Calypso Engineer

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. 

Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. 

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology.  Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Your Team

You will be part of a high-performing engineering team within the Technology and Delivery division, responsible for designing, building, and operating scalable, resilient platforms that underpin critical market infrastructure. The team works closely with product and operations to deliver robust, secure, and high-performance systems, driving engineering excellence, modern architecture, and continuous improvement to support ASX’s mission of a stable and efficient marketplace.

Your responsibilities

• Develop and customize Calypso modules (workflows, trade processing, interfaces, reporting)

• Provide BAU support, including issue investigation, root cause analysis, and defect resolution

• Implement enhancements and configuration changes aligned to business requirements

• Build and maintain integrations with upstream/downstream systems (e.g., market data, clearing, reporting systems)

• Participate in release cycles (build, deployment, regression, UAT support)

• Collaborate with QA to support test automation and validation of trade flows

• Optimize system performance and ensure high availability of Calypso services

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment automation (GitLab, Ansible, etc.)

• Document technical designs, configurations, and fixes

Your experience and qualifications

Must have

• 8–10+ years’ experience on Calypso implementations/upgrades

• Strong Core Java development (collections, multithreading, JDBC)

• Hands-on experience with the Calypso platform (APIs, workflows, engines, messaging)

• Strong understanding of capital markets (trade lifecycle, derivatives, FX, fixed income)

• Experience with SQL and relational databases (Oracle/SQL Server)

• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and scripting

• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills

• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Ansible

• Experience with Kafka / messaging frameworks

• Expertise in system integration and complex Calypso customizations

Nice to have

• Experience with MarkitWire, clearing workflows, collateral management

• Experience with Calypso version upgrades

• Exposure to automation frameworks / QA integration

• Knowledge of ITIL processes (incident/problem/change)

• Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery models

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at [email protected].

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.