The key purpose of the role is to engineer solutions in a product centric team aligned to a business product owner. The team contributes to the overall success of the organisation by implementing and maintaining robust technical solutions for the business. IT Development have a specific purpose in creating bespoke solutions that add value to give PIC an edge over competitors.
Key responsibilities
- Take a lead role in refining requirements, agreeing on solution designs, estimating effort, managing tasks effectively for integrating between Enterprise Data Management (EDM) System and Asset Valuation System and other models.
- Implement internal applications and web services in accordance with change management policies.
- Perform code quality, security, and testing reviews to ensure the high quality and security of computer systems and data.
- Manage application performance requirements, tech debt, and innovate as part of continual improvement.
- Monitor and maintain systems in line with the standard incident management process to meet business support requirements.
Knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities (technical competencies)
Technical
- Proficiency in one or more structured programming languages such as C# and Python.
- Good experience with version control systems like Git.
- Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design and data virtualisation
- Proficiency with data storage solutions including Cloud, File Storage and SQL databases
- Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies.
- Strong design and implementation skills of enterprise applications with cloud-based architecture, APIs, containerization and microservices.
- Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Experience of cybersecurity principles and practices.
Desirable:
- Expertise in cloud platforms like Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Experience of fixed income products (bonds and swaps).
- 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Insurance for Travel, Private Medical, Critical Illness, Life Assurance and Income Protection
- Save As You Earn (SAYE)
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