Analytics Test Engineer

Software Engineer

Who we are

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.   
SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.  
SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.  

Why this is important to us

SimCorp is a leading supplier of highly specialized software and expertise for financial institutions and corporations. The basis for our complex software is comprehensive financial services know-how and a very good understanding of the individual requirements of our customers. More than 200 financial institutions all over the world use our software. As a global partner we are continuously expanding our market-leading position.  

SimCorp is experiencing a substantial increase in business globally and to support our growth we are looking for a Database Administrator in Europe. In this key role you will support our  suite of Database products, and liaise with all our development and operations teams across the world to optimize their performance to support our client requirements.   

This interesting job offers you a unique opportunity to increase your knowledge and get experience in a variety of disciplines. You will find yourself working in a diverse and fast-growing environment for an international company with significant growth potential and career opportunities. If you want to contribute to our growth and develop in a professional environment - grow with us!  

What you will be responsible for:  

• Testing of Multi Asset Class Risk Analytics platform

• Valuation of analytics for various asset classes including Equities, Fixed Income, all kinds of Derivatives and Exotic Instruments

• Collaborating with product, research, and quantitative development teams in testing of new features, methodologies etc.,

• Interacting with clients to discuss quantitative issues, investigating and reproducing the problems they highlight

• Testing activities may include writing test plans, executing tests, regression testing, in-sprint testing etc.

• Follow Agile development processes and methodologies

• Rely on experience and judgment to estimate testing time and accomplish goals

• Keep management informed of testing progress status regularly

• Perform a variety of tasks, and adapts to working on application which is unfamiliar

• Creative ideas are suggested to solve problems

• Professional communication skills are utilized, and made a primary focus

What we value: 

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in relevant area of specialty with some finance industry experience or MBA in Finance or a graduate degree in Financial Engineering or a similar program

• FRM Level I or CFA Level II Certification

• Around 3 years of experience in Financial Domain

• Understanding of various risk modelling techniques, including the use of factor models, time-series methodologies and asset pricing

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must

• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the software development industry

• Ability to work with large and complex data sets

Additional preferred skills

• Experience working with a variety of asset classes

• Understanding of Performance Attribution methodologies

• FRM Level II or CFA Level III Certification

• Programming experience in one of Python/R/.NET

• Experience working with databases using SQL queries

• Understanding of REST API and Postman

• Experience with Unix/Linux systems and shell scripts

• Exposure to SCRUM or other agile development processes

Benefits    

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.
Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

Next Steps     

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.
For any questions you are welcome to contact Shweta Goyal, Talent Acquisition Partner, at Shweta.goyal@Simcorp.com. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.  
We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.