Are you looking for a career move that will place you at the heart of a global financial organization?

Bring your skills in technical release management, process coordination, and software lifecycle management to Citi’s Markets Quantitative Analysis (MQA) Centre of Excellence in Budapest.

By joining Citi, you will become part of a global organization whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview:

The Markets Quantitative Analysis Department (MQA) is a division of Global Markets, responsible for providing analytical models used for pricing securities and risk managing the Firm’s positions across a wide range of asset classes (G10 Rates, Local Markets, Credit, Commodities, FX, Equity, Equity Hybrids, and Mortgage/Securitized markets).

The scope of this work extends from mathematical derivation, through coding, testing, documentation, validation, and final delivery of models to both desktop and core systems.

The MQA Centre of Excellence is an integral part of the global MQA structure, playing a key role in developing core tools, processes, and analytics. This role will join the Release Management team within the CoE, focusing on the regular release activities of analytics libraries to meet current and projected business demands.

What You'll Do:

• Support the validation and verification of production releases for Equity analytics libraries.

• Monitor the software release lifecycle, following up on failures with development teams.

• Release weekly and ad-hoc versions of the analytical libraries to global locations for user acceptance testing.

• Record, track, and assist with user inquiries directed to the MQA group.

• Develop and enhance tools and processes, primarily using Python and Team City.

• Work with other members of the global MQA and Tech teams to share best practices for testing and releases.

What We'll Need From You:

• Technical knowledge of: Python, GIT / other Version Control Systems, Linux / Windows operating systems, Databases / SQL, Atlassian JIRA / Bitbucket.

• Understanding of continuous integration systems.

• Experience with complex software development lifecycle management (software builds / tests / sign-off / release flow).

• Demonstrated experience in a software project management or release management role.

• Proven attention to detail, strong interest in project coordination, and technical release management.

• Ability to follow established procedures and operate within strict guidelines, while also creating and updating relevant documentation.

• Ability to take ownership of tasks and proactively follow up on issues.

• Ability to work effectively in a team and perform well under pressure in a Front-Office environment.

• ISTQB Foundation level certificate would be an advantage.

What We Can Offer You:

By joining Citi Hungary, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Cafeteria Program

• Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)

• Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices

• Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund

• Group Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance

• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities.

Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading

Job Family:

Quantitative Analysis

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

Ft14,750,000.00 - Ft19,200,000.00

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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