Software Engineer, Fixed Income

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. 

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www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. 

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology.  Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

This role is responsible developing the Austraclear software as part of the S&P Tech Engineering team. This role aligns to the Technology job family within the Engineering capability stream in S&P, with responsibilities across software design, development, delivery, and Level 3 application support for Austraclear, a systemically important Financial Market Infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement software solutions based on business requirements and technical function description documents with detailed analysis, technical design, complex code changes, unit testing the changes, creating release artefacts

• Develop and implement enhancements and bug fixes for Austraclear applications.

• Uplift functionality flagged by security scans to comply with enterprise policy.

• Contribute to the health of the code base by conducting effective code and process reviews

• Provide and maintain housekeeping technical documentation

• Drive continuous modernisation through incremental software improvements

• Develop operational and system support tools including technical documentation to enable effective maintenance and support of applications

3rd Line Support:

Provide 3rd-line support, both intra-day and after hours, including complex incident investigation and root cause analysis to internal and external users.

• Work closely with 1st and 2nd line support teams/vendors to resolve production issues and reduce incidents.

• Provide software analysis to support business decision making

Skills and Experience
Must have:

• 10+ year experience working in a full stack .Net software engineer/application engineer role within an enterprise environment

• 4+ year experience writing SQL queries and PL/SQL Stored Procedures in Oracle, or 5+ years working with similar RDBMS

• Experience integrating .Net systems with ForgeRock IAM and Apache Kafka

• Strong software analysis and problem-solving skills

• Experience working with Syncfusion or other third party .Net User Controls

• Experience with Active Reports

• Working knowledge of SWIFT messaging protocols (SWIFT ISO15022 and ISO20022)

• Experience liaising with multiple teams to achieve outcomes

• Experience providing third level support to software systems within broader incident management team

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and switch between concurrent work streams

• Proficiency with GitLab and Git

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Operating systems and how it impacts software systems (cybersecurity restrictions, group policies, elevated privileges, M365 tools)

• Proficiency with V-model/hybrid agile delivery model

• Experience using Atlassian tools including but not restricted to Jira/Confluence/Stash

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.

• Experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (GITLAB, Nexus, SonarQube)

• Experience with Wix deployment

• Experience developing .Net systems in AWS

• Industry experience in Clearing House/Stock Exchange/Investment Banking

• Experience with Microsoft C++

• Knowledge and experience with cloud concepts such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)

• BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent background

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at careers@asx.com.au.

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.