Job Description
If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
We're one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We're currently seeking a DevOps Specialist, based in London.
You will be responsible for supporting Fixed Income Cash trading businesses' use of Bloomberg and associated trading workflows within the FICC space in MSS IT. The successful candidate will be a senior individual contributor and will act as a hands on DevOps and application Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Order Management and Primary Trading Systems, specifically Bloomberg TOMS.
A core expectation of this role is to leverage modern engineering practices and AI tooling (including GitHub Copilot and approved/available GenAI tooling) to materially improve productivity and accelerate delivery of enhancements and internal process improvements (automation, diagnostics, documentation, testing and operational readiness), in line with applicable security and data handling requirements.
In this role, you will:
- Act as the application SME for Order Management and Primary Trading Systems, specifically Bloomberg TOMS, providing functional and technical support to Front Office users and partner teams
- Provide L2/L3 supports, development, maintenance and production stability of Front Office trading applications and workflows, including Bloomberg TOMS
- Provide SME support across the trade lifecycle for Fixed Income products, particularly cash bonds, futures and IRS, including investigation of processing and data issues
- Own and continuously improve CI/CD, DevOps practices and tooling to increase delivery throughput and operational resilience
- Participate in platform improvement initiatives (e.g., performance, monitoring/alerting, production stability, automation and operational readiness)
- Contribute to requirements gathering and delivery planning to meet business needs with high quality and on time delivery
- Consult closely with business stakeholders to understand objectives and requirements, developing user stories in association with Product Owners, Business Analysts and technical leads
- Leverage GitHub Copilot and approved GenAI tooling to accelerate engineering and support outcomes (e.g., automation, code quality improvements, test generation, incident analysis, runbook and knowledge base creation), ensuring appropriate controls for confidentiality and data usage
To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:
- Experience in banking/financial services technology, with a strong focus on Front Office trading systems and platforms
- Must have knowledge of Trade Life Cycle, in particular for Fixed Income Products. Specifically in-depth understanding of price contributions, Profit & Loss attributes and Profit & Loss calculations for intra day and end of day valuations
- IT experience working with Primary Trading applications, specifically Bloomberg TOMS
- Highly experienced working within Agile projects and DevOps methodologies
- Practical experience using AI assisted engineering tools (including GitHub Copilot and approved/available GenAI tooling) to improve productivity and delivery outcomes
Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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