Monday, June 23, 2008

Opening for Technical Analysts with Calypso in Mumbai

About company:

Founded in 1997, Calypso Technology is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held company which provides leading edge software solutions to the global financial services industry. Our company was built and funded without venture capital investment, is debt-free, cash positive, and well positioned in the competitive marketplace. Calypso provides a single turn-key Java-based platform for trading and trade processing and provides real-time, event-driven processing that enables global financial institutions to provide integrated solutions across all asset classes, from foreign exchange and equities to fixed income and credit derivatives. In addition to our headquarters in San Francisco, our 300+ person global workforce is strategically located in New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, South Africa and Mumbai. Our global presence offers international exposure, experience and travel for many of our employment positions. Visit http://www.calypso.com/ for more details

Position: Technical Analyst

Location: Mumbai

Job description:

We are seeking a Technical Analyst to provide Product Support to our clients. This is a tremendous opportunity to develop business, product and technical skills. The position affords a unique opportunity to leverage existing technical expertise and develop/enhance domain knowledge and develop a Front-To-Back, Cross Asset view of the Financial Markets.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze the code to come up with possible scenarios under which the client maybe facing the problem and work towards identifying the source of the problem
  • Work closely with Development teams to suggest fixes for bugs
  • Write test programs when required, in order to simulate the issue being faced by clients
  • Work directly with clients and resolve API-related issues
  • Responsible for applying bug fixes to the client code version
  • May be called upon to help in developing functionality to relieve possible bottlenecks in the development cycle
  • Responsible for mentoring new TA recruits

Skills & Requirements:

  • Excellent object-oriented analysis, design & development skills
  • Knowledge of relational databases and SQL including working experience with Sybase and/or Oracle
  • Strong problem solving and debuggging skills
  • A basic understanding of finance is required
  • Preferred: 2 to 4 years relevant, working experience within the banking/financial industry. Preference will be given to candidates with domain experience in developing software or implementing software in support of any or all of the following asset classes: credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives, equity derivatives, fixed income, or FX (Front Office or Back Office)
  • Particular value will be placed on understanding basic concepts of trade capture and trade processing
  • Strong Mathematical or Analytical Background is a plus
  • Must be able to work with minimal supervision, be a fast learner, self-motivated, team player, and collaborator
  • Good oral and written communication skills are essential

APPLY: If interested, send your updated resume to batty@shikshaplanet.com along with the following details:

  • Current CTC
  • Expected CTC
  • Notice period
  • Have you applied with Calypso before?
  • Are You interested to relocate to Mumbai