business processes involved in and surrounding the change
• Provide solutions and recommendations for the resolution of technical issues that arise and ensure solutions meet the technical specs and design requirements
• Help design and build APIs and external system interfaces for integration into core FNZ products and third-party vendor applications

Development

• Interpret complex financial business requirements and translate into high-transactional, high-availability, secure, working systems
• Lend your expertise to advise and influence the design and implementation of highly intuitive user interface and interactive financial tools required by financial advisers and investors
• Non-functional requirements: Consider non-functional requirements. We produce high-volume, real-time transaction processing systems that support millions of trades every day in investment securities in multiple world markets. You will work with other developers to make sure that solutions developed are secure, reusable, maintainable and performant.
• Collaborate with other developers to make sure that the solutions developed are robust and in-line with the requirements;
• Ensure code is designed and built in a reusable manner.
• Able to build high complexity features end-to-end
• Establish yourself as an expert in multiple system/technical areas of the FNZ platform
• Contribute to global non-client specific projects to advance key technical strategies across FNZ

Quality

• Adhere to the defined procedures for code management, code reviews, coding standards,
  naming conventions and security standards
• Write automated unit tests for any newly created code
• Perform manual testing to ensure any changes made to the system are of a high standard and the system hasnt regressed.
• Perform code reviews for developers on their own and different projects, inside the solution center, to ensure that proposed changes meet quality and best practice standards.
• Able to design new core system functionality or completely redesign existing ones whilst maintaining quality.

Collaboration and Communication

• Promote the development team both internally and externally. Ensure that creative solutions, tight code, tough problems solved are called out appropriately to the developer community, and where they lead to visible outcomes, to the broader FNZ teams and clients
• Collaborate with other developers to share knowledge, best practices, useful technology, and opportunities for cross-project system design / solutions.
• Mentor new starters to ensure they understand both platform and SDLC.
• Provide solution center-wide training, as required, on topics of personal expertise.
• Support the project lead developer and function as a squad lead if required.

Technology

• Stay up to date with industry practices, new technologies, tools and methods. Proactive evaluate and provide recommendations to the business on technologies and tools which could be adopted.
• Take ownership of and resolve technical (environmental, coding and testing) issues that impede development progress. Assist in the resolution of technical issues when requested.
• Create novel solutions to problems by incorporating cutting edge technology or generic concepts

Functional Area Responsibilities

• Senior Analyst Developers at FNZ are all-rounders who can work across the full stack. This role involves working with complex business requirements in a wide range of functional areas in the financial services and platform domain.
• You are in expert in multiple technical areas and make your mark as a business domain expert as well. This is evidenced in your delivery track record and your ability to execute your individual responsibilities and to provide your expertise and support to colleagues when needed.
• Senior Analyst Developers own non-functional requirements and are responsible for ensuring that their code complies with coding standards, is secure and performs well.

Experience required

• Experience required 5-9 Years.
• Expert in Microsoft .NET development products, including .NET, C# and SQL Server.
• Expert in web development, including ASP.NET, JavaScript and ReactJS.
• Experience with the following legacy development products would be beneficial: ASP.NET MVC, VB.NET, legacy .NET Framework versions.
• Familiarity with financial products and markets.
• Understanding of web services.
• Familiar with code analysis or automated testing tools.
  

Qualifications:

• First class bachelor's degree or higher and/or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working on large scale technology delivery projects and successfully delivering technology change as part of these projects.
• Confident, and able to take a lead role in a delivery-focused environment.
• Experience of working with different levels of stakeholders within a project environment.
• Independent, self-directing working style.
• Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic fast-paced industry.
• Enjoy working as part of a high-performance team.
• Hard-working, innovative and takes pride in their work.
• Passionate about creating innovative solutions for customers.

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. Thats 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

About FNZ

FNZ is a global FinTech firm, transforming the way financial institutions serve their wealth management customers. We partner with banks, insurers and asset managers to help people achieve their financial goals through our unique combination of technology leadership, innovation and asset servicing. Our services enable our clients to provide best-in-class wealth management solutions to financial advisers, end-investors and the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating solutions that are flexible, transparent and scalable, reflecting the latest market, demographic and regulatory trends worldwide. FNZ has experienced exceptional growth in the past decade, both in terms of assets-under-administration and also through the substantial expansion of our international footprint.

Today, we are responsible for over 1.5 trillion dollar in assets-under-administration, held by around 22 million customers of some of the worlds largest financial institutions, including Aviva, Barclays, BNZ, Generali, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, National Australia Bank (NAB), Quilter, Santander, UOB, Vanguard, and Zurich.

In total, FNZ partners with over 600 financial institutions across Europe, Asia Pacific, South Africa and North America and we employ around 5,000 people worldwide.

The company is owned by a combination of CDPQ-Generation, the unique sustainable equity partnership and FNZ employee shareholders.

Opportunities

• 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 worlds largest companies.
• Remuneration and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority.
• We provide significant financial rewards for high performing individuals; and We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, EU, US and APAC

Additional Information

At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are important factors for 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 where all employees are valued and respected. In particular, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported thus, ensuring our recruitment process is fair and equitable for all applicants.