Front Arena Upgrade Expert (A)

Tasks

• Lead, test, and deploy robust functionalities across the Front Arena landscape as part of a major version upgrade
• Collaborate closely with Market Risk teams to ensure all required risk reports are successfully delivered with the new Front Arena version
• Perform comprehensive end-to-end testing of critical Front Arena services to ensure high availability and minimize production downtime
• Review solutions and implementations to ensure quality, security, stability, and compliance with architectural standards
• Identify and implement improvements during the upgrade to enhance system performance, scalability, and operational resilience
• Support change and release management activities within an agile SAFe delivery environment
• Work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and Market Risk functions throughout the upgrade lifecycle
• Ensure adherence to applicable risk, compliance, regulatory, and ethical standards

Requirements

• Completed degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a comparable field
• Around 20+ years of hands-on Front Arena experience, ideally gained in comparable upgrade, migration, or implementation roles
• Exceptional understanding of the Front Arena landscape, including its critical services and integration dependencies
• Strong experience with testing, deployment, production stability, and system upgrades in complex Front Arena environments
• Solid understanding of capital markets, particularly structured products and equity derivatives
• Experience collaborating with Market Risk functions and supporting business-critical risk reporting
• Experience with change and release management in an agile environment; knowledge of SAFe is advantageous
• Proven ability to lead initiatives and collaborate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
• Fluent English, both written and spoken

Soft Skills

• Strong customer focus with an empathetic, adaptable, hands-on, and solution-oriented approach
• Highly self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to introduce new ideas, initiate change, and lead teams and initiatives
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to remain effective and collaborative under pressure