IT Developer United Kingdom
Rothschild & Co
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
About Us
As one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups, we know that it takes a distinct perspective to make a meaningful difference to our clients’ business and wealth.
As one of the world's largest independent financial advisory groups, we know that it takes a distinct perspective to make a meaningful difference to our clients’ business and wealth.
Rothschild & Co is a global and family-controlled group. We provide M&A, strategy and financing advice, as well as investment and wealth management solutions to large institutions, families, individuals and governments, worldwide.
Having been at the centre of the world's financial markets for more than 200 years we can rely on an unrivalled global network of more than 3,800 talented employees and a track-record of outstanding execution with 60 offices around the world.
Our integrated global network of trusted professionals and decision makers around the world provide in-depth market intelligence, meaning we can be closer to current issues than any other global financial institution in our core markets.
It is this scale, local knowledge and intellectual capital that allow us to provide a distinct perspective and effective long-term solutions for our partners.
Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Within Wealth Management we offer an objective long-term perspective on investing, structuring and safeguarding assets, to preserve and grow our clients’ wealth.
We provide a comprehensive range of Wealth Management services to some of the world’s wealthiest and most successful families, entrepreneurs, foundations and charities. In an environment where short-term thinking often dominates, our long-term perspective sets us apart. We believe preservation-first is the right approach to managing wealth.
Overview of Role
This Guernsey based role is as a developer in the IT team of Rothschild & Co Bank International (“R&CoBI”). This is a small, dedicated development team which maintains the highest standards required in order to keep the organisation operating as efficiently as possible.
Although based in Guernsey, the team form part of a bigger global Business Applications group, collaborating on development standards and wider ranging projects.
Whilst hands on coding will form a large part of the role, in order to deliver the best possible solutions a good understanding of the business requirements is vital with strong communication skills required to prepare specifications, decide the best method of delivery and manage projects through to completion. We liaise internally with project stakeholders as well as third party developers and software vendors.
This is a varied role in which the candidate will have to continually adapt to change, embracing new technology when appropriate in order to leverage a competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain bespoke business-oriented solutions
- Understand business requirements and translate them into appropriate solutions
- Support existing applications as part of a team
- Provide cover and assistance with routine maintenance and running of systems
- Produce reports as requested by the business
Skills and Experience
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, ideally with prior experience in C# / VB.net
- Strong SQL and an understanding of relation databases is essential
Although not essential, the ideal candidate will also have:
- Experience of Devops or other Agile tools
- Knowledge of object-oriented design principals
- Experience of source control
- Microsoft Azure
Personal Qualities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Energetic, self-starter, highly structured and organised
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage several ongoing tasks
- Excellent communications skills, ability to articulate complex issues in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with key internal and external parties
- Proactive hands-on-approach with the willingness to be adaptable and flexible when needed
- Reliable and conscientious with a high level of professional integrity
Our goal is to have a balanced, inclusive and flexible environment which enables all colleagues to achieve their personal and professional aspirations, and to ensure that Rothschild & Co provides longer term opportunities for talent.
