[Jobs] FW: Please reply regarding your interest
Jonathan Stowe
jns at gellyfish.com
Wed Sep 20 19:46:22 BST 2006
I'll forward this for Liam as he seems to be having difficulty using the
list.
> From:
> Liam Connolly
> <lconnolly at astoncarter.co.uk>
> To:
> jobs-bounces at london.pm.org
> Subject:
> Please reply regarding your
> interest.
> Date:
> Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:07:26 +0100
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> Hi,
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> Please reply regarding your interest.
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> Job Specification
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> Job
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> Analyst/Developer
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> Contractor
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> Business
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> Application Programming
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> Location:
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> London
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> Org
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> IT UK -
> Equity
> Derivatives
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> Hiring
> Manager*:
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> SAP
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> Reporting to*:
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> Cost
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> 22840
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> Investment hire* (check box for yes)
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> Replacement hire* (check box for yes)
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> Ref ID
> number
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> hiring
> plan*:
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> (completed by HR or Hiring Manager, if applicable or known)
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> Name of
> leaver
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> replacement hire *:
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> (If
> applicable)
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> Note:
> confidential information
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> Maternity Cover for Sally Trueman
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> Role
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> advertised internally on intranet * (Uncheck box if No)
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> * Information may be confidential both internally and
> externally
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> About Barclays Capital:
> Barclays Capital is the
> investment banking division of
> Barclays Bank PLC which has an
> AA long-term credit rating and
> a balance sheet of over £924
> billion. With a distinctive
> business model, Barclays
> Capital provides large
> corporate, government and
> institutional clients with
> solutions to their financing
> and risk management needs.
> Barclays Capital has offices in
> 26 countries, employs over
> 9,000 people and has the global
> reach and distribution power to
> meet the needs of issuers and
> investors worldwide.
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> In November 2005 Financial News
> magazine awarded Barclays
> Capital ‘European Investment
> Bank of the Year’ in its annual
> Awards for Excellence. For
> further information about
> Barclays Capital, please visit
> our website
> www.barclayscapital.com
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> Department Overview:
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> Equity Derivatives covers a
> variety of business lines,
> including Arbitrage,
> Volatility, Exotics and
> Convertible Bond trading.
> Trading desks are currently in
> London,, New York and Hong Kong
> with Sales in offices
> worldwide. The Equity
> Derivatives Technology team is
> responsible for:
> The delivery of technology
> initiatives around the core
> Equity Derivatives trading
> system, to a variety of
> business areas; Front Office,
> Market Risk, Credit Risk,
> Product Control and Operations.
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> The delivery of front office
> trading tools .
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> The delivery of an Exotics
> system for pricing and risk
> valuation of those trades that
> exceed the specifications of
> the core trading system.
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> We are currently transforming
> our technology infrastructure
> in line with the bank's
> strategic initiatives.
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> Main Function Of The Job:
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> A 6 month contract covering
> maternity leave within the
> Equity Derivatives Production
> Services Team.
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> The role will be to undertake
> small discreet projects to
> improve stability of batch
> processing environment and to
> implement tactical support
> tools to improve team
> efficiency and diagnostic
> abilities.
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> Main duties and
> responsibilities:
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> Conversion of legacy korn shell
> scripts to perl
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> Restructure and rationalise
> perl modules
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> Tactical web tools for support
> team
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> Tactical monitoring tools for
> support team
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> Automation of manual capacity
> and performance reporting
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> Person Specification:
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> Essential
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> Preferred
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> Qualifications /Education:
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> 2.1 or better
> degree
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> 2.1 or better degree
> in computing or a
> numerate subject,
> from a high ranking
> university.
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> Experience required:
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> 2+ years experience
> in similar technical
> role within
> investment banking
> environment
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> 4+ years experience
> in investment
> banking technology
> including in a
> production/support
> role.
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> Skills and
> Knowledge:
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> (Specific product
> knowledge/PC
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> skills/languages
> etc.)
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> Unix shell scripts
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> Perl Scripting/Perl
> CGI
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> HTML
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> SQL/RDBMS
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> Windows scripting
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> VB
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> Crystal Reports
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> Javascript
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> Candidate Profile:
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> (e.g. teamplayer,
> initiative, change
> agent, confident
> etc.)
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> Excellent
> communicator
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> Ability to work
> alone with minimum
> supervision.
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> Thorough, organized
> and energetic.
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> We are an equal opportunity employer. We are totally opposed
> to discrimination in any form on the grounds of race, sex,
> disability or religion and it is our policy to provide equal
> employment opportunities for all employees regardless of race,
> sex, colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sexual
> orientation, marital status, age or disability.
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> This position is for an Approved Person under Section 59 of
> the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2000 and
> Disclosure of spent convictions will be required within the
> meaning of the expression contained in the Rehabilitation of
> Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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> Please note: Document may contain confidential information
> from other internal and external sources
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> Many Thanks
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> Liam Connolly
> Aston Carter Limited |
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> Direct Line | +44 (0)20 7997 1025
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> É+44 (0)20 7997 1000Ê+44 (0)20 7997 1001
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> Mobile | +44 (0)77 9556 6805
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> Blackberry | +44 (0)79 8358 4347
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> (Please call after 18:00)
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> * lconnolly at astoncarter.co.uk
> ü: www.astoncarter.co.uk
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