In this sector, you'll find all of our Information Technology jobs, or IT jobs, in investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity funds, insurance companies and other financial services firms.
Good technology is often the important factor that puts one financial services company ahead of its competitors. Technology can also help the organization save money by speeding up processes and increasing efficiency. As a result, firms in the financial sector spend a very large amount of money on IT recruitment.
The biggest user of technology in an investment bank is the trading floor and everything related to it. Technology may be required to help with buying and selling financial products electronically, processing them through smart-order routing systems or communicating to help trades go through smoothly and quickly. These multimillion dollar technology projects are absolutely crucial to successful operations.
IT careers in financial services fall into five separate departments. These are usually development, business analysis, project management, infrastructure and technical support.
Developers are at the frontlines of the IT department. Some development jobs may require developing completely new systems in-house, which offers opportunities for developers using Java or other coding languages to use their knowledge. Often, however, banks buy software off the shelf from third-party companies. In these cases, the developer will need to modify the software to serve the institution's particular needs or integrate it into existing systems.
When creating systems for flow products like equities or FX, developers aim for "low latency" or to reduce the amount of time taken while executing and processing a trade.
Business analysts connect with both the IT department and the business side of the organization, investigating how technology can be used to improve the bank's competitive advantage.
Meanwhile, project managers will take the reins of the new venture once it's been given the go-ahead. Project management roles are strategic and involve planning, structuring and eventual completion of the projects. Project managers work with a team of developers, liaise with third-party vendors and are answerable to the business should plans go awry.
Those in technical support jobs solve problems when they arise on the trading floor. Infrastructure roles deal with the nuts and bolts of IT - everything from servers to operating systems to databases.
This section also includes IT jobs working for third-party vendors, which specialize in providing software for a particular sector.
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| Trading Systems - C/C++ Experienced Software Developer | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 24 May 13 |
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Trading Systems at Bloomberg is looking for skilled senior developers.
| Interaction Designer - Experienced Hire | Bloomberg Competitive | Manhattan, NY | 24 May 13 |
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Bloomberg''s product and technology teams are committed to creating better human experiences with technology b...
| Senior iOS developer - BloombergBlack.com | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 24 May 13 |
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Join our Engineering team working on a startup product, building BloombergBlack.com. We are developing next ge...
| Risk Analytics Programmer- Hedge Fund | Comprehensive Recruiting $110k-130k basic salary, plus bonus | Manhattan, NY | 24 May 13 |
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Computer Science grad with excellent hands-on programming skills needed to join NYC Hedge Fund. Requires betw...
| Senior Software Developer C/C++ Price History Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 23 May 13 |
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The developer joining the group would focus on the PriceHistory send-to-history (S2H) and PriceHistory Query L...
| AVP Strategic Execution Program/Project Management | AIG Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 23 May 13 |
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AIG O&S Strategy & Operations Assistant Vice President will be responsible for managing the overall structurin...
| Business Analyst- Fixed Income | Tuttle agency 90,000 - 120,000 plus bonus | New York, NY, 10017 | 20 May 13 |
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Our client, a leading financial information provider, is looking for a Business Analyst for their NYC location...
| VP Project Delivery- OTC Derivatives | Tuttle agency 90,000- 120,000 plus Bonus | New York, NY, 10017 | 20 May 13 |
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Our client, a leading financial institution, is looking for a VP on the Project Engagement Team.
| Desktop Solutions Specialist Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 17 May 13 |
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Desktop Solutions Specialist
| FX Quality Assurance (QA) Tester Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 17 May 13 |
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FX Quality Assurance (QA) Tester
| Data Solutions Sales Representative Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 14 May 13 |
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Data Solutions Sales Representative
| Bloomberg Vault Solutions Architect | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 14 May 13 |
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Bloomberg Vault Solutions Architect
| Senior Software Developer - Portfolio Analytics & Risk Team Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 01 May 13 |
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The Portfolio and Risk Analytics team is beginning a complex and ambitious project to build a world-class port...
| Experienced Bloomberg Professional Sales and Account Executive | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 26 Apr 13 |
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Experienced Sales Representative
| EMSX - Network Account Manager Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 17 Apr 13 |
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Network Account Manager
| Desktop Solutions Specialist Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 08 Apr 13 |
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qualified application developer
| Bloomberg Risk and Valuation Quantitative Researcher Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 04 Apr 13 |
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Risk and Valuation Quantitative Researcher
| Portfolio and Risk Analytics Sales Representative Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 04 Apr 13 |
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Sales Rep Portfolio Analytics Risk
| Investment Banking - Senior C++ Software Developer | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 03 Apr 13 |
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Investment Banking is a new market for Bloomberg. The Investment Banking Team was formed last year to provide ...
| Trading Systems - C/C++ Experienced Software Developer | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 03 Apr 13 |
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Trading Systems at Bloomberg is looking for skilled senior developers.
| Interaction Designer - Experienced Hire | Bloomberg Competitive | Manhattan, NY | 03 Apr 13 |
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Bloomberg''s product and technology teams are committed to creating better human experiences with technology b...
| Senior iOS developer - BloombergBlack.com | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 03 Apr 13 |
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Join our Engineering team working on a startup product, building BloombergBlack.com. We are developing next ge...
| Enterprise Products & Solutions Sales Representative Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 28 Mar 13 |
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Bloomberg - Enterprise Products & Solutions Sales Representative
| Senior Financial Trading System Architect | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 22 Mar 13 |
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The Role: Bloomberg Trading Solutions is the premier global trade/order management system in the world; used ...
| Bloomberg Vault - Product Manager Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 21 Mar 13 |
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Bloomberg Vault - Product Manager
| C# Developer | InfoTech Solutions $150,000 | New York, NY, 10165 | 14 Mar 13 |
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C# developers with trading systems development experience
| Financial Newsletter Editor With Oil/Gas Industry Expertise Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 13 Mar 13 |
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| TSCI - Integration Specialist Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 07 Mar 13 |
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| Bloomberg Vault Application Specialist Job | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 07 Mar 13 |
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| Senior iOS developer - BloombergBlack.com | Bloomberg Negotiable | Manhattan, NY | 06 Mar 13 |
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Join our Engineering team working on a startup product, building BloombergBlack.com. We are developing next ge...