Assistant Vice President, Application Development Software Engineer

About Cls:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem.  Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective.  Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. 

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies.  We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people.  Our values underpin everything that we do at CLS and define our working environment:

• Pivotal purpose
• Trusted guardian
• Targeted innovation
• Facilitate connections
• Delivering excellence
• Inclusive culture

Job Information:

• Functional title - Application Development Software Engineer
• Department - Technology
• Corporate level - Assistant Vice President
• Report to – Shailesh Londhe
• Location – New Jersey
• Base pay: 135-175K

 What you will be doing: (essential functions)

For the various projects under progress:

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using .NET, ASP.NET, Windows Services, and SQL Server
• Participate, contribute, assimilate, and provide opinion on increasing the security focus on all stages of SDLC during any changes, enhancements and design being done to the applications.
• Optimize code for performance, scalability, and security.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve security vulnerabilities in Windows applications, Windows servers, and web applications. Apply security best practices in development and deployment processes.
• Work proactively, independently and with global teams to address project requirements.
• Integrate with existing systems and APIs while ensuring adherence to secure coding standards and best practices.
• Code and Test cases reviews and ensure code developed meets the requirements.

What we’re looking for (essential qualifications)

• 5+ years of IT experience of which 3+ years should be in Microsoft application development (web/backend services/desktop clients).
• Excellent knowledge of Windows application architecture, server configurations, web server configuration.
• Hands on full-stack experience with Web Apps built on Asp.NET, .NET Core, MVC.
• Experience in a diverse set of web app development tools and technologies such as JavaScript , Typescript, HTML5, Bootstrap, Angular.
• Excellent database skills required. SQL Server/DB2 preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of DevSecOps process and remediating OWASP vulnerabilities.
• Working knowledge and experience on scripting languages like Python or Erlang is plus
• Knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Hands-on working experience with DAST/SAST tools like Mend/SonarQube etc is a plus.
• Knowledge/experience on CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins/Bamboo with Bitbucket/Git.

Professional qualifications / certifications

• Professional certifications on Cloud – AWS is a plus
• Any Security related certifications is a plus

Our Commitment To Employees:

At CLS, we celebrate inclusion and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Employee Networks (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about inclusivity.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
• Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
• Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
• Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
• Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
• Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
• Annual flu vaccinations.
• Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
• Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
• All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.