Technical Specialist Software Engineer

Description
Overview

CME Group are looking for an experienced, talented engineer to work as a Technical Specialist. This will be a hands-on role for a forward-thinking, collaborative technical lead who thrives on solving complex technical problems. They will initially work in the Enterprise Credit Controls domain within the Trade Execution department.

There's never been a more exciting time to join. CME Group ( Press Release ) have recently entered into a long-term strategic partnership with Google Cloud that will transform global derivatives markets, by migrating our technology infrastructure to Google Cloud (GCP) and becoming a fully cloud based company.

Principal Accountabilities

The Tech Specialist will:

• be responsible for delivering resilient, performant, scalable software that will seamlessly facilitate the busiest trading days in the world economy
• play a lead role collaborating with architecture and analysis teams to develop understanding of business asks and solution proposals
• provide input on work estimation and constructive feedback on architecture/design improvements
• build organisational networks and partner effectively within team and across teams, ensuring we build the right solutions
• act as a senior code reviewer, ensuring we hold ourselves to the highest standards while proactively mitigating potential issues

They will:

• provide technical direction on the emerging architecture of applications, using own research and POCs to steer
• advocate and drive continuous improvement efforts (process improvements, automation etc.)
• practice and advocate a test-first mindset
• act as a team player and assist teams to achieve delivery milestones
• mentor fellow team members allowing them to fulfil their potential

Essential Criteria

• Expertise in core Java skills and clean code
• Experience with middleware technologies
• Automating tests
• Passion to keep up with tech trends and continually learning
• Ability to learn, adapt and react to business needs

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of financial markets and working with financial applications.
• Knowledge of financial messaging protocols, and in particular FIX.
• Knowledge of Cloud/GCP (staff will have opportunity to gain GCP certifications)

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