Application Engineer

Company description:

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns its about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We dont just manage money, we guide people through lifes big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.
Were proud to be one of the UKs leading wealth managers, with over £109bn in assets under management and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. Were a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel and were growing.
As of June 2025

Job description:

Role Title: Application Engineer- IRESSXplan

Division: Group Technology

Location: Glasgow, London or Liverpool

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Hybrid

About the Role

In this role, youll shape and enhance our IRESS Xplan capability, developing and integrating solutions that improve functionality, reporting, and user experience. Working within a collaborative agile team, youll deliver meaningful improvements, support deployments, and partner closely with stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across the platform. This is a great opportunity to make a visible impact while working closely with business analysts, engineers, and key stakeholders across the organisation.

What youll be responsible for

• Develop and maintain IRESSXplan-based solutions to meet organisational needs.
• CustomiseXplaninterface and workflows to improve functionality and user experience.
• Build andmodifyreport templates in line with business requirements.
• Consult on proposed new reports / apply continuous improvement methodology to output.
• Work with the Business Design Analysts to ensure all requirements are documented to enable the build of configuration changes.
• Initial design and implementation of changes and enhancements and transition from product delivery into support.
• Assistin deployingXplansolutions, ensuring proper integration with existing systems.
• Provide technical support during the deployment and post-deployment phases.
• Support environment refreshes, alignments, rebuilds, and environment-related fixes.
• Work with application engineers, data engineers, 3rd party vendors, and internal product teams on layout changes and deployment planning.
• Coordinate with internal technology and product teams during changes that could affectXplansolutions.
• Contribute as a key member of an agile team, includingmaintaininga JIRAboard, agile ceremonies and retros.

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply

• Strong experiencewith building and maintaining IRESSXplansolutions.
• Proven experience in developing solutions inXmerge,Pythonor Javascript.
• Proven skills in building and configuring workflows.
• Experience in Snowflake data warehouse, PowerBIand Alteryx reporting tools.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with a varying level ofstakeholdersboth IT and business to develop strong professional relationships.
• A structured approach to problem solving and issue resolution with a focus on performance.

We offer:

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%

Private medical insurance Individual on joining, family after 1 years service

Life assurance - 8 x salary

Income protection 75 % salary

Company share scheme

Flexible holidays purchase up to 5 additional days

Discretionary bonus

Green Car Scheme

Family friendly policies enhanced family leave for parents & carers

Study support study days and funding for courses and qualifications

Season travel ticket loans

Volunteering days

Gym discounts

Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:

Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.

Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces.

The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

Were a Level 1 Disability Confident employer under the UK Government scheme. This means weve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online.

If you feel there are any reasonable adjustments that would make the process easier for you and help you to perform at your best whether that is due to disability, neurodiversity or other protected characteristic, just let us know by emailing us at

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing for our clients, our colleagues and the communities were part of.

Our values shape how we work:

- We aim high

- We get it done

- We show we care

- We do the right thing

These arent just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you dont miss out.

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