Job Openings | von arx consulting

Pricing tool software developer - Zurich, Switzerland

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:41:30 GMT

My client a leading insurance company is looking for a Risk Analyst.

Requirement:

Requirements
- University degree in a quantitative area (economics, finance, business
engineering, natural sciences)
- Strong analytical skills as well as high interest in quantitative tasks and models

- Data base know-how (MS Access, Oracle) and programming skills
(Matlab) would be an advantage
- Basic (re)insurance knowledge (life and/or non-life) would be an
advantage
- Team player, fast learning, innovative, showing a high degree of own
initiative
- Proficiency in English

Pricing tool software developer - Zurich, Switzerland

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:41:30 GMT

My client a leading insurance company is looking for a Risk Analyst.

Requirement:

Pricing tool software developer - Zurich, Switzerland

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:33:56 GMT

My client a leading insurance company is looking for a Pricing System Software Developer.

Requirement:

Significant object-oriented development experience (C++, Java, VB.NET or similar)
Excellent Excel skills
Excellent analytical skills
Ability to produce code that is "right first time" (ie. no significant errors
found by the testing team)
Good communicator who is able to work effectively within a virtual
team
Ability to work under pressure and with minimal supervision
Beneficial:

Experience of development for HPC (eg. DataSynapse Grid)
MoSes experience (development or modelling)
FoxPro SQL experience
Actuarial background
Experience of Life & Health pricing or valuation reporting
Understanding of all aspects of the systems development lifecycle
Understanding of XML

The ideal candidate will come from a RAD background.

Pricing tool software developer - Zurich, Switzerland

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:33:56 GMT

My client a leading insurance company is looking for a Pricing System Software Developer.

Requirement:

The ideal candidate will come from a RAD background.

Oracle DB Developer FX - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:40:01 GMT

Clients offer:

Participation in an ambitious program to develop the bank's Foreign Exchange (FX) offering across all client sectors

Involvement in all aspects of the FX and FX Derivatives product lifecycle with the goal of developing state of the art pre-sales analysis, distribution, order management, pricing, risk management and operational processing capabilities

An interesting position as Oracle DB Developer in the international and dynamic Investment Banking IT (IB IT) environment

Focus on development and support of Oracle based applications supporting the FX position keeping and order management systems

Responsibility for extending the existing FX platform (e.g. reporting, configuration, code deployment, monitoring and interfacing solutions) as well as design and development of new application components

Taking part in the roll out and support of the platform globally including improving our time to market as well as increasing our application flexibility

Working with the current technical architecture and order management platforms, rates server, reconciliation system and other system interfaces

The opportunity to work in an area of very high investment focus for the firm and the chance to be recognized as excelling and rewarded accordingly

You offer

University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or comparable education

Min. 3 years Oracle SQL and PL/SQL experience as well as knowledge of Oracle Reports and Oracle APEX

Datamodelling skills and experience with datamodelling concepts

Performance Tuning

Java / J2EE, shell scripting and UNIX skills

Version Control: CVS, Subversion

Familiarity with architectural topics/design and best practices of large and complex IT environments

Hands-on knowledge of FX or similarly complex investment banking products is advantageous

Inherent interest in understanding and building outstanding technology solutions and strong motivation to learn the FX business

Willingness to provide 3rd level pickett (overnight support) as part of a team rotation

Fluent written and spoken English, German know-how beneficial

Oracle DB Developer FX - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:40:01 GMT

Clients offer:

Participation in an ambitious program to develop the bank's Foreign Exchange (FX) offering across all client sectors

An interesting position as Oracle DB Developer in the international and dynamic Investment Banking IT (IB IT) environment

Focus on development and support of Oracle based applications supporting the FX position keeping and order management systems

Taking part in the roll out and support of the platform globally including improving our time to market as well as increasing our application flexibility

Working with the current technical architecture and order management platforms, rates server, reconciliation system and other system interfaces

The opportunity to work in an area of very high investment focus for the firm and the chance to be recognized as excelling and rewarded accordingly

You offer

University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or comparable education

Min. 3 years Oracle SQL and PL/SQL experience as well as knowledge of Oracle Reports and Oracle APEX

Datamodelling skills and experience with datamodelling concepts

Performance Tuning

Java / J2EE, shell scripting and UNIX skills

Version Control: CVS, Subversion

Familiarity with architectural topics/design and best practices of large and complex IT environments

Hands-on knowledge of FX or similarly complex investment banking products is advantageous

Inherent interest in understanding and building outstanding technology solutions and strong motivation to learn the FX business

Willingness to provide 3rd level pickett (overnight support) as part of a team rotation

Fluent written and spoken English, German know-how beneficial

Market Data Trade Floor Support Analyst - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:37:15 GMT

Role:

A challenging role within a small and established team, which is crucial in supporting our clients in the use of the market data applications and ensuring the business is able to run its operations at anytime

Close collaboration with both helpdesk and network infrastructure, vendors (Sungard, Bloomberg, Reuters, Telekurs), engineering & development (3rd level support) to provide product enhancement solutions

Responsibility to act as gatekeeper for the productive environment liaising with project teams and business units as facilitator

The Possibility to provide backup support for other market data applications

Accountability to track issue resolutions and provide reports & analysis to the senior management

Requirement:

Experience in a similar role, preferable within the banking sector.

Knowledge of troubleshooting PC and Operating Systems

Good database understanding (Oracle, Sybase), as well as Unix/Linux skills

Market Data System Knowledge (Reuters, Bloomberg) would be an advantage

Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate on every level

Capacity to work under pressure and prioritise effectively

Fluency in English spoken and written, German is a big plus

Market Data Trade Floor Support Analyst - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:37:15 GMT

Role:

Responsibility to act as gatekeeper for the productive environment liaising with project teams and business units as facilitator

The Possibility to provide backup support for other market data applications

Accountability to track issue resolutions and provide reports & analysis to the senior management

Requirement:

Experience in a similar role, preferable within the banking sector.

Knowledge of troubleshooting PC and Operating Systems

Good database understanding (Oracle, Sybase), as well as Unix/Linux skills

Market Data System Knowledge (Reuters, Bloomberg) would be an advantage

Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate on every level

Capacity to work under pressure and prioritise effectively

Fluency in English spoken and written, German is a big plus

Business Analyst FX Sales - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:34:39 GMT

Role:

The role involves analysis to develop the bank's Foreign Exchange (FX) offering across all client sectors
Involvement in all aspects of the FX and FX Derivatives product lifecycle with the goal of developing state of the art pre-sales analysis, distribution, order management, pricing, risk management and operational processing capabilities
Challenging role as Business Analyst FX Sales in the international and dynamic Investment Banking IT (IB IT) environment
Involvement in the analysis and design of a number of innovative risk management tools for our Private Banking clients to enable them to understand their currency and sector exposures and to offer them advice and automated trading tools to manage their risk positions
Focus on functional design of the FX Sales platform that will directly interface with clients
Main responsibilities in use case/business process modelling, design and documentation of complex work flows and embedding testing requirements into the functional requirements process
Intense collaboration with business in different locations to define and agree requirements
The chance to work across a multi-region and multi-discipline development group as well as close cooperation with offshore partners and external vendors
Role as mentor, possibility to share knowledge and intense collaboration with other team members and teams
The opportunity to work in an area of very high investment focus for the firm, with significant visibility at senior levels and the chance to be recognized as excelling and rewarded accordingly
You offer
University degree in Information Technology, Engineering or Business or comparable education
Min. 5 years of business analysis and requirements gathering experience including use of use case/business process modelling, design and documentation of work flows and dealing with testing requirements
Data modelling and practices, knowledge of SQL
Project management and testing techniques/practices
Familiarity with risk modelling concepts/techniques, with the interpretation of risk sensitivities ('greeks') and with portfolio risk calculation and interpretation
Hands-on knowledge of FX or similarly complex investment banking products is advantageous
Inherent interest in understanding and building outstanding technology solutions and strong motivation to learn the FX business
Fluent written and spoken English, German know-how beneficial

Business Analyst FX Sales - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:34:39 GMT

Role:

Infrastructure Developer/Metrics Engineer - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:56:25 GMT

My client a leading investment management house requires an Infrastructure Developer/Metrics Engineer to join its growing team.

Responsibilities:

Capturing, analyzing and categorizing IT requirements from internal customer
Carrying out proof-of-concept work and making sure the designed platform solution can be implemented and maintained
Set and apply standard BI technologies
Improve IT infrastructure in order to optimize and automate maintenance
Communication with senior stakeholders
Ensure that in respect of all matters in the role, (including the planning and delivery of work), the understanding and compliance with all the company policies, practices and statements relating to risk, compliance and confidentiality
Anticipate, identify and manage risk issues in accordance with those policies, practices and statements and escalate risk issues to the appropriate management level or committee as necessary

Requirements:

Degree in Computer Science or similar
Experience in Database, ETL and BI design and implementation
Knowledge of Code Development, in more detail: Script and web development
Experience in producing metrics
Experience in Microsoft BI platform. SQL Server, C#, SSIS, SSRS as well as Microsoft web development using .NET solutions
Familiar with complex IT infrastructure
The ability and the will to travel
Excellent communication skills
Good analysis and interpretation skills
Team player with a positive attitude and who approaches tasks with enthusiasm
Entrepreneurial, challenges requirements appropriately, works with autonomy

Infrastructure Developer/Metrics Engineer - Zurich, Zurich

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:56:25 GMT

My client a leading investment management house requires an Infrastructure Developer/Metrics Engineer to join its growing team.

Responsibilities:

Capturing, analyzing and categorizing IT requirements from internal customer
Carrying out proof-of-concept work and making sure the designed platform solution can be implemented and maintained
Set and apply standard BI technologies
Improve IT infrastructure in order to optimize and automate maintenance
Communication with senior stakeholders
Ensure that in respect of all matters in the role, (including the planning and delivery of work), the understanding and compliance with all the company policies, practices and statements relating to risk, compliance and confidentiality
Anticipate, identify and manage risk issues in accordance with those policies, practices and statements and escalate risk issues to the appropriate management level or committee as necessary

Requirements:

Degree in Computer Science or similar
Experience in Database, ETL and BI design and implementation
Knowledge of Code Development, in more detail: Script and web development
Experience in producing metrics
Experience in Microsoft BI platform. SQL Server, C#, SSIS, SSRS as well as Microsoft web development using .NET solutions
Familiar with complex IT infrastructure
The ability and the will to travel
Excellent communication skills
Good analysis and interpretation skills
Team player with a positive attitude and who approaches tasks with enthusiasm
Entrepreneurial, challenges requirements appropriately, works with autonomy

Senior Oracle System Engineer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:16:23 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

The chance to engage in major CAS-platform projects
The possibility to advise on ERP applications and platforms like PeopleSoft, Oracle eBusiness Suite
The interaction with Project Managers and Platform Architects to establish high level requirements
The opportunity to work closely with application development and project teams and advise
The prospect to explore new technologies and applying them in existing/new projects

Career development
Coach junior system engineers and support teams
Collaborate with an international team with significant onshore and offshore interactions on a daily basis

Requirement:

University degree in IT/Finance or equivalent qualifications
A minimum of 6 years working experience in the IT field
Extensive knowledge in applying Oracle/Unix/Windows
Oracle E-Business suite and OBIEE skills are mandatory
Profound skills in SQL and Shell scripting
Good experience in product installation, configuration and troubleshooting
Working experience in the domain of PeopleSoft, .Net, Java, is desirable
Independency and strong interest to broaden your horizon
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well under pressure
Very good English skills (in writing and speaking), German skills are an advantage

Senior Oracle System Engineer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:16:23 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

Career development
Coach junior system engineers and support teams
Collaborate with an international team with significant onshore and offshore interactions on a daily basis

Requirement:

University degree in IT/Finance or equivalent qualifications
A minimum of 6 years working experience in the IT field
Extensive knowledge in applying Oracle/Unix/Windows
Oracle E-Business suite and OBIEE skills are mandatory
Profound skills in SQL and Shell scripting
Good experience in product installation, configuration and troubleshooting
Working experience in the domain of PeopleSoft, .Net, Java, is desirable
Independency and strong interest to broaden your horizon
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well under pressure
Very good English skills (in writing and speaking), German skills are an advantage

Senior PL/SQL Database Developer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:35 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

A position as a leading Database Developer within an intercultural team responsible for a Credit Risk application
The opportunity to design and implement database related changes according to business requirements
Challenges and development opportunities on areas such as performance tuning, software quality and software delivery process
Opportunity to coordinate and follow up tasks related to database infrastructure for all environments (from development to production) in cooperation with the database team
Opportunity to coordinate database releases and contribute in code reviews for database related changes
Collaboration in the 3rd Level support of the application
Close cooperation with the Requirements Engineers
Exposure to a broad range of financial products

Requirement:

University degree or similar educational background

At least 3 years experience in Oracle database development with PL/SQL
Good knowledge of Oracle 10g, Oracle ETL tools and Oracle performance tuning tools/utilities
Know-How in developing shell scripts on Unix (Solaris)
Experience in Java development (JSF, Spring, JUnit) and Object Oriented features of PL/SQL is a plus
Fluency in English (written and spoken), German language skills desirable
Dynamic and proactive personality

Senior PL/SQL Database Developer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:13:35 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

Requirement:

University degree or similar educational background

At least 3 years experience in Oracle database development with PL/SQL
Good knowledge of Oracle 10g, Oracle ETL tools and Oracle performance tuning tools/utilities
Know-How in developing shell scripts on Unix (Solaris)
Experience in Java development (JSF, Spring, JUnit) and Object Oriented features of PL/SQL is a plus
Fluency in English (written and spoken), German language skills desirable
Dynamic and proactive personality

Junior Java Engineer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:09:34 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

A challenging position as Junior Java Engineer in a highly business critical part of the new portfolio management system
A position as Engineer for a report oriented project and application
The opportunity taking over the ownership of the current developing application and delivering agreed software codes to the project team
Definition and taking part in architectural decision for the application
Ensure the daily run and provide accountability for new applications
Supporting transition to offshore some parts of the application enhancement in the future

Requirement:

A university or bachelor degree in Information Technology
At least 3 years experience in Java technologies
Experience in Oracle, PL/SQL and SQL
Strong understanding in IT development processes
Flair for cross organisational and cross project work
Portfolio Management Knowhow is a valubale asset

Junior Java Engineer (f/m) - Zurich, Switzerland

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:09:34 GMT

My client a leading a global investment bank in Zurich is looking for a developer to join its team

Role:

Requirement:

A university or bachelor degree in Information Technology
At least 3 years experience in Java technologies
Experience in Oracle, PL/SQL and SQL
Strong understanding in IT development processes
Flair for cross organisational and cross project work
Portfolio Management Knowhow is a valubale asset

Java / GUI Software Engineer (m / w) - Albisrieden, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:02:55 GMT

Company:

Our client is a leading IT Solution provider with over 35,000 employees worldwide and in Switzerland.

Role:

In the role as a GUI Developper You assume technical responsibility for designing and expand new or existing client applications. You work closely with project managers , customers and software developers

Analysis and specification of user needs Design , Implementation and testing of sophisticated GUI applications using design patterns , UML and software ergonomics concepts
Participation in architectural concepts in collaboration with other software architects and developers
Development and improvement in the context of change requests from existing software solutions
Use of modern development tools and methods

Requirements:

Degree FH / ETH computer science discipline
Several years of practical experience in object-oriented software development in Java
In-depth experience in the implementation of rich client applications based on Swing or Eclipse RCP
As a GUI Developer in you have an eye for the ergonomic design of the user interface and are familiar with various GUI libraries from ( JIDE , JGoodies , JFace )
Knowledge of the following concepts and frameworks : Spring, AOP , JEE
German and English spoken and written
High awareness of quality , independent , solution-oriented and structured approach, entrepreneurship and customer focus

Java / GUI Software Engineer (m / w) - Albisrieden, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:02:55 GMT

Company:

Our client is a leading IT Solution provider with over 35,000 employees worldwide and in Switzerland.

Role:

Analysis and specification of user needs Design , Implementation and testing of sophisticated GUI applications using design patterns , UML and software ergonomics concepts
Participation in architectural concepts in collaboration with other software architects and developers
Development and improvement in the context of change requests from existing software solutions
Use of modern development tools and methods

Requirements:

Degree FH / ETH computer science discipline
Several years of practical experience in object-oriented software development in Java
In-depth experience in the implementation of rich client applications based on Swing or Eclipse RCP
As a GUI Developer in you have an eye for the ergonomic design of the user interface and are familiar with various GUI libraries from ( JIDE , JGoodies , JFace )
Knowledge of the following concepts and frameworks : Spring, AOP , JEE
German and English spoken and written
High awareness of quality , independent , solution-oriented and structured approach, entrepreneurship and customer focus

Software Integrator ( w / m) - Albisrieden, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:19:47 GMT

Company:

Our client is a leading IT Solution provider with over 35,000 employees worldwide and in Switzerland.

Role:

Software testing in customer environment
Software with the latest technologies ( WISE MSI, create ThinApp )
Integration of the software packages in the Verteilumgebung ( enteo 6)
Piloting the software distribution
Rollout of the software to the customer client
Problem management software in the client area

Requirements:

Very good knowledge of enteo 6.2 Software Distribution Area
Very good knowledge of Microsoft client operating systems , products, pallets and standard software (Adobe, Java etc. )
Experience in the operation of customized business software
Good analytical skills
Experience in packaging with WISE or beneficial ThinApp
German and English spoken and written
Microsoft Certificate an advantage
Other languages an advantage

Software Integrator ( w / m) - Albisrieden, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:19:47 GMT

Company:

Our client is a leading IT Solution provider with over 35,000 employees worldwide and in Switzerland.

Role:

Software testing in customer environment
Software with the latest technologies ( WISE MSI, create ThinApp )
Integration of the software packages in the Verteilumgebung ( enteo 6)
Piloting the software distribution
Rollout of the software to the customer client
Problem management software in the client area

Requirements:

Very good knowledge of enteo 6.2 Software Distribution Area
Very good knowledge of Microsoft client operating systems , products, pallets and standard software (Adobe, Java etc. )
Experience in the operation of customized business software
Good analytical skills
Experience in packaging with WISE or beneficial ThinApp
German and English spoken and written
Microsoft Certificate an advantage
Other languages an advantage

SAP Netweaver Architect - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:10:50 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer, risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Within this programme we're looking for a Solution Architect to work within the solution, integration, delivery and reporting team (SIDR), who will design the solution architecture of packaged solutions in close collaboration with distributed implementation teams

You will take a lead role in resolving complex issues that require in-depth knowledge across multiple technical areas. You should have experience involving blending the right SAP products together with Netweaver components, BI, Portal, and MDM combined with project management skills, since this role will require co-ordinating contributions from several parties. A solid understanding of technology and the ability to work in a multicultural environment is a must.

- Act as deputy for the leader of the Infrastructure Configuration Coordination team
- Contribute to Infrastructure Configuration Management in the areas of identification, planning, tool integration, providing correct infrastructure meta data (including relations) as a vital base for Service Delivery
- Responsible for set up / customization / upgrade of discovery tool which delivers adequate and timely snapshots from installed configuration
- Coordinate and implement upgrade of change and configuration management tool to next higher release
- Execute activities regarding mass updates of infrastructure meta data e.g. due to organizational changes, service process improvements or information meta model adjustments
- Support the clients Service Asset and Configuration Management
Team in the area of Infrastructure Configuration Management

Requirements:

This will include essential and desired academic and/or professional qualifications required and provide details of likely experience the successful candidate might have. Include any additional relevant information needed for short listing potential application.

- Minimum 5 years' experience in applications development, application architecture
- Expertise in SAP NetWeaver technology
- Broad general IT Architecture knowledge
- Expert in designing, developing and implementing solutions
- Expert in integrating systems and interfacing solution components and concepts
- Practical and theoretical skills in applying state-of-the-art procedures, tools and methods to realize IT solutions
- Practical execution skills/project management skills, focussing on delivery of final solution
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and activities
- Has worked in multicultural distributed project teams
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)

It would be an asset if you should have following experience:

- Knowledge of competing ERP systems a plus.
- Ability to lead a team of functional consultants, drive blueprintworkshops and effectively communicate a SAP solution to the business users
- Experience of SAP project management using an onshore / offshore work structure with small to medium project teams

SAP Netweaver Architect - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:10:50 GMT

Company:

Role:

- Act as deputy for the leader of the Infrastructure Configuration Coordination team
- Contribute to Infrastructure Configuration Management in the areas of identification, planning, tool integration, providing correct infrastructure meta data (including relations) as a vital base for Service Delivery
- Responsible for set up / customization / upgrade of discovery tool which delivers adequate and timely snapshots from installed configuration
- Coordinate and implement upgrade of change and configuration management tool to next higher release
- Execute activities regarding mass updates of infrastructure meta data e.g. due to organizational changes, service process improvements or information meta model adjustments
- Support the clients Service Asset and Configuration Management
Team in the area of Infrastructure Configuration Management

Requirements:

- Minimum 5 years' experience in applications development, application architecture
- Expertise in SAP NetWeaver technology
- Broad general IT Architecture knowledge
- Expert in designing, developing and implementing solutions
- Expert in integrating systems and interfacing solution components and concepts
- Practical and theoretical skills in applying state-of-the-art procedures, tools and methods to realize IT solutions
- Practical execution skills/project management skills, focussing on delivery of final solution
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks and activities
- Has worked in multicultural distributed project teams
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)

It would be an asset if you should have following experience:

- Knowledge of competing ERP systems a plus.
- Ability to lead a team of functional consultants, drive blueprintworkshops and effectively communicate a SAP solution to the business users
- Experience of SAP project management using an onshore / offshore work structure with small to medium project teams

Technical Configuration - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:04:40 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Act as deputy for the leader of the Infrastructure Configuration Coordination team
- Contribute to Infrastructure Configuration Management in the areas of identification, planning, tool integration, providing correct infrastructure meta data (including relations) as a vital base for Service Delivery
- Responsible for set up / customization / upgrade of discovery tool which delivers adequate and timely snapshots from installed configuration
- Coordinate and implement upgrade of change and configuration management tool to next higher release
- Execute activities regarding mass updates of infrastructure meta data e.g. due to organizational changes, service process improvements or information meta model adjustments
- Support Swiss Re's Service Asset and Configuration Management
Team in the area of Infrastructure Configuration Management

Requirements:

- Degree in computer science or equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum 5-6 years in IT and 2-3 years of practical experience as a Configuration Manager or Librarian
- Practical experience as system engineer preferably with knowledge of a change/release/deployment/configuration Management Tool Suite
- Experience working with relational databases such as DB2 and Oracle
- Ability to analyze and prioritize technical requirements / problems and to develop and implement sustainable solutions
- Sound understanding of the whole ITIL V3 process framework and the transformation into practical IT business
- Experience with the IBM Tivoli Suite (IBM CCMDB Product) or Service
Now, acting as system owner or ITIL Practitioners Degree is a strong asset
- Structured, self dependent work approach, sound analytical and conceptual skills
- Customer focused and result oriented work approach
- Good team player, excellent communication skills, and used to working in a lively, international environment
- Fluent English mandatory; conversational German preferred

Technical Configuration - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:04:40 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Act as deputy for the leader of the Infrastructure Configuration Coordination team
- Contribute to Infrastructure Configuration Management in the areas of identification, planning, tool integration, providing correct infrastructure meta data (including relations) as a vital base for Service Delivery
- Responsible for set up / customization / upgrade of discovery tool which delivers adequate and timely snapshots from installed configuration
- Coordinate and implement upgrade of change and configuration management tool to next higher release
- Execute activities regarding mass updates of infrastructure meta data e.g. due to organizational changes, service process improvements or information meta model adjustments
- Support Swiss Re's Service Asset and Configuration Management
Team in the area of Infrastructure Configuration Management

Requirements:

- Degree in computer science or equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum 5-6 years in IT and 2-3 years of practical experience as a Configuration Manager or Librarian
- Practical experience as system engineer preferably with knowledge of a change/release/deployment/configuration Management Tool Suite
- Experience working with relational databases such as DB2 and Oracle
- Ability to analyze and prioritize technical requirements / problems and to develop and implement sustainable solutions
- Sound understanding of the whole ITIL V3 process framework and the transformation into practical IT business
- Experience with the IBM Tivoli Suite (IBM CCMDB Product) or Service
Now, acting as system owner or ITIL Practitioners Degree is a strong asset
- Structured, self dependent work approach, sound analytical and conceptual skills
- Customer focused and result oriented work approach
- Good team player, excellent communication skills, and used to working in a lively, international environment
- Fluent English mandatory; conversational German preferred

Senior Production Planner - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:01:31 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

My client is looking for an Operation Preparation Engineer to create and
maintain run books for the Operation Control Center (OCC) teams.
Besides delivering high quality run book solutions to the OCC, you will
coordinate with the projects and the different stakeholders to get all
the relevant information for the run book. Your technical background
will help you to automate run book workflows in an operation
orchestration system like Service Now. Your skills allow you to migrate
the current run books from Word in to the new workflow system. You
are able to identify areas/tasks in the run books which are good
candidates for an automated execution.

Requirements:

- Strong communication skills
- Good understanding of Database systems like Oracle or DB2
- Solid overview on the SwissRe infrastructure components
- Ability to develop and maintain partnerships with stakeholders
- Experience on run book automation tools (e.g. Service Now) would be a plus
- Swiss Re business experience would be a plus
- Excellent command of English

Senior Production Planner - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 03:01:31 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Requirements:

- Strong communication skills
- Good understanding of Database systems like Oracle or DB2
- Solid overview on the SwissRe infrastructure components
- Ability to develop and maintain partnerships with stakeholders
- Experience on run book automation tools (e.g. Service Now) would be a plus
- Swiss Re business experience would be a plus
- Excellent command of English

Service Automation Process - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:59:18 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Responsible for delivery of effective and integrated Service
Automation Processes that allow Service Delivery to respond fast,
dynamic and cost effective to upcoming customer demand
- Plan, Coordinate and Support Automation Process implementation
and act as a Project lead
- Continually improve automation process performance
- Define Service Automation tool landscape, architecture / procedures
/ interfaces and integration principles
- Manage our clients Infrastructure Service Automation Board
- Act as Change Manager for Infrastructure Service Automation
Solutions
- Cooperation with and define requirements towards our clients Service Asset and Configuration Management Team
- Documentation and processing of Service Automation
- Consulting and training of IT personnel in the area of Service
Automation Process Engineering

Requirements:

- Degree in computer science or equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum of 5-6 years in IT and 2-3 years of practical experience as a
System Engineer in the area of Infrastructure Automation/Monitoring
- Experience with the design, development, implementation and
especially integration of Infrastructure IT Service processes
- Sound understanding of the whole ITIL V3 process framework and the
transformation into practical IT business
- Ability to analyze and prioritize automation requirements and to
develop reasonable concepts and workflows for process automation
- Practical experience with the IBM Tivoli Suite or Service Now and in
project management are considered a strong asset, as is an ITIL
Service Manager Degree mandatory
- Structured, self dependent work approach, sound analytical skills and
conceptual skills
- Customer focused and result oriented work approach
- Good team player, excellent communication skills, and used to
working in a lively, international environment
- Fluency in English mandatory; conversational German preferred

Service Automation Process - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:59:18 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Requirements:

- Degree in computer science or equivalent experience preferred
- Minimum of 5-6 years in IT and 2-3 years of practical experience as a
System Engineer in the area of Infrastructure Automation/Monitoring
- Experience with the design, development, implementation and
especially integration of Infrastructure IT Service processes
- Sound understanding of the whole ITIL V3 process framework and the
transformation into practical IT business
- Ability to analyze and prioritize automation requirements and to
develop reasonable concepts and workflows for process automation
- Practical experience with the IBM Tivoli Suite or Service Now and in
project management are considered a strong asset, as is an ITIL
Service Manager Degree mandatory
- Structured, self dependent work approach, sound analytical skills and
conceptual skills
- Customer focused and result oriented work approach
- Good team player, excellent communication skills, and used to
working in a lively, international environment
- Fluency in English mandatory; conversational German preferred

Senior IT Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:56:18 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Your role will include maintaining and enhancing the AM ODS platform,
including the interfaces and associated controls, in accordance with
business requirements. You will analyse, discuss and document
requirements for new processes in close cooperation with business
experts and IT colleagues and develop a strong, trusted relationship
with AM business clients. Additionally, you will translate requirements
into system specifications, covering all aspects of the new solution,
including business process changes, system parameters, new
interfaces, reports, etc.
Working closely with the ODS project team and managing sourcing
partners to deliver high quality, efficient services, you will perform and
document system tests, assist in the planning and execution of user
acceptance tests, and contribute to upgrades, enhancements,
initiatives and projects of varying sizes and complexity. Your
responsibilities will also encompass producing quality functional,
technical and business user documentation - including use cases,
business rules, test documents and other design documents. You will
also plan and steer rollouts of new interface platform in conjunction
with Service Delivery colleagues, manage assigned tasks in the
above-mentioned fields independently, manage complex incidents and
problems, as well as offering third-level support.
Additional responsibilities will include managing, monitoring and
providing services in accordance with existing service level
agreements (SLAs) and amending and defining new SLAs where
necessary, along with analysing problems and defining solutions in
cooperation with other Service delivery teams.

Requirements:

- Higher academic or professional qualification preferred
- Analytical and methodical work-style combined with first-class business judgment
- Open-minded, willing to share knowledge within a small, flexible team and act transparently to all colleagues
- High degree of IT literacy, ideally with experience in Oracle databases, power center, development, enhancement and support
- Good understanding of the ITIL service model and specifically of change- and release management for complex database system and information provisioning
- Strong interest in Asset Management with a good understanding of Financial Markets
- Understanding of end-to-end processes in Financial Market environments
- Capable of interacting with users from Finance, Asset Management, Risk and IT at all levels
- Experience in working with colleagues from different cultures
- Proficiency in English is a must, proficiency in German desirable

Senior IT Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:56:18 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Requirements:

- Higher academic or professional qualification preferred
- Analytical and methodical work-style combined with first-class business judgment
- Open-minded, willing to share knowledge within a small, flexible team and act transparently to all colleagues
- High degree of IT literacy, ideally with experience in Oracle databases, power center, development, enhancement and support
- Good understanding of the ITIL service model and specifically of change- and release management for complex database system and information provisioning
- Strong interest in Asset Management with a good understanding of Financial Markets
- Understanding of end-to-end processes in Financial Market environments
- Capable of interacting with users from Finance, Asset Management, Risk and IT at all levels
- Experience in working with colleagues from different cultures
- Proficiency in English is a must, proficiency in German desirable

Senior IT Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:52:57 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Lead the Asset Management global reporting service based on Boxi,
Crystal and Xcelsius
- Act as the single point of contact (#go to person#) within Investment Management, when it comes down to reporting requirements
- Maintain and enhance the AM reporting solution, including data universes in accordance with business requirements
- Analyze, discuss and document requirements for new reports in close cooperation with business experts and IT colleagues
- Leverage while using the existing, shared Boxi pool of developers in Bangalore
- Perform and document report tests and assist in the planning and execution of user acceptance tests
- Contribute to upgrades, enhancements, initiatives and projects of varying sizes and complexity by adding reporting services
- Produce quality functional, technical and business user documentation - including use cases, business rules, test documents and other design documents and steer our offshore team to deliver in time and scope
- Plan and steer rollouts of new reports/reporting sets in conjunction with Service Delivery colleagues
- Manage assigned tasks in above-mentioned fields independently
- Manage complex incidents, problems and 3rd level support
- Manage, monitor and provide services in accordance with existing
service level agreements (SLAs) and amend/define new SLAs wherenecessary

Requirements:

- Higher academic or professional qualification
- Solid understanding of industry reporting standards, processes and methods combined with financial market know how to act as business analyst for all upcoming reporting requirements
- Analytical and methodical work-style combined with first class business judgment
- Highly IT literate, ideally with extensive experience in Business
Object, Crystal Reports or other reporting technologies
- Open-minded personality, willing to share knowledge within a small, flexible team and act transparently to all colleagues
- Strong interest in Financial Markets with a good understanding of Asset Management
- Capable of interacting with users from Finance, Asset Management, Risk and IT at all levels
- Proficiency in English is a must, proficiency in German desirable
This position is open to Zurich and NYC based candidates.

Senior IT Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:52:57 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Lead the Asset Management global reporting service based on Boxi,
Crystal and Xcelsius
- Act as the single point of contact (#go to person#) within Investment Management, when it comes down to reporting requirements
- Maintain and enhance the AM reporting solution, including data universes in accordance with business requirements
- Analyze, discuss and document requirements for new reports in close cooperation with business experts and IT colleagues
- Leverage while using the existing, shared Boxi pool of developers in Bangalore
- Perform and document report tests and assist in the planning and execution of user acceptance tests
- Contribute to upgrades, enhancements, initiatives and projects of varying sizes and complexity by adding reporting services
- Produce quality functional, technical and business user documentation - including use cases, business rules, test documents and other design documents and steer our offshore team to deliver in time and scope
- Plan and steer rollouts of new reports/reporting sets in conjunction with Service Delivery colleagues
- Manage assigned tasks in above-mentioned fields independently
- Manage complex incidents, problems and 3rd level support
- Manage, monitor and provide services in accordance with existing
service level agreements (SLAs) and amend/define new SLAs wherenecessary

Requirements:

- Higher academic or professional qualification
- Solid understanding of industry reporting standards, processes and methods combined with financial market know how to act as business analyst for all upcoming reporting requirements
- Analytical and methodical work-style combined with first class business judgment
- Highly IT literate, ideally with extensive experience in Business
Object, Crystal Reports or other reporting technologies
- Open-minded personality, willing to share knowledge within a small, flexible team and act transparently to all colleagues
- Strong interest in Financial Markets with a good understanding of Asset Management
- Capable of interacting with users from Finance, Asset Management, Risk and IT at all levels
- Proficiency in English is a must, proficiency in German desirable
This position is open to Zurich and NYC based candidates.

Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:49:08 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

The AM & RM Solutions unit within Solution Delivery has end-to-end responsibility for the delivery of technology solutions and enhancements to the business in the domains of Asset Management and Risk Management. The successful candidate will join a team of domain experts which focuses on the demands originated from the
Risk Management organization.

Responsibilities:

- IT Lead in Risk Management domain projects like the future financial risk management platform
- Provide Risk Management content expertise, share knowledge
- Build a trusted relationship to the Risk Management function
- Drive business analysis and requirements engineering services:
independently analyze and define solutions for complex business requirements within the corresponding domain
- Lead the solution delivery process throughout the entire software development lifecycle and deliver the product on time, budget and scope
- Coach team members and peers

Requirements:

- Proven experience as project manager/lead business analyst of a leading financial risk management platforms (e.g. Algorithmics,
Sungard, etc...)
- Excellent knowledge of the Risk Management discipline and of financial risk management in particular (i.e. market risk and credit risk)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, proven customer orientation
- Proven business analysis skills and experience in risk related projects
- Proven experience in project management methodologies and project management
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as within a global team
- Ability to work under pressure and high level of flexibility
- Degree holder in a relevant discipline with +5 years experience in the financial services industry
- Ability to communicate in English is required, German is a plus

Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:49:08 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

The AM & RM Solutions unit within Solution Delivery has end-to-end responsibility for the delivery of technology solutions and enhancements to the business in the domains of Asset Management and Risk Management. The successful candidate will join a team of domain experts which focuses on the demands originated from the
Risk Management organization.

Responsibilities:

- IT Lead in Risk Management domain projects like the future financial risk management platform
- Provide Risk Management content expertise, share knowledge
- Build a trusted relationship to the Risk Management function
- Drive business analysis and requirements engineering services:
independently analyze and define solutions for complex business requirements within the corresponding domain
- Lead the solution delivery process throughout the entire software development lifecycle and deliver the product on time, budget and scope
- Coach team members and peers

Requirements:

- Proven experience as project manager/lead business analyst of a leading financial risk management platforms (e.g. Algorithmics,
Sungard, etc...)
- Excellent knowledge of the Risk Management discipline and of financial risk management in particular (i.e. market risk and credit risk)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, proven customer orientation
- Proven business analysis skills and experience in risk related projects
- Proven experience in project management methodologies and project management
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as within a global team
- Ability to work under pressure and high level of flexibility
- Degree holder in a relevant discipline with +5 years experience in the financial services industry
- Ability to communicate in English is required, German is a plus

Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:44:43 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Senior Business Analyst in SoD / AM & RM Solutions
- Lead role in projects with focus on business analysis in the AM Finance area.
- Requirements engineering and preparation of design specifications for hand over to the development team (including Process design, architecture, data modeling, UML, formula definition and description).
- Creation of Test approach and Test Cases to support BusinessRequirements.
- Collaborate with the Finance Users and IT Developers to build on time quality solutions.
- Training of Finance Users and support staff on any rolled out projects/components.
- Problem solving with Business Lead and IT Lead to ensure solutions are completed to specification.
- Ability to build up knowledge in Asset Management and Finance related areas:
- Accounting for Fixed Income, Equity and Derivative products.
- IFRS and US GAAP Accounting Standards
- FX and MTM Processing
- Daily P&L Processing and Balance Sheet construction.
- Valuation of Financial Services products

Requirements:

- University degree or equivalent education in one of the following fields: Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, Actuary, Mathematics.
- Experience (three to five years) working in the business analysis discipline.
- Strong team member with the ability to bring together users and developers in a global and multicultural environment.
- Independent worker and motivator.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinker.
- Willing to increase responsibilities and take ownership for project deliveries.
- Knowledge/experience in Business Analysis, including business process design, data-modeling, and testing methodology.
- Solid understanding of project management methods
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to frame problems and solutions quickly and concisely in a consensus driven environment
- Effective in establishing and building credibility quickly and maintaining relationships with clients, management and peers
- Fluent English mandatory; German preferred but not required

Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:44:43 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

- Senior Business Analyst in SoD / AM & RM Solutions
- Lead role in projects with focus on business analysis in the AM Finance area.
- Requirements engineering and preparation of design specifications for hand over to the development team (including Process design, architecture, data modeling, UML, formula definition and description).
- Creation of Test approach and Test Cases to support BusinessRequirements.
- Collaborate with the Finance Users and IT Developers to build on time quality solutions.
- Training of Finance Users and support staff on any rolled out projects/components.
- Problem solving with Business Lead and IT Lead to ensure solutions are completed to specification.
- Ability to build up knowledge in Asset Management and Finance related areas:
- Accounting for Fixed Income, Equity and Derivative products.
- IFRS and US GAAP Accounting Standards
- FX and MTM Processing
- Daily P&L Processing and Balance Sheet construction.
- Valuation of Financial Services products

Requirements:

- University degree or equivalent education in one of the following fields: Computer Science, Business Administration, Finance, Actuary, Mathematics.
- Experience (three to five years) working in the business analysis discipline.
- Strong team member with the ability to bring together users and developers in a global and multicultural environment.
- Independent worker and motivator.
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinker.
- Willing to increase responsibilities and take ownership for project deliveries.
- Knowledge/experience in Business Analysis, including business process design, data-modeling, and testing methodology.
- Solid understanding of project management methods
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to frame problems and solutions quickly and concisely in a consensus driven environment
- Effective in establishing and building credibility quickly and maintaining relationships with clients, management and peers
- Fluent English mandatory; German preferred but not required

Senior Change Manager / Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:37:07 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Our client operates in more than 20 countries, and with a presence in all
continents, Our client is one of the world's largest and most diversified
reinsurers. Foreign Exchange risks therefore stems from its global
activities.

FX risk management is steered by the currencies of the
underlying financial and insurance liablities our client enteres into and
are matched with corresponding assets in the same currency under the
Asset Liablitility Management framework.

Role:

The position holder will help provide Application and Business Process
support to the Corporate Functions area. In this responsibility, he or
she
will take responsibility for a portfolio of applications and will be
responsible for enhancing the application environment as requested by
the business. This will include adhering to respective our clients change
management procedures, by ensuring both the appropriate
prioritization and delivery of change. The position holder will support
the business in using the applications. He/She will be responsible for
managing and resolving issues relating to their applications and data
quality. He/She will strive to build trusted client relationships with the
Corporate Functions area, look for win-win situations with their
respective business counterparts, maintain professionalism and retain
a focus on delivery . He/She will act as an enabler and service
provider. The position holder will delegate many analysis tasks to a
sourcing partner and must ensure quality via timely reviews.
Requirements

Requirements:

- Excellent knowledge of change management in context of ITIL v3 and business analysis methodologies
- Experience of managing multiple stakeholders often with competing demands and deadlines
- Experience in a business analyst function (preferably 3-5years)
- Excellent IT literacy
- Excellent communication skills, highly committed, energetic, proficient, reliable
- Proven record of delivery in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Knowledge of sourcing strategies and experience in dealing with sourcing partners
- Development experience is very helpful along with knowledge of system and architecture

Senior Change Manager / Senior Business Analyst - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:37:07 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Role:

Requirements:

- Excellent knowledge of change management in context of ITIL v3 and business analysis methodologies
- Experience of managing multiple stakeholders often with competing demands and deadlines
- Experience in a business analyst function (preferably 3-5years)
- Excellent IT literacy
- Excellent communication skills, highly committed, energetic, proficient, reliable
- Proven record of delivery in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Knowledge of sourcing strategies and experience in dealing with sourcing partners
- Development experience is very helpful along with knowledge of system and architecture

FX Strategy & Execution - Adliswil - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:28:37 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

FX Strategy & Execution will
manage our clients economic FX risk within its capital positioning and
future transactions. They will also manage the FX accounting risk in
earnings within the income statement and volatility of equity in the
statement of shareholder#s equity due to changes in FX rates.

Main Tasks:

Develop the FX and Own Share framworks which includes:
Document policy and procedures; integrate trading into front office, operational, and accounting systems; work closely with groups responsible for formulating the underlying risk, Risk Management, and Accounting
Develop FX strategies for hedging Swiss Re's balance sheet, future transactions, and asset allocation
Hedge company Own share compensation plans

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree
- Background in FX Trading in a Reinsurance company is a must
(preferably Swiss Re experience)
- Project work with front to back office experience
- Minimum 5 years of FX trading, Equity trading, and Funding expreince
- Knowledge of Bloomberg, BlackRock trading, AvantGuard risk, and
various accounting systems
- Good command of English and further languages advantageous
- Highly motivated, excellent communication skills, and works well with
others

FX Strategy & Execution - Adliswil - Adliswil, Zurich

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:28:37 GMT

Company:

Our client a leading global reinsurers offering a wide range
of traditional reinsurance products and related services, which are
complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services. Their core business segments are: risk transfer,
risk finance and asset management.

Main Tasks:

Develop the FX and Own Share framworks which includes:
Document policy and procedures; integrate trading into front office, operational, and accounting systems; work closely with groups responsible for formulating the underlying risk, Risk Management, and Accounting
Develop FX strategies for hedging Swiss Re's balance sheet, future transactions, and asset allocation
Hedge company Own share compensation plans

Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree
- Background in FX Trading in a Reinsurance company is a must
(preferably Swiss Re experience)
- Project work with front to back office experience
- Minimum 5 years of FX trading, Equity trading, and Funding expreince
- Knowledge of Bloomberg, BlackRock trading, AvantGuard risk, and
various accounting systems
- Good command of English and further languages advantageous
- Highly motivated, excellent communication skills, and works well with
others

Software Engineer for 3rd Level Application Support - Zurich - Switzerland - Zurich, Zurich

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:02:22 GMT

Wir bieten
Verantwortungsvolle Aufgabe im Bereich Front Areas / Web Services
Beratung und Unterstützung der Projektleiter, um die sich noch in der Entwicklung befindende Applikationen reibungslos live zu bringen und den Betrieb im 3rd-Level Support sicherzustellen
Detaillierte Analyse von technischen Problemen/Fehlern und Erarbeiten von Lösungsvorschlägen
Erarbeiten von Stabilitäts- und Performance-Verbesserungen
Selbständiges Durchführen von betrieblichen Nachforschungen für die betreuten Applikationen
Verbesserung der technischen Infrastruktur hinsichtlich eines optimalen Betriebs der Applikation

Sie bieten
Abgeschlossenes Studium oder höhere Fachausbildung in der Informatik
Mehrjährige Berufserfahrung mit Java/J2EE sowie mit Java Persistenz API und Java Server Faces
Fundierte SOA sowie Weblogic Application Server Kenntnisse
Grosse Selbstständigkeit und hohes Verantwortungsbewusstsein
Kompetente und überzeugende Kommunikationsfähigkeiten im Umgang mit Fachspezialisten
Hohe Serviceorientierung und die Fähigkeit, Bedürfnisse der Kunden rasch zu erfassen, zu priorisieren und zielgerichtet zu bearbeiten
sehr gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

Software Engineer for 3rd Level Application Support - Zurich - Switzerland - Zurich, Zurich

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:02:22 GMT

Application Developer - JAVA / XML - Opfikon - Opfikon, Zurich

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:06:34 GMT

Application Developer / JAVA / XML - Opfikon

My client a leading investment bank is looking for a new candidate to join its growing business.
working in area of the global FXMM clearing and settlement. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of strategic downstream interface components as well as the support of legacy applications.
As a member of the core development team, you actively drive standardization and globalization of the downstream interfaces to the Wealth Management area.
Further responsibilities will include:

• 3rd level production support and contact for internal clients
• Analysing and solving issues
• Responsibility for packaging and release management
• Maintaining Development & Test environments

• Working experience using the technical core skills: Java, XML/XSLT, object oriented concepts/frameworks in general
• Strongly appreciated are: Unix, Shell scripting, MQ Series, Subversion
• Useful to have: C/C++.
• Strong team player who integrates quickly into existing team
• Quick learner who is used to work with complex systems
• Experience in the financial sector appreciated
• Excellent command of English language is required, knowledge of German is strongly appreciated

Only candidates with EU passport or Swiss B Permit will be considered for this role.

Application Developer - JAVA / XML - Opfikon - Opfikon, Zurich

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:06:34 GMT

Application Developer / JAVA / XML - Opfikon

Only candidates with EU passport or Swiss B Permit will be considered for this role.