Sandra Schmid Resources

Technischer Projektleiter/in Bankensysteme

Jobbeschreibung

Als Projektleiter leiten Sie mittlere Projekte in einem internationalen Umfeld. Sie sind zuständig für das Realisieren von anspruchsvollen Lösungen über die verschiedenen Projektphasen im zeitlichen Rahmen und vorgegebenen Budget. Sie arbeiten mit bei der Analyse der Business-Requirements und der Erstellung der Business-Spezifikationen. Wichtig ist auch die Pflege der stufengerechten Kommunikation zu Business-Auftraggebern und Schnittstellen-Partnern. Dazu sichern Sie den Projekterfolg durch aktive Aufgaben-, Kosten- und Risikokontrollen sowie ein umfassendes Projektreporting.

Gesuchtes Profil

• Einige Jahre Berufserfahrung als Projektmanager für mittlere Projekte
• Ausgewiesene Erfahrung im Bereich Business Analyse und in der Erstellung von funktionalen Spezifikationen
• Erfahrungen in internationaler Projektarbeit (US, Asien) von Vorteil
• Gute Kenntnisse der System-Umgebung IBM z/OS sowie Kenntnisse von Messaging Systemen SWIFT, SIC, euroSIC, SECOM sind wünschenswert
• Finanzindustrie Know-How ist vorteilhaft
• Gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse sind erwünscht

Project Management

Financial Business Analysts & Project Leaders

Job Description

In connection with numerous projects and working within a large and highly international financial operations environment (i.e. management of client and market data, portfolio management and financial product transactions/payments etc). You'll be involved in a broad range of activities. Depending on your specific background and expertise, your responsibilities might typically include:
• involvement in conceptual definition and solution development for specific business areas and functions (incl. architectures, workflows etc)
• requirements and specifications management
• project + operational business reporting
• cooperation with business and technology experts/specialist

Desired Profile

• University level education and/or equivalent professional experience
• Financial services background
• Expertise in one or more business areas (e.g. equities, portfolio management, treasury/custody/securities back-office ops - etc)
• solid skills in data modeling and analysis would be highly beneficial
• Fluency in German and English preferred
• Formal training in project management and/or organizational management would be an advantage
To apply for this very interesting business analyst leadership role, please forward your complete dossier to us at:
applications@sandraschmid.com

Business Process and Analysis Work

Senior Unix Systems Engineer (contract)

Job Description

Working in a large scale IT organisation, you will help to ensure robustness and performance of a wide range of systems and related enterprise applications. Further duties will include planning and execution of a range of migrations (servers, applications, devices).


Desired Profile

• Advance degree and/or formal training would be an advantage
• Several years of recent experience in a similar role, preferably within a financial services environment.
• Expert level Solaris administration and systems engineering skills including knowledge of Application Servers and proficiency in Perl
• Solid organisational, conceptual, analytical and communication/interpersonal skills required
• Fluency in English required (German skills would be a big advantage)

Systems and Database Engineering or Administration

Deputy Teamleader -
Web Application Engineering

Job Description

Working in a highly dynamic and international environment, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for design, development, testing and maintenance of a range of applications. Many of these applications are either in-house developed or are customizations and/or adaptations of well-known 3rd party solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of web-based solutions primarily implemented using ColdFusion. Technical maintenance of existing solutions is also part of the job
• Integration of such solutions into target platforms incl. Windows, Unix und various databases
• Technical support of the solutions developed by this team
• Deputy of Team Leader - eventually taking on the leadership role

Desired Profile

• Formal training and/or degree in CS would be an advantage
• Previous leadership experience in project or team leadership would be highly beneficial
• Hands on experience in software engineering and in particular with relational databases and object oriented development (e.g. J2EE and/or .NET)
• Solid experience in web based application development - comfortable with HTML/CSS - further experience with Java, Javascript and/or Coldfusion would be very beneficial
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills combined with good organisational abilities are critical
• Ability to communicate in German and English is a firm requirement

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

IT Management Support Agent (m/f)

Job Description

The primary focus of this role is to provide support to IT executives and managers working in a busy international software centric operations environment. Duties include:
• Arranging meetings, compiling agenda's and taking minutes
• Produce high quality business documentation, project status reports and the like
• Manage various responsibilities within ongoing operations including: issue tracking, key actions, time reporting & compliance and staff/resource forecasting
• General office administration including management of travel arrangements, office supplies
• For the right person, this role could grow and expand beyond its currently defined scope of duties and responsibilities...

Desired Profile

• Part-Time availability (minimum 50%)
• Complete fluency in English - German would be beneficial
• Solid MS-Office skills especially word, power-point and perhaps some excel
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic and feel comfortable in a fast paced, lively and diverse environment.

Management Support

Vice President - Front Office Software Development

Job Description

Working in a fast paced and international front-office business environment, you will lead business critical application development projects. Key contributions in this role will include conceptual designs/ideas, decision making and problem solving support and will also extend to involvement in solution architecture design and development best practices for software development in this business area. Working with a talented team of developers in a Java/C++ environment, you will help to ensure the delivery of a range of business critical applications. This work includes engineering/development of both client and server-side components in a distributed enterprise Unix environment. Your primary responsibility will be technical project management, which includes budgeting, planing, progress reporting, issue tracking/management etc. In certain situations, however, you may get to roll up your sleeves and assist in certain development related chores.


Desired Profile

• Profound background and technical skills (especially in JAVA and C++ programming)
• Evidence of application development project management successes in a relevant environment - i.e. showing your ability to manage and deliver robust enterprise applications
• Outstanding object-oriented design skills
• Server-side software development experience working with multi-threaded C++ applications
• Well rounded J2SE software development experience/knowledge
• Hands-on Unix/Solaris skills
• Any financial industry front-office background will be an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal, communications and leadership skills

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior Oracle Developer (Financial Services)

Job Description

Working in a dynamic and international environment, you will be entrusted with a broad range of application design, development and market data technology integration tasks including:
• Analysis and design of requirements
• Refactoring of a data abstraction layer in order to improve performance and usability
• Development of a range of applications and integration of those applications with an array of well-known market data technologies and products

Desired Profile

• Profound experience using both legacy versions of Oracle and the 10g product line
• Very strong database development skills including performance tuning and advanced query scripting
• Unix Shell/Perl scripting skills essential
• Exposure to market data products would be a big advantage
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills including German and English required
• You are able to cope with pressure and manage multiple priorities

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior Software Development Specialist/Engineer
^{(Application Platform Standards & Architecture)}

Jobbeschreibung

Das Team entwickelt, dokumentiert und publiziert in Zusammenarbeit mit Anwendern und diversen Fachstellen die End to End Prozesse und Entwicklungsmethoden für IT Projekte. Zudem stellt es deren Durchgängigkeit, Korrektheit und dessen Kommunikation zu den Anwendern sicher. Als Entwicklungsexperte arbeiten Sie in einem Team, welches für die Bereitstellung einer einheitlichen Methodik zusammen mit der Architektur und den spezifischen Disziplinenfachstellen verantwortlich ist. In dieser anspruchsvollen Aufgabe sind sie mitverantwortlich für die Erstellung, Präsentation und Durchsetzung der firmeninternen Software Entwicklungsprozesse inklusive:
• Definition und Ausarbeitung von Richtlinien und Standards gehört ebenso zu Ihrem Aufgabengebiet, wie die Unterstützung von internen Projekten in deren Anwendung. Ausserdem begleiten Sie Reviews und Projekt Kick-offs und unterstützen die Erarbeitung von Schulungsunterlagen
• Redaktionelle Arbeiten an Web-Inhalten (u.a. Begriffs- und Prozessdefinitionen, Guidelines und Helps, Checklisten, Templates und Beispielen) gehören zu ihren Aufgaben wie die stetige Aktualisierung und Verbesserung der Intranet-Auftritte
• Zusätzlich beobachten Sie laufend den Markt in Bezug auf neue Technologien und Tendenzen

Gesuchtes Profil

• Wir wenden uns an einen kompetenten Informatiker mit höherem Schulabschluss auf der Stufe Ingenieur oder Wirtschaftsinformatik mit Erfahrung in der modernen Softwareentwicklung. Kenntnisse und Interesse an Themen wie Softwaremethodik (z.B. RUP), Transaktionstechnologien, UML und Softwarearchitektur sind Voraussetzung.
• Mehrjährige Erfahrung in der Software Entwicklung.
• Sie bringen Erfahrung in mehreren Disziplinen (Entwicklung, Requirement Engineering, Testing) mit
• Sie haben Erfahrung in Software Entwicklungsmethodiken und diese in Projekten auch schon praktisch angewendet

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior Vice President -
Trading Solutions Architecture & Engineering

Job Description

In this challenging and very interesting senior technical management role, you will work to define the firms technical direction in terms of current and upcoming technology trends, innovation and technical best practice. More specifically, you will help to shape and define the models and frameworks, which underpin current and future standards in the domain of application development and engineering. The scope of work includes involvement in multiple concurrent project efforts, where you will act as a coach, mentor and subject matter expert. This multi-faceted role proves a range of challenging activities including:
• Technical thought-leadership in the areas of application architectures and solution development
• Hands-on involvement in development numerous projects across a wide array of application domains (providing technical advice and support to development leaders, coaching and to ensure the usage of standards/governance)
• Review and monitoring of current methods, frameworks and standards
• Liaison with business area leaders around future usage of application technologies to improve business results
• Cooperation with vendors and suppliers in a myriad of relevant contexts

Desired Profile

• Expert level subject matter expertise in the area of enterprise software development
• Evidence of successful application engineering management in the design and integration of high-performance applications
• Extensive knowledge and experience with application middleware products, database technologies and Java
• A background in financial services will be very helpful and fluency in English is mandatory

IT Management Roles

Senior Software Engineer (Java/Oracle)

Jobbeschreibung

Das Team BI Development entwickelt Investment Solutions und ist primär für sämtliche Datamart sowie Reporting Applikationen zuständig. Dazu kommt neu ein Investment Solutions Datawarehouse dazu. Ergänzend werden sämtliche Datenbank-spezifischen Entwicklungsarbeiten für den gesamten Bereich innerhalb des Teams gemacht. Die Aufgaben umfassen konzeptionelle Mitarbeit, Analyse, Design und Entwicklung eines strategischen Data Warehouses.

Gesuchtes Profil

• Fundierte IT Ausbildung (Fachhochschule oder Universität)
• Als Senior fundierte und mehrjährige Erfahrung im Data Warehouse-/ Datenbank-Umfeld
• Langjährige Entwicklungserfahrung mit entsprechender Verantwortung im Oracle Umfeld (Oracle 10, SQL, PL/SQL, Performance Tuning)
• Erfahrung in der Datenmodellierung
• Kenntnisse Standard DWH Tools (ETL, Prozesssteuerung, Scheduler etc.) Grundkenntnisse UNIX
• Erfahrung im Bereich Reporting sowie in der Finanzbranche (Portfolio/Asset Management, Wertschriften)
• Grundkenntnisse DB2, AIX, Java, Websphere, HTML, XML
• Fähigkeit sich in einem komplexen Umfeld zurechtzufinden, und Verantwortung für Teilprojekte zu übernehmen
• Sprachanforderung : Deutsch und Englisch

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Leiter Software Entwicklung
im Bereich Handel (m/w)

Jobbeschreibung


Die Organisation stellt qualitativ hochwertige Zentralbankfunktionen sicher und trägt zur Erwirtschaftung von Kommissionen und Risikoerträgen bei. Nebst der Sicherstellung der Treasury-Funktionen sowie des Zugangs zum Devisen-, Edelmetall-, Zins- und Kapitalmarkt für die Firma betreiben sie einen dynamischen Eigenhandel. In dieser interessanten und verantwortungsvollen Funktion sind Sie verantwortlich für den fachlichen Betrieb und das Change-Management der Handels- und Marktrisikosysteme. Die Mitarbeit bei der Implementierung neuer Anforderungen im Rahmen laufender Projekte, die Sicherstellung des täglichen Betriebes der Handels- und Risksysteme in Zusammenarbeit mit der IT sowie die Klärung anstehender, methodischer und technischer Fragen der Fachbereiche gehören zu Ihren Hauptaufgaben. Zudem sind Sie für die bankfachliche/applikatorische Konfiguration der Handels- und Risksysteme sowie den Support für die Benutzer bei applikatorischen Fragen und Problemstellungen zuständig.


Gesuchtes Profil

• Hochschule bzw. Universitätsabschluss
• Berufserfahrung im Bankenumfeld, speziell im Handels-/Market Risk Bereich mit. Sie bewegen sich mühelos im bankfachlichen und technischen Handelsumfeld und können die unterschiedlichsten Anspruchsgruppen unterstützen und beraten
• Idealerweise haben Sie bereits mehrjährige Erfahrung in einer ähnlichen Funktion
• Sie verfügen über ausgeprägte, analytische Fähigkeiten und besitzen Datenbank- und Programmierkenntnisse (vorzugsweise SQL, VB)
• Sprachanforderung: deutsch

IT Management Roles

Digial Media - Business Analyst/Project Manager

Job Description

Your primary focus will be in the area of sales analysis and business traffic management. Your development of models and reports will support the advertising sales teams providing timely data and decision support. Additionally, you will manage the advertising delivery channel and related technologies, providing innovative solutions and strategic recommendations for optimization of sales, resources and tools. The role requires a high level of initiative, communication skill and the ability to cope with multiple projects simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities


• Sales Analysis including the development of forecasts, scenario modeling creation of analytics and presentation of meaningful reports for sales and finance management
• Ensuring accuracy and consistency of data within the relevant applications
• Hands-on management of on-line advertising campaigns
• Revenue optimization via advertising pool managemnent
• Providing on demand technical information and data (e.g. available inventory) to internal sales managers and external sales houses
• Facilitation of teams in Europe and the technical staff in the US

Desired Profile

• Solid business analysis skills
• Advanced Excel capabilities (e.g.pivot tables/vLookup)
• Previous experience in the domain of sales analysis, CRM technologies, operational/financial reporting would be a big advantage
• Diligence and affinity for working with numbers and the ability to understand and develop complex business and financial models
• Any knowledge in the area of online advertising experience tools such as flash, HTML & Javascript would be helpful
• Solid communication skills including fluency in English and other languages would be appreciated

Business Process and Analysis Work

Contract Position:
Senior C#  asp.Net  Developer

Job Description

In this long-term engagement you'll be working with colleagues in several European locations to develop enterprise applications using C# .Net. Initially, your focus will be on the development of sophisticated user interfaces and related components. There will also be close cooperation with various project teams and also with colleagues responsible for server-side application component development.

Desired Profile



• Strong fundamental OO development and analysis abilities
• Comfortable working in an international team. Fluency in English is assumed... German would also be helpful
• Solid track record of Windows based enterprise software development leveraging ASP.Net, C#
• Good knowledge of XML, Ajax and/or SQL will be an advantage
• We're looking for a self-motivated individual who is able to take on responsibility and can also lead small teams and/or projects as required
• Some travel in Europe will likely be necessary

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior Vice President -
Global Financial Accounting Projects

Job Description



• In this role you will be leading a multi-year financial accounting change program. Key areas of focus include account allocation concept, central account allocation logic, detailed reporting, automatic reconciliation and decommissioning of collective accounts
• Contribute to the functional design of relevant business processes, technical architectures, specifications for the planned implementation activities
• Responsibilities include team leadership and management of both business and IT staff
• Timely deliver of key project milestones, management of internal and external program communications, program risk management and overarching management of programme resources all fall within your area of accountability
• Further management duties include ensuring consistent overall program and individual project plans are kept in sync and related duties are properly managed and coordinated

Desired Profile



• Solid conceptual basis in financial accounting in concert with a number of years of financial services experience
• Proven ability to successfully manage complex and international programs within a banking environment
• Obvious affinity and experience of leading functional and technical teams
• Enjoys working in the nexus between financial accounting and corporate IT
• A self-motivated individual who enjoys leading teams and projects; can manage high levels of visibility and responsibility
• Fluency in German and English highly desirable

Auditing / Controlling

Websphere Unix Systems and Applications Engineers/Developers

Job Description

Working in large and globally networked IT organization, you will be involved with sophisticated integration, deployment and performance management of a broad portfolio of sophisticated financial applications. Depending on your specific area of expertise (i.e. Server, Middleware, Database or Application layer engineering) you will be working with interdisciplinary local and global teams to ensure timely delivery of robust, high performance enterprise applications.

Desired Profile

Strong software engineering skills in one or more of the following:
• Unix engineering/administration preferably with Solaris and/or Websphere product familiarity
• Solid experience with large Oracle installations and/or middleware prod ucts such as Tuxedo and/or MQ
• Solid shell, Java and/or C++ skills would be highly desirable
• Well rounded technical education and/or relevant professional experience
• Reliable professional with with good interpersonal skills and communication skills - German and English would be an advantage...

Systems and Database Engineering or Administration

Senior Unix Engineer
^{with Networking Expertise}

Job Description

In this exciting cutting-edge technical environment, you will be involved in a globally active team of top software and systems engineers. Typical duties will include:
• Deployment and maintenance of Linux systems, Foundry and Cisco networking gear
• Documentation of the existing system and continuing changes
• Maintenance of security for the firm's infrastructure
• Support of internal IT-related services and users
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the Operations and IT tools and infrastructure
• Participate in an on-call rotation for emergencies
• Be able to occasionally travel internationally as necessary

Desired Profile

• Significant Experience as a Unix systems engineer in an Internet related business environment
• A basic understanding of OSI level-2 networking and level-3 routing would be much appreciated, as would strong shell scripting skills in either shell and/or python
• Advanced education preferably in Computer Science (or equivalent)
• Any background in VoIP, video conferencing and virtualization technologies would be useful
• Proficiency in German, French or Spanish

Systems and Database Engineering or Administration

Senior IT Engineering Manager (Europe)

Job Description

As the senior European technical manager, you will be accountable for all aspects of European operations and manage a team of operations/network engineers and administrators. He/she shall instill a culture of customer-orientation into the firms operations and will be responsible for minimizing service downtime and bringing transparency into fault management.  
This is a very hands-on IT management position, which requires strong project management and communication abilities and a depth of experience that ranges from low-level scripting and hardware deployment to building a NOC and leadership of technical staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial management of inventory (sourcing, procurement, disposition, write-offs, etc.) and other resources
• Building of monitoring tools and infrastructure
• Definition and implementation of inventory, change, and fault management processes
• Deployment of measurement tools to assess service/channel availability
• Manage a team of operations/network engineers and administrators
• Managing the firms internal and production systems and network infrastructure
• Overseeing service and support team for 24/7 on call NOC rotation
• Developing tools and monitoring systems for operational support (testing, capacity planning, etc.)
• Specifying, deploying, and maintaining hardware, telecommunications, operating systems, and databases
• Working with development to spec a standard hardware platform for an appliance deployment model (with support for configuration and package management, upgrades, etc.)
• Coordinate planning and resources for moves, adds, changes (MACs)
• Oversee facilities setup: leases, building modifications, power and HVAC, phone systems, installation and programming, voice and network circuits

Desired Profile

• Many years of practical experience in the management and operations of large-scale distributed systems
• Exceptional organization and resource management skills
• Profound IT Project Management expertise
• Solid understanding of network infrastructure, LAN/WAN deployments, server, database, applications deployment, as well as maintenance and automation of same
• Solid systems development skills for operational engineering (e.g. programming, scripting, program/system/network-level debugging, performance profiling, etc.)
• Fluent in English, other languages would be appreciated
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

IT Management Roles

International Accountant
^{Fast Growing Internet Media Company}

Job Description

Reporting directly to the CFO, this individual will be responsible for wide range of duties including:
• Management of payroll and related services
• Delivery of accurate financial data on a monthly basis
• Ongoing management of the general ledger, balance sheets and cash flow statements
• Stewardship of accounts receivable and accounts payable matters
• Performance of other duties as required to contribute to the overall success of the group

Desired Profile

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years experience with accounting and bookkeeping
• Experience with accounting software such as Abacus or MS Dynamics
• Excellent PC application software skills, including MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Fluent in English, Other languages would be appreciated
• Excellent time management, interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

Auditing / Controlling

Senior C# Software Engineer

Job Description

Working in a fast-paced global securities sales and trading environment, you will be heavily involved in the design and development of strategic trading platform technologies including trade capture and lifecycle management, books and records management, reporting, settlement and decision support. There are a lot of challenges here e.g.: effective utilisation of the technologies, liaison with business stake-holders, requirements management as well as active influencing of other teams, whose input is also required.

Desired Profile

• You will have several years experience in development of financial applications, and ideally also a good background in equity and fixed income products
• Significant background in the development of multi-tier, multi-threaded database applications. The most recent experience should be in C# and or MSSQLSRV or a Sybase environment
• Able to demonstrate mastery of the aforementioned technology, and also possesses a solid understanding of the wider scope of enterprise application application engineering per se
• Able to demonstrate strong analytical abilities, and additionally very good interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent command of English is a firm requirement

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

IT Coverage Officer - Global Sales and Trading

Job Description

This challenging and highly visible officer level role is positioned within a globally active IT organization. This organization supports various arms of a large and sophisticated international financial brokerage, sales and trading organization.
The new incumbent will manage key business relationships between IT and his or her front-office clients (i.e. line-of-business stakeholders and sponsors and senior managers). The primary focus will be around ensuring that a portfolio of key projects returns highest possible value for the respective business areas.
This role requires tight cooperation with numerous business area partners/management and other IT colleagues whose common goals lies in the successful development and realization of the respective business technology strategies.

Key Objectives

• Provide leadership/stewardship for newly created initiatives, ensuring that business senior management and business stakeholders successfully define,  initiate and execute high value projects
• Management of multiple IT project portfolio's with shared accountability for project/program results
• Support business area managers to develop and manage their IT spend with regards to their specific project portfolio. And, actively help to analyze, prioritize guide and influence internal priorities/agendas
• Actively manage various project portfolio components: budgetary planning, project/program execution, performance management and ongoing operational and IT changes

Desired Profile

• Well rounded knowledge of securities sales, brokerage and/or trading business operations, processes and related business flows; (any experience with supporting technologies would clearly be an advantage
  
• Experience gained in large-scale enterprise project management situations, especially within the financial services industry would be  very helpful
  
• Outstanding interpersonal and professional communication skills will be key. Fluency in German and English is required. Experience in presentations and management reporting highly regarded
  
• Able to perform effectively in fast-paced client oriented environments
  
• Copes effectively with deadline pressures, demanding clients/partners and occasionally conflicting priorities
• You enjoy working in a performance driven international organization. Your are able to work very effectively with people from various culture and at all levels within an organization
• A good grasp of financial product/securities basics and the related business processes would be very helpful
  
• Solid IT all-rounder background with an good understanding of application development topics including software development  lifecycles and relevant methods/frameworks would be an advantage
  
• If you are a proactive personality with a flair for engaging people and getting things accomplished - this could be the right role for you...
  

IT Management Roles

Senior IT Officer - Global Enterprise Architect
^{Financial Services}


Job Description

In this senior management role, you will be involved with a wide range of enterprise application and solution management programs. Your insights, expertise and strategic direction will be sought by key business area stakeholders as they work to design robust, high-performance global business solutions for internal/external clientele.

Desired Profile

• Several years of relevant experience in the design, architecture, planning and implementation of high performance enterprise solutions
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills including fluency in English and preferably also German
• Confident presentation and rhetorical skills are highly desirable
•  Obvious ability to work well in projects settings; working with people from various cultures and with persons at all levels of seniority within an organization is a matter of course
  
• Track record of successful solution architectures and designs. Your profile shows high levels of sophistication with relevant methods, tools and standards
• Your are able to move easily between executive level activities and software engineering and planning details
• You can provide subject matter expertise in areas such as J2EE, UML, XML, Relational Databases, ERP, DWH, application and systems security and/or other typical components of an enterprise technology stack..
• Any financial services background would, of course, be a powerful advantage

IT Management Roles

Senior Java/C++ Software Engineer
_{Contract Position}

Job Description

• Working in a high-paced international financial services organisation, you'll be involved in a range of advance activities whereby the initial and primary effort is focused around migrations of C++ based applications into next generation Java/XML designs.

Desired Profile

• A trustworthy and reliable colleague with sophisticated technical skills in the areas of C++, Java and XML development
• Good knowledge of command-line and scripting languages will be an advantage
• Experience with database connectivity API's and well-known IDE's is assumed
• Language skills in German and English would be a great advantage
• Obvious expertise in C++/Java and XSLT will be key
ul> To apply for this long-term contract, please forward your complete dossier to us at:
applications@sandraschmid.com

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior C# Software Engineer
_{(a potentially officer level role in a global
Sales and Trading division)}

Job Description

Working in a fast-paced global securities sales and trading environment, you will be heavily involved in the design and development of strategic trading platform technologies including trade capture and lifecycle management, books and records management, reporting, settlement and decision support. There are a lot of challenges here e.g.: effective utilisation of the technologies, liaison with business stake-holders, requirements management as well as active influencing of other teams, whose input is also required.

Desired Profile

• You will have several years experience in development of financial applications, and ideally also a good background in equity and fixed income products
• Significant background in the development of multi-tier, multi-threaded database applications. The most recent experience should be in C# and or MSSQLSRV or a Sybase environment
• Able to demonstrate mastery of the aforementioned technology, and also possesses a solid understanding of the wider scope of enterprise application application engineering per se
• Able to demonstrate strong analytical abilities, and additionally very good interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent command of English is a firm requirement

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Senior Java Software Engineer (contract)
_{(client or server-side skill sets)}

Job Description

Your assignments will be team driven undertakings within a flexible and efficient international software development group. This organisation is primarily responsible for front-office oriented development, but nonetheless, also delivers products and services to other internal stakeholders. 

The work is primarily hands-on  software development assignments in a highly dynamic front-office environment where the demands are usually urgent and a fair amount of focus on delivery can be assumed.  Hence, if you're looking for a challenging software development role in a highly dynamic and interesting business area - this position could be for you. 

Desired Profile

• Experience with various enterprise components related to data transport, transformation, formatting and messaging (MQ /XML)
• Solid development experience using - close to the metal - database servers technologies; data-centric application development
• Experience with clustered systems and high-volume transaction management
• Solid background with object relational mapping technologies/techniques such as hibernate
• Solid Software Development Life-cycle abilities with obvious skills in OO application design, development and integration
• Interest and experience in the delivery of high performance application development leveraging Java technologies
• XML background and/or JMS experience
• Swing experience in combination with other web development technologies

Software Development / Appl. Life-Cycle

Associate Director Business Engineering Management

Job Description


To support our newly created business engineering group based in Zurich, we are seeking to hire talented and experienced business engineers to support a wide range of regional and international business change initiatives. Key accountabilities include: Ownership of key accountabilities in important projects including: requirements engineering, project management, business process definition and integration, coordination between business stakeholders and IT. Working with all levels of staff and management, you will ensure effective coodination of activities and processes leading to successful project outcomes and ensuring quality management across a wide range of project disciplines.

Desired Profile

• University Degree with a number of years of relevant experience gained either in financial services and/or management consulting
• Very good overall IT background/experience
• Exception communication skills combined with expert level abilities in some area of business engineering (e.g. requirements management, business process management, IT solution engineering ect
• Fluency in Germand and English
To apply for this very interesting role in business engineering management, please forward your profile to :
applications@sandraschmid.com

Business Engineering

IT Project Manager / Software Engineering

Job Description

Working within a dynamic front-office IT environment you will lead software development centric projects. Thanks to your deep understanding of relevant processes, frameworks and technologies, you will lead multi-cultural development teams and as such will also cooperate with internal and external off-shore software engineering units.

Desired Profile

• Degree level education and relevant team/project leadership experience
• Broad financial services familiarity - any front-office trading or sale experience would be an advantage
• Solid understanding of modern IT project management methods
• Profound knowledge of object oriented software development. Any J2EE and or architecture skills of great advantage
• Any development team management experience and/or involvement with off-shoring teams will be a further advantage
• Proven ability to be effective in self-directed situations will be key

Project Management