C# Developer - Desktop Applications - Banking
Posted Today by GCS
£415 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The role of C# Developer - Desktop Applications at a global bank in Canary Wharf involves developing and supporting desktop applications using C# and related technologies. The position requires collaboration with business stakeholders to understand requirements, design application structures, and implement solutions across various environments. The developer will also be responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining existing applications, ensuring a consistent development style within the team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand business requirements and design application structures.
- Program WPF applications in Visual C#.NET using Oracle and SQL Server databases.
- Test applications with users and implement solutions across Development, QA, Production, and Disaster Recovery environments.
- Support users and write operational documents, including user manuals.
- Maintain and support existing WinForms applications and other languages like MS VBA.
- Define database objects and provide scripts for T-SQL and PL/SQL for data analysis.
- Set up system distribution methods for Citrix and application servers.
- Troubleshoot systems and implement solutions for failures.
- Update versions of MS .Net Framework and Visual .NET platform.
- Liaise with support teams to resolve system problems.
- Assess data processing loads on SQL and Oracle databases and find alternative approaches.
- Coordinate with the Release manager for rolling out changes and maintain change history.
Key Skills:
- Proficiency in C#, WPF, WinForms, SQL, and Oracle.
- Experience with Visual C#.NET and database management.
- Strong understanding of application development and system support.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Experience in writing operational documentation and user manuals.
- Familiarity with T-SQL and PL/SQL.
- Knowledge of Citrix and application server distribution methods.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Salary (Rate): £415/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Global bank based in Canary Wharf.
Role - C# Developer - Desktop Applications
Duration - 6 months with likely extension
Rate - £415 p/d (inside IR35)
Location - Hybrid / Canary Wharf
Tech Stack C# WPF Winforms SQL Oracle
Tasks
- Tasks range from understanding business requirements, designing application structures, business data analysis, programming WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) applications in Visual C#.NET on both Oracle and SQL Server database, testing with users, implementation through Development, Quality Assurance (QA), Production and Disaster Recovery environments.
- Supporting users and writing operation documents including User Helps (manuals) will also be required.
- As well as application development, this role will also include all aspects of system constructions and support for existing programmes which are written as WinForms (C#.NET) applications.
- Also, applications written in other languages like MS VBA for Excel and Access, MS VB and MS Excel Macros will also be required.
Additional Tasks
- Defining Database objects required in systems to connect with SQL and Oracle Database Administrators in both London and New York.
- Providing script for database inquiry languages, i.e., T-SQL (SQL Server) and PL/SQL (Oracle) to perform data analysis based on requirements from business parties.
- Setting up a system distribution method to Citrix and application servers for both Web and Window applications.
- Troubleshooting systems in an event of failure and implementing necessary solutions by checking Windows Operating System, Internet Information Server and any other relevant environments where the applications are running.
- In some case this role will act to liaise with other application support team staff.
- Following the existing team programming policy to keep a common development style to be shared in team members.
- Updating versions of MS .Net Framework and MS Visual .NET platform to include any necessary changes of existing systems running in Production.
- Liaising with the relevant support teams such as other Development sections, Technical Support, Network and Infrastructure and DBA where Business users experience system problems.
- Assessing the impact of data processing loads on SQL and Oracle database and, when appropriate, finding alternative approaches.
- Rolling out changes with a coordination of Release manager.
- It is important to maintain the change history of applications
GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.