Swaps Trading Application - Technical Lead (Senior Vice President)
Jefferies
City of London, England, United KingdomPosted 17 days agoFull-time
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Company
Jefferies, the global investment banking firm, has served companies and
investors for almost 60 years. Headquartered in New York with its European head
office in London, the firm provides clients with capital markets and financial
advisory services, institutional brokerage and securities research, and asset
management. Jefferies provides research and execution services in equity, fixed
income, foreign exchange, and a full range of investment banking services
including underwriting, merger & acquisition, restructuring and recapitalisation
and other advisory services, with businesses operating in the Americas, Europe
and Asia.
Role Overview
Working within Equities Technology – Global Equity Swaps, we are seeking a
highly skilled and motivated Technical Lead to drive the development and support
of our Global Equity Swaps System. This role blends hands-on engineering
leadership with deep domain expertise in Synthetic Prime, Portfolio Swaps, and
Total Return Swaps. You will work directly with front-office stakeholders
including traders, operations, and middle office teams in a fast-paced,
high-pressure trading environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect and implement scalable, low-latency, highly responsive Equity Swap
trading and Lifecycle system
• Lead technical design and re-platforming efforts using best-of-breed
technologies
• Ensure robust trade processing and lifecycle events handling for swaps and
hedge execution workflows
• Collaborate with key stakeholders across all regions, collect and understand
business requirements
• Manage full SDLC including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and production
deployment
• Coordinate with global teams on integration points
• Maintain and evolve legacy systems while driving modernization initiatives
Required Qualifications
• Strong experience with Swaps Trading. Strong experience with Swaps Lifecycle
Management, Processing of Corporate Actions, Client Reporting, Regulatory
reporting and Compliance frameworks
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or
related field
* 10+ years of experience in capital markets, preferably in Synthetic Prime
Business
* 5+ years in a technical lead role
* 10+ years of hands-on programming experience in C++/Java/C#, preferably in
server-side development
• Strong hands-on experience with low-latency systems, multi-threading, and
real-time systems
• Strong experience in scalable, microservices architecture
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a
plus
Soft Skills
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, to both technical and
non-technical audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
• Highly motivated self-starter with a “can-do” attitude
• Ability to deliver under tight deadlines and high-pressure conditions
#LI-JD1
Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital
markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and
asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer
insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.
At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and
thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have
made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all
employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is
reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able
to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative
thinking for our clients.
Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative
action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or
military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any
other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most
qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal
employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend
reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required
by applicable law.