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Analyst Programmer (Prescient Securities)

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Head of Technology

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Steenberg, Tokai

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Prescient Securities

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Manage money market and enhanced cash portfolios in line with Prescient’s philosophy and process, with a focus on delivering on portfolio return objectives. Be a custodian of and continually re-define the cash and income philosophy and process. Develop implementable investment strategies that generates alpha and ensures the successful management of portfolios by analyzing and interpreting global economics, interest bearing markets, derivatives and currencies. Work very closely with the traders / implementation specialists to ensure that cash sweeping and investment are optimal across Prescient’s entire portfolio range. Follow a collaborative team approach that adheres to the Prescient value framework.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical delivery and development: Develop, maintain and enhance C#/.NET applications, services, desktop tools, integrations and internal business systems using SQL and related technologies.

Application support and troubleshooting: Investigate production issues, data discrepancies, user queries and system failures using SQL, logs, debugging tools and application knowledge.

Business analysis as a delivery component: Engage business users to understand problems, clarify requirements, document current-state and future-state processes, and translate business needs into practical technical requirements.

Testing and validation: Support functional testing, regression testing, UAT, output validation, test evidence and user sign-off across enhancements, fixes and operational changes

AI-assisted delivery and automation: Use AI tools to improve productivity across coding, testing, documentation, analysis, summarisation and troubleshooting, while applying appropriate data-sensitivity and validation controls.

Cloud and modern delivery exposure: Support cloud-hosted workloads, monitoring and deployment activities where required, with exposure to AWS services such as S3, Lambda, ECS, EC2, RDS and CloudWatch.

Data, analysis and reconciliation: Use SQL and analytical thinking to investigate data, validate results, compare outputs and support reporting, market data, trading or operational processes.

Documentation and enablement: Produce clear technical notes, user guides, process diagrams, handover notes, support documentation and reusable templates that help users and the technology team operate consistently.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3 years' hands-on experience developing, maintaining or supporting applications using C#/.NET.
The position is well suited to an investment professional with a strong track record, hungry to develop and growth their career.
Demonstrated excellence in the field of fixed interest research and portfolio management.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Relevant post graduate Financial / Investments qualification.
CFA / studies preferred.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Must demonstrate ability to manage complex processes and be results-driven.
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well in a team, listen and respond to new ideas, mentor and grow people with healthy levels of EQ.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Strong aptitude for problem solving and decision making.
Ability to generate ideas and think logically.
Strong work ethic, self-motivated, driven and results oriented.
Accuracy is of the utmost importance.

WHY THIS ROLE?

If you have experienced in the fixed income / money market environment and are keen to grow your career in a leading team, then this could be the role for you. By joining Prescient Investment Management, you join a team of passionate, driven, bright and committed individuals on the journey of the future of investing. You will have the opportunity to manage money market and enhanced cash portfolios with a focus on delivering on portfolio return objectives. An excellent role with fantastic exposure and growth.

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