Business Engineering Developer

Rothesay is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £70 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of more than one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £300 million in pension payments each month.

Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk. We are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK’s best known companies to provide pension solutions, including Asda, British Airways, Cadbury, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-operative Bank, National Grid, Morrisons, the Post Office and telent.

At Rothesay, we are striving to transform our industry. We believe deeply in creating real security for the future and our leadership in finding new and better ways to do that is the key to our success. To do that, we need the very brightest original thinkers to bring creativity as well as rigour. Rothesay is a rewarding place to work, where quality people can thrive and prosper. We pride ourselves on the connections our people build, many of whom have been with us for over ten years

Job title:      Business Engineering Developer

Role type:     Permanent

The Business Engineering team develops and enhances systems used across the business, including the front office trading, middle office operations and actuarial functions. We work closely with our team of Strats (a.k.a. quantitative analysts), the broader Engineering team, Traders, Operations and Finance analysts to ensure smooth and efficient running of the Rothesay business and technology processes. We build new systems and support and enhance existing ones depending on the requirements of our clients.

This role is an excellent opportunity for a motivated software developer to join an exciting business area and work with smart and motivated people.

Responsibilities

• Working with other experienced developers on the team, enhance existing business-critical applications across the business, including:
  • Feed Processing Systems
  • Trade Processing Systems
  • Graphical User Interfaces
  • Workflow Management
  • Finance and Risk Reporting Systems
• Work within the Business Engineering team to design and develop new applications using Python, Reactjs, Web Services, SQL Server/PostgreSQL and other technologies
• Collaborate across teams: engage Operations, Pricing, Trading & Finance teams to understand requirements and deliver new features

Skills and Experience

Required:

• 3+ years' application development experience, ideally within the investment banking or insurance industries
• Python programming experience
• Ability to work with multiple programming languages and technologies
• Familiarity with SDLC and development best practices
• A team player with excellent communication skills

Desirable:

• Server-side web development experience (incl. web frameworks such as Flask)
• Familiarity with SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL database technologies
• Experience with React / JavaScript UI development
• Linux experience
• Cloud development experience (e.g. AWS)

Rothesay competencies

• Dedication to role – Motivated to provide an effective support service across all facets of role
• Team Player – Demonstrates evidence of being a strong team player, collaborates well with others and encourages other admin team members
• Communication – Ability to communicate what is relevant and important in a clear, constructive and concise manner
• Organised - Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload in a fast paced environment. Ability to work autonomously with limited supervision
• Creative and innovative – Looks for ways to improve current processes and help develop creative solutions that have practical value for the admin team
• Judgement and Problem Solving – Proactive, sees the big picture and willing to be flexible to solve issues as they arise