Financial Engineer – Non STEM

First Derivative is a global provider of products and consulting services to the capital markets industry. It supports institutions in designing, developing, implementing, and supporting a broad range of mission critical data and trading systems across front, middle and back-office operations. We have the world's largest, fully Capital Markets dedicated team.

As a graduate, you will join the Capital Markets Training Programme (CMTP), giving you the unique opportunity to expand your skillset and potential. The Capital Markets Training Programme is a 2 year scheme which enables fast track career progression into the Capital Markets industry.

Over the course of the two-year graduate Programme, the combination of training courses and varying client projects is specifically designed to give you both the experience and core skills you need to progress.

We invite you to explore a career at First Derivative, where we take seriously our commitment to stimulate, challenge, develop, reward and care for our employees.

For the first time ever we have launched a stream within our Options Programme for top-performing graduates from Non STEM degree disciplines. This presents an opportunity for stand-out candidates from a variety of degree backgrounds to kick-start their careers in the FinTech industry.

We are keen to attract enthusiastic candidates with a can-do attitude who are keen to combine their natural customer orientation with their passion for finance and technology.

In this role, you will enter a progressive and positive work environment as part of our growing production support team, with a focus on providing a range of critical services to our global Tier 1 client base.

The unique combination of on-the-job training and academic learning offered will allow you to develop a highly transferrable skillset and build a strong foundation for a successful career in the FinTech industry.

Career progression opportunities include advancement within the support space or a smooth transition into a range of specialist technical areas including business analysis, project management, software development and software testing.

What we look for:​

• An inquisitive mindset, an aptitude for problem-solving
• Customer orientation, confidence in client interactions
• Self-organisation and a keen attention to detail
• Ability to multitasking and prioritise tasks effectively to deliver to strict deadlines
• Keen interest in establishing a career in the financial technology sector
• Minimum 2.2 degree in any discipline

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