Avaloq Technical Developer – Trading & STEX

About the role

As an Avaloq Technical Developer, you will act as a component owner, taking end-to-end technical responsibility for configuring, enhancing, and maintaining core Avaloq trading modules (STEX/Stacks) across strategic international projects.

Work tasks

• Module Parametrization: Configure and parameterize core Avaloq trading functionality, with a direct focus on STEX workflows, transaction processing, pooling, and partial billing.
• Project Delivery: Implement key technical configurations for large-scale international projects, including multi-entity bank rollouts and new derivative/structured product integrations.
• System Enhancements: Develop targeted platform modifications and technical enhancements using Avaloq Report Writer and related configuration tools.
• Technical Maintenance: Conduct root-cause analysis, bug fixes, ad-hoc query execution, and Oracle/PL-SQL database error handling.
• Quality Assurance: Define, execute, and evaluate technical test cases to maintain high platform quality and stability.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage directly with internal business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into robust, hands-on technical solutions.

Must-Haves

• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a strictly technical STEM discipline.
• Core Technical Experience: Approximately 3 years of recent, hands-on Avaloq parametrization experience—specifically focused on the Avaloq Stacks / STEX trading module as the core non-negotiable requirement.
• Platform Certification: Certified Avaloq Professional.
• Database & Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in relational databases (Oracle, PL/SQL), including code debugging, failure analysis, and error handling.
• Languages: Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English (German is NOT required).
• Personal & Working Style: High conscientiousness, analytical mindset, goal-orientation, trustworthiness, and a collaborative, change-oriented approach.

Nice-to-Haves

• Reporting: Practical experience with Avaloq Report Writer (Screen Reports, File Reports).
• Connectivity: General working knowledge or troubleshooting experience with SWIFT / FIX messaging interfaces.
• Languages: German or other European languages (welcome bonus for informal interactions).

Additional Preferred Experience

• Quality & Testing: Structured experience in quality assurance standards, test case design, and execution.
• Modern Tooling: Openness to leveraging modern development practices and AI-driven automation tools.

Main Benefits

• Strategic European Projects: Key involvement in major multi-year implementation projects across international locations (UK, Germany, Switzerland).
• Highly Stable Team Culture: Integration into an exceptionally stable, collaborative, and multicultural squad with flat hierarchies and zero micromanagement.
• Structured Onboarding & Growth: Comprehensive 2–3 week coaching phase with gradual integration into strategic initiatives and continuous internal development opportunities.

Our recruitment process

• Online Logic and Personality Test
• First phone call
• Online interview with our Recruitment Team
• Online interview with the Hiring Managers
• On-site meet & greet
• Welcome to Academic Work!