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Senior Front Arena Core Developer
The Julius Baer Group is seeking a Senior Front Arena Core Developer to further develop and adapt the Front Arena platform to provide new trading and risk functions. The successful candidate should have over 8 years of experience in Front Arena development and administration and be able to work in an agile environment.
Your challenge
- Develop, adapt, and enhance the Front Arena (FIS) platform to provide new trading and risk capabilities
- Design, implement, test, and deploy software features within an agile framework (Scrum/SAFe)
- Ensuring seamless integration between Front Arena and upstream and downstream systems (market data, pricing, back office)
- Maintaining and monitoring production systems with a focus on stability, performance, and high availability
- Manage and execute end-of-day (EOD) processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness
- Providing Level 2/3 application support and resolving complex technical incidents in a timely manner
- Participation in on-call rotations for solving urgent production problems
- Conduct peer code reviews to enforce coding standards, security, and best practices.
- Driving continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for optimization and risk mitigation
- Supporting change management activities, including release planning and deployment coordination
Your profile
- 8+ years of practical experience with Front Arena (ACM, ADFL/AEL) development and administration
- Deep understanding of capital markets, especially structured products and equity derivatives
- Solid understanding of financial instrument lifecycles (cash flows, corporate actions, maturities)
- Proven expertise in Python, SQL, MS-SQL Server, and Windows OS; familiarity with ADFL preferred
- Experience with the administration, configuration, and troubleshooting of Front Arena Prime environments
- Working knowledge of messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, Kafka) and automation tools
- Familiarity with agile methods and versioning (GIT, Bitbucket)
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global, regulated environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented mindset and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and fluent English (both spoken and written)
- Willingness and ability to participate in a rotating on-call shift to ensure continuous 24/7 support
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