ION Developer

Client: Investment Bank Role: ION Developer Contract length: 6 months Requirements: Delivering upgrades and enhancements across ION Repo components. Analysing existing ION configurations, workflows, interfaces, and downstream dependencies. Supporting changes across trade capture, lifecycle events, confirmations, settlement, P&L, risk, and reporting flows.

Working with business analysts and repo trading users to understand functional requirements. Configuring and customising ION workflows, rules, static data, and integrations. Developing, testing, and deploying changes in line with release management standards.

Investigating defects across UAT, regression testing, production support, and go-live phases. Liaising with ION vendor teams where required. Producing technical documentation and handover materials for support teams.

Front-office and middle-office workflows. SQL, Unix/Linux, scripting, and log analysis. Interfaces between ION and downstream systems such as settlement, risk, finance, confirmations, or reporting platforms.

Java, C#, Python, or similar programming languages, depending on the client stack. XML, FIX, MQ, APIs, batch processes, and interface troubleshooting.