BNP Paribas

Vice President - Senior Application Developer

Posted on: 28 Aug 2024

Jersey City, New Jersey

Job Description

Business Overview:

Global Prime Services technology is seeking a senior application developer for the Prime Broker Product Referential application platform. The platform is responsible for managing the Product Referential data – a critical function for the Prime Brokerage client and user community. The Product Referential system serves as a transversal service provider - across multiple business lines - to all the dependent systems providing critical Product and Pricing Referential data for all asset classes to support key business functions such as Trade processing, Securities Financing, Margin & Risk computations, and Client, Firm and Regulatory Reporting

Candidate Success Factors:

Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

Results and Impact

Able to influence peers and team.
Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.

Leadership and Collaboration:

Creates trust with colleagues.
Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.

Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:

Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.

Compliance Culture and Conduct:

Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:

Candidate will work closely with internal business users and team manager to understand the requirements and provide business process automation ideas and solutions.
Participate in all facets of Software Development Lifecycle covering requirement analysis, design, architecture, implementation, delivery and maintenance of the application.
Design and develop scalable and flexible applications along with performance tuning and optimization configuration.
Interface, as necessary, with other IT teams in the delivery of product solutions.
Learning intricacies of bank’s Prime Brokerage IT workflows and infrastructure.
Ensuring adherence to all relevant compliance and regulatory policies.
Ensuring that all development is completed in line with the company’s technical architecture and IT security standards.
Manage multiple priorities effectively and deliver the projects in timely fashion.
Coordinating development efforts between the offshore development and QA teams.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

Functional & Technical

10+ years of experience developing flexible, scalable and robust applications, supporting the financial services sector
Strong and demonstrated experience in using Java, Spring Container/Spring Boot/ Spring Batch and Hibernate or similar frameworks
Experience in design and building scalable, distributed applications capable of supporting straight through processing of a large number of transactions
Experience in Capital Markets, preferably Prime Brokerage
Architectures using Distributed caching using  EhCache / Gigaspaces or similar engines
Experience using web services using REST based API
Messaging using JMS/MQ/Kafka/Tibco or similar products

o    Web development experience with GWT/GXT like frameworks & Java script libraries like EXT JS/ NodeJs /React

o    Experience with Cloud Technologies

Data modelling, SQL expertise using Oracle, SQL Server
Knowledge of UNIX shell scripting

Behavioral Competency

Client focused & highly result driven
Strategically motivated to design thinking
Well organized, strong communication and interpersonal skills
Mentoring, people development skills are must have.
Collaborative, analytical & logic driven, creative solution provider with go getter attitude & positive personality.
Desire to work in global delivery environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Domain knowledge of Prime Brokerage and Product Reference Data

DevOps tools with experience in continuous integration & deployment

FINRA Registrations Required:

Not Applicable

CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):

Not Applicable

SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:

Not Applicable

The expected starting salary range for this position is between $120k to $200k annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

In addition, our comprehensive benefits package aims to support our employees in various aspects of their lives. From healthcare and wellness programs to retirement plans and childcare services, we prioritize the well-being and growth of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) Savings Plan, backup childcare, life, accident and disability insurance, mental health support and paid time off. Additional details about our benefits offerings, inclusive of eligibility for a discretionary bonus, will be provided during the hiring process.

This application will remain open until a candidate has been selected for the role. There is no specific application timeline.

BNP Paribas

New York, New York

BNP Paribas has been present in the United States since the late 1800s and currently has nearly 14,000 employees in North America. The region is a key hub for the Bank’s global network of 71 countries and over 198,000 employees.

BNP Paribas offers its clients a full range of services from investment and retail banking to asset management services. In the United States, the two core businesses of BNP Paribas mirror the Bank’s global organization: Corporate & Institutional Banking and Retail Banking & Services (comprised of Domestic Markets and International Financial Services).

Corporate & Institutional Banking provides capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory solutions. The Bank’s services are provided via four core business lines: Global Markets, Securities Services, Financing Solutions and Advisory. Clients are at the core of all of BNP Paribas’ services, and through developing and managing long-term relationships, our dedicated Coverage teams focus on enabling the Bank to provide integrated services to clients across a comprehensive range of products.

Retail Banking in the US includes both branch networks and a range of other specialized financial services. Bank of the West serves approximately 2 million household and business accounts through over 535 retail branch locations and dozens of commercial banking offices in 24 states.

We also offer integrated investment services available from BNP Paribas for private and institutional investors, including Asset Management and Real Estate services through Transwestern.