Job Description
Senior Developer
We are seeking an experienced Senior Developer to support the design, development, enhancement, maintenance, and technical evolution of the Securities Finance Processor platform. The role requires strong hands-on development experience in UniData, UniBasic, and System Builder, combined with the ability to work across complex financial services applications, Agile delivery teams, and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
The successful candidate will act as a senior technical contributor and trusted product expert, helping to deliver high-quality software changes, resolve complex technical issues, support release delivery, promote engineering best practices, and preserve critical product knowledge within the team.
About the Platform
Securities Finance Processor is an integrated solution for international securities financing. It supports the full trade lifecycle of principal and agency securities lending and repo transactions and is designed to help reduce operational risk.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development and Maintenance
- Design, develop, enhance, and maintain UniData-based applications and systems for the Securities Finance Processor platform.
- Develop and implement software solutions that meet business, client, and technical requirements.
- Work on core product versions, technical specifications, and client-driven enhancements.
- Ensure applications are performant, maintainable, secure, responsive, and aligned with business requirements.
Technical Leadership
- Provide senior technical input on solution design, development approaches, implementation decisions, and defect resolution.
- Contribute development expertise to technical discussions with Development Managers, Senior Developers, Product Management teams, and business stakeholders.
- Provide impact analysis for enhancements, client requests, regulatory changes, and production issues.
Agile Delivery and Collaboration
- Collaborate with cross-functional Agile sprint teams to gather, analyze, and refine requirements.
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical reviews, estimation, and retrospectives.
- Break down complex development initiatives into manageable tasks and support predictable delivery outcomes.
- Promote a collaborative, delivery-focused, and positive team culture.
Quality, Testing, and Engineering Standards
- Develop code, perform peer testing, and write unit tests.
- Participate in peer code reviews and contribute to development best practices.
- Refactor code where appropriate to improve performance, maintainability, and quality while remaining risk-aware.
- Apply and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices where appropriate.
- Drive improvements in development efficiency, automation, tooling, and software quality.
Knowledge Sharing and Mentoring
- Mentor less experienced developers through coaching, technical guidance, and peer support.
- Help preserve and transfer critical product and business knowledge across the engineering team.
Required Skills and Experience
Core Technical Skills
- Strong commercial experience developing and maintaining UniData-based applications.
- Strong UniBasic and System Builder development experience.
- Experience developing and maintaining complex financial systems or enterprise business applications.
- Knowledge of database design and data modeling.
- Familiarity with version control systems and software development lifecycle processes.
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and performing root cause analysis.
Delivery and Engineering Practices
- Experience working within Agile software delivery environments.
- Experience using Jira or similar work management tools.
- Ability to work across multiple workstreams and supported product versions.
- Understanding of release planning, sprint execution, source control, and delivery governance.
- Familiarity with automated testing, unit testing, peer review, refactoring, and Test-Driven Development concepts.
Business and Domain Knowledge
- Experience with Securities Finance or the Financial Services industry is highly desirable.
- Ability to understand complex business processes and client requirements.
- Experience supporting business-critical production systems.
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of Java, Spring Framework, REST APIs, and SQL.
- Knowledge of integration frameworks and patterns, including Apache Camel.
- Experience with Linux and/or Windows environments.
- Experience supporting both legacy and modern technology stacks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in UniData and System Builder development.
Core Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
- Ownership, accountability, and risk awareness.
- Ability to coach, mentor, and share knowledge with other engineers.
- Adaptability, resilience, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | India, TN |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 2001 |
| Website | http://www.zensar.com/ |
About Company
Zensar Technologies is a technology partner of choice for global organizations looking to strategically transform, grow, and lead in today’s challenging business environment. Backed by a strong track-record of innovation, over 8000 associates and footprint in 29 global locations, Zensar’s comprehensive range of software services and solutions enable its 400+ forward-looking customers to cross new thresholds of business performance. The Company owing to its growth in recent times has moved up the NASSCOM listing of Software Service Companies in India to #13 this year. This is reiterated in the Porter’s Prize for Best Strategic Management in the Information, Media and Telecom Industries that has been bestowed upon the Company. A noted publication, Dataquest in its Top 200 listing has rated Zensar 20 notches higher this year, given its performance. Zensar operates in the US, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Singapore and Australia regions and has delivery centers in India (Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore), China,UK, Amsterdam and US (Westborough). Zensar is the world's first enterprise-wide SEI CMM Level 5 Company. The Company has a services portfolio that ranges from the traditional to the transformational - across service lines of Management Consulting, Business Application Services, Enterprise Solutions, Enterprise Collaboration Services, Testing and Assurance Services, BPM and Infrastructure Management Services. Zensar’s experience across industries of Retail, Manufacturing, Insurance, Banking, Healthcare and others translate into a differentiated value proposition and faster time-to-market for clients. Our capability in infrastructure-oriented services ranges from remote infrastructure management to end user computing to data centre services and security and compliance. Zensar is now leading the way in powering next-generation enterprises with its cloud, mobility and social media solutions. The Company has been recognized for its exceptional service capabilities and industry-leading solutions, and has bagged prestigious awards in areas such as R&D, people practices, CSR programs and sustainability initiatives. Zensar's Corporate Social Responsibility programs focus on creating sustainable development and livelihood for local communities. At Zensar, we see Innovation as a clear differentiator. Innovation, along with focus on deep, long-lasting client relationships and strong domain expertise, drives every facet of our day-to-day operation. For our clients, it translates into strategic business value and for us, into consistent financial performance – Zensar clocked 25.3 percent average revenue growth over the last five years. We believe in leveraging the power of innovation to seize new opportunities. So, employees are encouraged to challenge opinions and ideas, and to push the boundaries of what is possible. Different perspectives that arise out of Zensar’s world culture - entailing diversity of gender, region, nationality, background, or education - blend to transform every vision into reality. Our Global Delivery Model, defined by robust service capabilities and the ability to source best talent from across the world, is backed by 24X7X365 support. The result: Superior value for clients.
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