Technology Graduate Trainee, Software Development

Marex Overview

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets. The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 2,400 employees across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. For more information visit www.marex.com.

Marex Graduate Programme

Embark on a transformative journey with Marex's Full-Time Graduate Programme - an experience tailored to empower and support Analysts. Dive into the 'Backpack to Briefcase' bootcamp, unveiling the intricacies of financial services, Marex's purpose, and strategic priorities. Join your team post-bootcamp, fostering connections through continuous training.

Learn, grow, and expand your network through a diverse array of sessions fast-tracking your understanding of Marex and the industry. Engage in workshops covering behavioural, cognitive skills, technical understanding, and business awareness, nurturing your professional development.

Throughout the programme, seize the opportunity to attend informal insight events and a lunch and learn series hosted by senior Marex Leaders. Gain exposure, ask questions, and gain real insights into the business from influential figures.

From day one, connect with a network of fellow graduates. Attend training and events together, creating bonds with those sharing your journey. Join Marex, where your passions align with purpose, and your strengths converge with our values.

Department Description

The Technology Department provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas.  This business aligned technology, first approach means we are constantly delivering the platform to scale and grow the business. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.

Role Summary

As a Technology Graduate, you will have the exciting opportunity to launch your career in Financial Technology, applying your skills while receiving on-the-job coaching from our experienced technology experts. This unique combination will empower you to take charge of operational and project-related tasks within our dynamic Technology function. Located within our global Technology Hub in our London office, you will collaborate closely with a team to embark on a journey of professional growth, building products and services across key facets of a modern technology organisation, within a fast-paced environment.

The Technology Software Development Graduate role is based within the Market Making team in Software Development. The Software Development function creates and maintains applications, frameworks and other software components to deliver to business requirements. Developers conceive, specify, design, programme, document, test, and deliver new software and bug fixes as needed to provide high quality software solutions. Each Development team is aligned to one of Marex’s business divisions and works with a corresponding Business Technology and Application Support team. Highlights of working in the team include:

• Autonomy & Creativity – Freedom to experiment, innovate, and make a real impact.
• Exciting Projects – Work on cutting-edge technologies, including use of Large Language Models and high-speed data transfer.
• Latest Technologies – Gain hands-on experience with in-demand programming languages and modern frameworks.
• DevOps & Automation – Learn and apply best practices in CI/CD, cloud computing, and agile development.
• Learn about Futures and Options trading

Overall Responsibilities

You will start by learning the fundamentals on the job and then building your experience over time to be able to take on analyst-appropriate levels of the following responsibilities:

• Design, code and test all components of modern web applications
• Contribute to the overall architecture and design of the technology created/maintained by the development delivery team
• Develop solutions that are maintainable, testable and meet the requirements’ acceptance criteria
• Adhere to development best practices and processes
• Communicate with team members, introduce ideas and keep abreast of the latest technologies
• Ensure delivered systems are of production quality
• Ensure software is adequately documented for handover to the business
• Follow coding standards and defined development process
• Resolve third line support issues in a professional and timely manner

Standard Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA
  
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
• To escalate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required

The Company may require you to carry out other duties from time to time.

Skills and Experience

• Degree educated (Technology based) / BEng/Bsc or equivalent
• Great technical and logical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Desirable - knowledge of working in a regulated environment and an understanding of the risks and compliance requirements associated with this

Competencies

• A collaborative team player, approachable with a positive work ethic
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Resilient in a challenging, fast-paced environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness
  

Company Values

Acting as a role model for the values of the Company:

• Respect - Clients are at the heart of our business, with superior execution and superb client service the foundation of the firm. We respect our clients and always treat them fairly.
• Integrity - Doing business the right way is the only way. We hold ourselves to a high ethical standard in everything we do – our clients expect this and we demand it of ourselves.
• Collaborative - We work in teams - open and direct communication and the willingness to work hard and collaboratively are the basis for effective teamwork. Working well with others is necessary for us to succeed at what we do.
• Developing our People - Our people are the basis of our competitive advantage. We look to “grow our own” and make Marex Spectron the place ambitious, hardworking, talented people choose to build their careers.
• Adaptable and Nimble - Our size and flexibility is an advantage. We are big enough to support our client’s various needs, and adaptable and nimble enough to respond quickly to changing conditions or requirements. A non-bureaucratic, but well controlled environment fosters initiative as well as employee satisfaction.

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Marex is fully committed to the elimination of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company.

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