Job Description
Capital Markets Engineer
Join our Data and Reporting Platform Delivery team to shape the systems that power front-office trading and capital markets operations. If you're passionate about building scalable data solutions and integrating with leading OMS platforms, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London - hybrid role (at least 2 to 3 days in office). All roles are advertised as open to part-time and job-share using the statement below.
Flexible working: All of our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about Phoenix Flex here.
Salary and benefits: Up to £85,000 plus discretionary bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more
Closing Date: 24th October 2025
We’re Phoenix Group, we’re a long-term savings and retirement business. We offer a range of products across our market-leading brands, Standard Life, SunLife, Phoenix Life and ReAssure. Around 1 in 5 people in the UK has a pension with us. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet.
About The Role
As a Capital Markets Engineer, you’ll be part of a stream-aligned team within our Retirement Solutions and Asset Management division. You’ll design and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that support trading workflows, integrate with OMS platforms, and ensure data accuracy across capital markets systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain solutions for trading workflows, order management, and capital markets data flows.
- Build integrations with OMS platforms (e.g., Aladdin, Murex, Charles River).
- Write clean, scalable code in Python and SQL.
- Design and optimise data pipelines using Snowflake and AWS.
- Apply engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with Tech Leads, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and front-office stakeholders to translate requirements into working solutions.
- Ensure compliance with coding standards, security, and enterprise architecture.
What We’re Looking For
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proficiency in Python and SQL.
- Demonstrable experience in asset management, wealth management or investment banking.
- Strong understanding of capital markets trade lifecycle and order management workflows.
- Experience building data pipelines and ETL processes in asset management or investment banking.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and Snowflake.
- Familiarity with OMS platforms and production trading systems.
- Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
Desirable
- Exposure to agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban).
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps tooling, and real-time data integration.
- Knowledge across multiple asset classes.
- Cloud certifications or financial services qualifications.
We Hire the Whole You
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience differs from what’s listed but you believe you can bring value, we’d love to hear from you. Adjustments to the recruitment process are available to help you perform at your best.
- Guide for Candidates: thephoenixgroup.pagetiger.com/guideforcandidates
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