Wall Street Systems

Technical Consultant

Location: London
Apply To: careers@wallstreetsystems.com

Wall Street Systems (Wallstreet) provides functionally rich, integrated and scalable solutions for improved workflow, control and overall productivity for corporate treasury, bank treasury, central banking, FX trading and global back office operations. Wallstreet is the market leader in FX trade processing and through its award-winning products, including Wallstreet Suite, Wallstreet Treasury, Wallstreet FX and Wallstreet BackOffice, the company processes millions of transactions, aggregating to trillions of dollars, every day.

With a 20 year heritage, Wallstreet has an outstanding reputation for quality and responsive service, and prides itself on helping its clients achieve long lasting benefits and results. Its 500 employees service over 300 banking, corporate and central bank clients, operating out of 12 offices worldwide. The company is a privately held corporation, and is majority owned by Warburg Pincus, a global private equity investor.

Job Description

The Technical Consultant operates as part of the software implementation team. The role requires analysis of customer technical requirements for highly specialized financial software, documenting specifications and implementing software functionality to meet the requirements.

The Technical Consultant will have strong experience of implementing software solutions, ideally within the Corporate / Treasury space. Operating within a team environment sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Providing accurate and considered analysis of issues along with appropriate solutions to meet the client’s requirements.
Configuration of the application to accurately represent the clients business and meet their technical requirements
Provide creative and practical solutions to facilitate improved client processes and smooth project implementation
Solution design and build for Customer Specific Development, including Interfaces
Plan, perform and document testing of new and existing functionality to defined specifications/ requirements.
Drive client / partner focus to ensure efficient and timely completion of project tasks
Support pre-sales, scoping and requirement definition programmes

Required Skills & Knowledge

Extensive Computer skills :
o Unix system administration (Solaris, HP UX, or Linux).
o Windows system administration.
o Administration of relational database management systems (Sybase, MS-SQL Server or Oracle). Oracle is preferred.
o Programming skills in at least one of the following languages C/C++/Java.
o Programming skills of scripting languages (Perl, Python, bash)
o Programming in SQL
o Web server technologies
Knowledge of the corporate treasury or financial markets environments is desirable, a plus if person has a specialist area such as having worked with other Treasury and Portfolio Management systems.
A proven track record in project work is appreciated.
Excellent analytical and communication (verbal and written) skills
Good Customer relationship and interpersonal skills
Organizational planning skills
DB knowledge (Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL)
Programming languages (Python, PERL, Java, XML/XSLT, SQL)
OS knowledge (Solaris, HP-UX, Windows)
General understanding of networking and HW
Knowledge of Implementation/Upgrade Processes
Ability to manage the client expectations on deliverables
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and to identify and resolve project issues quickly and effectively.
An enthusiasm for taking responsibility and a passion for knowledge
A self-motivated and hard working individual who is goal orientated, able to work with minimal supervision but also effectively as part of a team
Fluent in English both spoken and written.
Must be willing to travel extensively

Wall Street is an equal opportunity employer. At Wall Street Systems, we prohibit any type of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, or national origin and value diversity of all types.