Julius Baer

Application Engineer 80% - 100% (f/m/d) - (Contract through our external payroll partner for 12 months with possible extension)

Posted: Nov 1, 2025

Job Description

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.YOUR CHALLENGEBe instrumental in preparing our order management system (IBM OTMS) for integration with the future core banking systemLead the process of integrating our system with secondary market trading operationsProvide support to our business analysts by leveraging your technical and professional knowledgeOffer technical guidance to DevOps team members during implementation phasesUtilise your experience in external communications with market data and exchange platform vendors to facilitate business expansionWithin a highly collaborative environment, contribute to the development of the Software Solutions strategy for the Order Management division of Julius BaerAssist in the ongoing technical maintenance of our system and proactively identify areas for enhancementYOUR PROFILEExceptional knowledge of securities trading and associated processes, particularly within primary and secondary markets, covering all asset classes (equities, fixed income, new issues, funds, alternative investments, structured products, ETDs, ETFs)Comprehensive understanding of financial instrumentsSome practical experience utilising Bloomberg data (masterdata and pricing)Strong grasp of money market transactions and payment processing proceduresFoundational understanding of agile project methodologies, such as SAFe or ScrumAbility to collaborate effectively with colleagues across multiple time zonesFluency in English; German language skills are advantageousTechnical skills:Proficient in order management systems with capabilities similar to IBM OTMS, including order routing and captureStrong experience in Oracle PL/SQL development and performance tuningSkilled in Linux environments and Bash scripting for automation and operationsExpertise in Java, .NET, or equivalent software development technologiesSolid understanding of messaging protocols including Kafka, IBM MQ, and event-driven architecturesFamiliarity with financial messaging standards such as FIX and ISO20022 (e.g., PAIN)Proficient in RESTful Web APIs and data formats including XML and JSONIn-depth knowledge of security mechanisms such as OAuth 2.air, TLS, and vulnerability assessmentsExperience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Octopus, Bitbucket), Kubernetes, and distributed system deploymentsSkilled in system architecture, non-functional requirement gathering, design documentation, and observability using Grafana and Prometheus; familiarity with Jira and Confluence is a plusWe are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. Further interesting job opportunities can be found on our Career site.Is this not quite what you are looking for? Set up a job alert by creating a candidate account here.

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