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Are you flexible, quick on the uptake and have the ability to easily integrate into a new team? In turbulent situations, are you rock solid and love being part of a dynamic team? Do you enjoy a role that would give you the opportunity for a diverse set of activities with a hands-on approach?

We invest in people who create opportunities to deliver the customer experience of tomorrow and are thrilled to deliver the edge for the team and Vontobel. In our Operation Services Department in Zurich, you will work as an active member of an experienced team, which ensures Avaloq-Development and the day-to-day post trade processing.

Are you an IT enthusiast with a keen interest in the financial sector, eager to work with cutting-edge technologies, advanced IT infrastructures, and innovative methods? Do you perceive the financial industry as a dynamic field, ripe with opportunities for growth, freedom, and innovation, rather than being confined by rigid hierarchies and traditional practices?

As an Avaloq Parameterization Specialist, you will play a crucial role in expanding, operating, and maintaining our core banking system, Avaloq, at Vontobel. Within the Transaction Banking unit and the Operation Services department, you form a cohesive team with the business. This enables you to better achieve common goals and develop a collective strength. You will actively participate in ongoing projects, take responsibility for parts of the application, tackle operational challenges, and analyze requirements together with the business colleagues.

What role will you play?

Avaloq parameterization in the core banking system Avaloq with a focus on Settlement.
In the Transaction Banking unit and the Operation Services department, you are in the same team with the specialists.
Together with the specialists and the business analysts, you drive developments forward, bring new ideas and innovations, and pursue the same goal of customer satisfaction, quality improvement, efficiency gain, and ensuring operations.
The focus is on solution design with the specialists or the business analysts, programming, parameterization, and testing.

What are we looking for?

Several years of software engineering experience in the securities sector.
Relevant Avaloq parameterization experience and the willingness to continuously acquire new knowledge in this area
Enthusiasm for new technologies, agile working methods, ability to take responsibility
Very good communication skills in English (highly desirable) and German (mandatory).
Great teamwork skills and keen to take ownership for your work and your growth.
Good analytical skills, solution-oriented, independent

What do we offer?

We work according to agile principles especially in our way of thinking and our methodology and we work with mutual trust
Teamwork is important to us: We always exchange valuable knowledge and skills with each other - One Vontobel
We offer the opportunity to increase your knowledge of Risk & Compliance requirement policies through specialised training courses
Our work culture is characterized by short communication channels and direct cross-departmental contact and information exchange
We offer the option for home office (Flexible working times), diverse benefits and provide a first-class lunch menu when you work in the office

We are looking for talented people, not just a CV that ticks all the boxes. Even if you do not have absolutely everything we have asked for, if this role sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

At Vontobel, you are building better futures for our clients and society, as well as for yourself. By 2030, we want to be known as one of the leading and most trusted global investment firms. We have 2,300+ engaged professionals, based in over 25 locations globally and headquartered in Zurich.

We are both majority family-owned and publicly listed. Our capacity for long-term focus, on topics such as sustainability, is underpinned by the security of the family’s 100-year commitment. Driven by an ownership mindset, you can unlock your potential and translate insights into opportunities. We are hiring talented individuals who are determined to deliver in a changing world and who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Do you want to be Vontobel?

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