Actuarial Model Developer

at  Hymans Robertson LLP

Insights & Analytics have an interesting opportunity for a Model Developer to join the GMPE delivery team. To be successful in this role you will need to have a working knowledge of GMPE calculations, an aptitude for software development and want to further your career in this direction.
This role is also likely to bring opportunities to be a subject matter expert on models, owning modelling approaches and to contribute to team learning and development.

You will:

• Build and maintain software providing asset allocations, manager monitoring and retirement solutions.
• Help the development team understand the requirements of complex financial calculations.
• Build an understanding of system design and risk issues relevant to existing financial models.
• Work alongside high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams (comprising of developers, delivery leads, testers and actuaries.)

Our firm invests in the very latest technologies to facilitate the delivery of our ground-breaking business solutions. We work with the most up to date range of Microsoft product technology solutions including Azure and employ an agile approach to software design and implementation.
About You

In order to succeed in, and enjoy this role, you are likely to have experience with:

• Actuarial calculations, in particular working on Defined Benefit pension schemes
• Test-driven development.
• Object-oriented development patterns and approaches (primarily in delivering C# .NET solutions).
• Microsoft development stack including ASP.NET & ASP.NET Core and/or Functional programming experience (F# optional).

You will likely be:

• Self-motivated with a drive to learn and share knowledge.
• Focused on continuous learning and improvement.
• An effective communicator and a great team player.
• Able to effectively articulate actuarial concepts with team members/stakeholders from a non-actuarial background.
• Confident across the software development lifecycle.

We work alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, offering independent pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions.
That’s the who and the what. More important is the ‘why’. The work we do may not always seem the sexiest. But it’s difficult, it’s complex, and it’s important. We help our clients, their employees, members and customers make decisions that have real and direct consequences on their financial futures.
For 100 years we’ve taken this responsibility seriously. Together, as a team and with our clients and partners, we’re here to build better futures

• Actuarial calculations, in particular working on Defined Benefit pension schemes
• Test-driven development.
• Object-oriented development patterns and approaches (primarily in delivering C# .NET solutions).
• Microsoft development stack including ASP.NET & ASP.NET Core and/or Functional programming experience (F# optional)