Calypso Java Developer – Commodities, Calypso v16+ & Trade Processing

Job Summary

Synechron is seeking a Calypso Java Developer with 5 years of total IT experience and strong hands-on expertise in Java development Calypso APIs and Calypso platform customizations. The role requires experience with Calypso v16 or above and expertise in at least one asset class with a primary focus on Commodities.

The position is responsible for developing enhancing and supporting Calypso-based back-office applications that enable effective trade capture confirmation settlement reconciliation reporting and related operational processes. The role contributes to business objectives by delivering reliable technology solutions improving trade-processing workflows resolving production issues and supporting operations and trade-support users.
Shift timing: 12:00 PM9:00 PM

Software Requirements

Required Software Skills

• Java: Minimum 5 years of professional development experience.

• Calypso APIs: Demonstrable hands-on experience developing and enhancing Calypso solutions using Java and Calypso APIs.

• Calypso: Experience with version 16 or above.

• Calypso asset class expertise: Proven experience with the Commodities asset class; experience in another asset class group such as Fixed Income FX or Commodities may also be relevant where supported by project requirements.

• Calypso customizations: Experience developing and maintaining Scheduled Tasks Reports and Engines.

• Calypso message and sender frameworks: Good understanding of their configuration implementation and support.

• Trade processing: Experience with trade settlement reconciliation reporting confirmations and payment notice processing in Calypso.

• Development and support: Experience participating in planning work estimation testing troubleshooting and L2 support.

Preferred Software Skills

• AWS: Exposure to cloud-based application environments.

• Kubernetes: Experience supporting containerized applications or deployments.

• Grafana: Exposure to application monitoring and operational dashboards.

• Maven: Experience with Java project build and dependency management.

• Jenkins: Experience supporting build and deployment pipelines.

• CloudBees: Exposure to continuous integration and delivery environments.

• Derivative products: Understanding of derivative products and their related trading and processing workflows.

Overall Responsibilities

• Develop new features and enhancements for desks and operations users using Java and Calypso APIs.

• Develop enhance and maintain back-office applications on the Calypso platform to support commodity trading operations.

• Translate business and operational requirements into maintainable technical solutions that improve trade processing and settlement.

• Implement and maintain workflows for trade capture confirmation settlement reconciliation reporting and payment notice processing.

• Design and maintain Calypso customizations including Scheduled Tasks Reports and Engines.

• Apply knowledge of Calypso message and sender frameworks to support accurate and timely processing.

• Participate in planning sessions estimate work effort define implementation activities and contribute to delivery plans.

• Develop and execute unit functional integration and regression tests for assigned changes.

• Provide L2 support by investigating incidents troubleshooting defects identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.

• Collaborate with operations trade support development testing and other technical teams to resolve issues and meet delivery commitments.

• Maintain technical documentation implementation details support procedures and knowledge-transfer materials.

• Deliver solutions that improve processing accuracy operational efficiency system reliability and user support outcomes.

• Consider sustainability by developing reusable components optimizing processing efficiency reducing avoidable rework and supporting maintainable application designs.

Technical Skills (By Category)

Programming Languages

Essential

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience with Java.

• Ability to develop clean reusable maintainable and testable Java code.

• Experience using Java with Calypso APIs for application development and customization.

• Ability to troubleshoot code analyze system behavior and resolve technical issues.

Preferred

• Experience developing integrations or custom services for enterprise trading platforms.

• Experience applying object-oriented design principles and reusable development patterns.

Databases/Data Management

Essential

• Understanding of data used in trade capture confirmation settlement reconciliation reporting and payment notice processing.

• Ability to investigate data-related issues affecting Calypso workflows and back-office operations.

• Experience validating transaction settlement and reconciliation data during testing and troubleshooting.

Preferred

• Experience with database queries or data investigation for production support and issue analysis.

• Exposure to data quality controls data reconciliation and operational reporting requirements.

Cloud Technologies

Essential

• Ability to support Calypso applications in enterprise application environments.

• Understanding of environment-specific configuration deployment monitoring and support considerations.

Preferred

• Exposure to AWS.

• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments.

• Experience monitoring applications using Grafana.

• Exposure to CloudBees-based delivery environments.

Frameworks and Libraries

Essential

• Calypso v16 or above.

• Calypso APIs and platform customization capabilities.

• Calypso Scheduled Tasks Reports and Engines.

• Calypso message and sender frameworks.

• Calypso workflows supporting trade capture confirmation settlement reconciliation reporting and payment notice processing.

Preferred

• Experience supporting derivative-product workflows.

• Experience designing reusable Calypso components and extensions.

• Exposure to platform integration frameworks used in trading and back-office environments.

Development Tools and Methodologies

Essential

• Experience participating in planning sessions work estimation testing defect investigation and L2 support.

• Ability to follow structured development testing release and production-support practices.

• Experience collaborating with operations and trade-support teams to clarify requirements and validate solutions.

• Ability to document technical changes test results known issues and support procedures.

Preferred

• Maven for Java builds and dependency management.

• Jenkins for continuous integration and automated delivery activities.

• CloudBees for build and deployment management.

• Experience with iterative or Agile delivery methods.

Security Protocols

Essential

• Follow applicable access-control data-protection environment-management and organizational security requirements.

• Apply secure development practices when handling trade settlement payment and operational data.

• Support controlled access and appropriate segregation of responsibilities across development testing and production environments.

Preferred

• Exposure to security considerations for cloud-hosted applications APIs and containerized environments.

• Awareness of secure integration and authentication practices in enterprise trading platforms.

Experience Requirements

• Total IT experience: 5 years.

• Java development experience: At least 5 years of hands-on professional experience.

• Calypso experience: Demonstrable experience developing and supporting solutions using Calypso APIs and Calypso v16 or above.

• Asset class experience: Proven expertise in Commodities; experience with at least one asset class group such as Fixed Income FX or Commodities is required.

• Functional experience: Strong understanding of trade settlement reconciliation reporting confirmations and payment notice processing in Calypso.

• Customization experience: Hands-on experience with Calypso Scheduled Tasks Reports Engines message frameworks and sender frameworks.

• Support experience: Experience troubleshooting Calypso applications providing L2 support investigating incidents and resolving production issues.

• Industry preference: Experience supporting banking capital markets commodity trading financial operations or other technology environments involving trade processing is preferred.

• Alternative experience pathways: Candidates may qualify through equivalent practical experience demonstrating successful delivery and support of Java-based Calypso solutions even where job titles or career progression differ from the stated role.

• Work arrangement: The role is based in Pune (Hinjewadi) Bangalore (BCIT office) or Chennai and operates during the 12:00 PM9:00 PM shift.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop enhance test and troubleshoot Calypso back-office applications customizations workflows Scheduled Tasks Reports and Engines using Java and Calypso APIs.

• Participate in planning sessions requirement discussions work estimation technical reviews and collaboration with operations trade-support development and testing teams.

• Deliver tested enhancements and support outcomes for trade capture confirmation settlement reconciliation reporting and payment notice processes.

• Investigate production issues provide L2 support make technical decisions within assigned scope and escalate risks or dependencies that may affect delivery or operational continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.

• Minimum of 5 years of total IT experience including at least 5 years of Java development experience.

• Relevant experience with Calypso v16 or above Calypso APIs Commodities or another asset class group and Calypso customizations.

• Calypso Java cloud or related technical certifications are preferred but are not specified as mandatory.

• Maintain continuous professional development in Calypso capabilities Java development trading processes cloud technologies monitoring automation and secure software practices.

Professional Competencies

• Apply structured analysis troubleshooting and root-cause investigation to resolve Calypso application and trade-processing issues.

• Collaborate effectively with operations trade-support development testing and technical teams to deliver reliable solutions.

• Communicate requirements technical decisions risks defects dependencies and support updates clearly to relevant stakeholders.

• Adapt to changes in Calypso functionality asset-class requirements platform architecture delivery practices and operational priorities.

• Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency reuse technical components strengthen automation and enhance application maintainability.

• Manage work estimates development tasks testing activities L2 support responsibilities priorities and delivery commitments with appropriate escalation.

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