CMC Markets are looking for a Quantitative developer to join our Quants' team, working directly with Quantitative Developers and our Trading function within the Derivatives pillar.
Requirements
- Maintain and improve the existing code stack and develop new scripts if required.
- Ensure appropriate monitoring is in place for all business-as-usual processes owned by the Derivatives Quantitative team.
- Analysis, specification, implementation, maintenance, and development of tests.
- Document and maintain software functionality.
- Understand current models and produce innovative improvements.
- Facilitate the integration of third-party solutions with our existing infrastructure.
- Adapt to the team's working hours to ensure sufficient coverage over the quoting period (early, mid, or late shifts).
- Help design and develop pricing and risk components to support the firm's market-making business, working across multiple asset classes ranging across Options, Equities, FX, Commodities, and other derivatives.
- Partner with other key groups: financial engineering and quantitative teams from other business unit, business operations, product development and the other IT teams; to ensure products are implemented efficiently and meet the demands both internally (dealing) and externally (clients) and addressing any issues that arise.
- Work with the Front Office users and Business Operations to address any issues.
- Maintain personal/professional development to meet the changing demands of the role, including all relevant regulatory and legislative training.
- Understand the nature of the trading floor business and the need to respond quickly and efficiently to issues that can or has caused business outage.
- Creation of maintenance and reporting tools relevant to the product area as appropriate.
- Ensure a positive approach to challenge and provide open and honest feedback.
- Occasional requirement to work during the weekend for a product release or maintenance.
- Provide a clear, fair and consistent high-quality service that presents a professional and positive image of CMC Markets.
- Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality.
- Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.
