Analyst Programmer

Analyst Programmer

Analyst Programmer
Tracking Code
305045-746
Job Description

Analyst Programmer (Located in Riga, Latvia)
Linedata is recognised as a global leader in the financial technology market. We build and deliver software solutions to meet the needs of clients working in asset management, savings & insurance and leasing & credit finance.Linedata's asset management offering is a complete set of best-of-breed software products, spanning front to back-office. Our asset-management solutions address the specific requirements of mutual and institutional funds, alternative and hedge funds, fund administrators, prime brokers and private wealth companies.Linedata is headquartered in Paris, France and has over 700 employees across 13 offices in France, USA, UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, and Latvia.
Linedata is a growing company and we have exciting plans to further develop our business globally.  These plans include expanding our office in Latvia from where we support many of our global clients.  This expansion will provide career opportunities for experienced developers who want to be in at the start of establishing a new international development team in Riga providing services to the Hedge Fund community. Our products run on an Oracle database and have been developed using a variety of technology including PL/SQL, C++, C#/.Net. Future projects include a new GUI using WPF (Silverlight) technology allied to our C#/.Net API, greater Fixed Income asset class coverage and greater integration with the other Linedata product suite. Training will be provided on our products which may require some travel to London.
For more information about our products and Linedata see:http://www.ldsam.com/
Position:
This challenging role covers the full software development lifecycle, with emphasis firmly on analysis, design, programming and unit testing.  Responsibilities include participating in projects, developing new functionality,maintaining existing product suite, translating business requirements and designs into software solutions, creating and maintaining a centre of excellence for methods and techniques and providing support to internal Service Delivery teams as required and occasionally to clients.
Required Skills

* Motivated and enthusiastic self starter with a proactive approach
* Strong problem-solving skills
* Good spoken and written English
* High level of ability in both written and verbal communication including communicating with clients and presenting ideas and points of view clearly
* Numerate and strong analytical skills
* High attention to detail
* Flexible and adaptable approach
* Proficiency in SQL plus one of the following is required:
*      C++(Borland and Visual Studio)
*      C# in a .Net environment
*      PL/SQL
* Teamworker
* Ability in other European languages an advantage  
Required Experience

* Graduate calibre
* Proven experience of programming in SQL plus one of the following is required:
*      C++(Borland and Visual Studio)
*      C# in a .Net environment
*      PL/SQL
Desirable Qualifications/Experience:
* Computing or Mathematics related degree
* ISEB qualified (foundation qualification)
* Knowledge of Oracle Database and design principles
* Knowledge of HTML/Javascript
* Knowledge of XML/XSLT
* Windows and basic UNIX command knowledge
* Business knowledge of portfolio management, trading or financial services systems
* Proven experience of business application design
* Knowledge of source code management and build tools
Job Location
Riga, LATVIA
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular