Junior Programming Analyst

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BNY Mellon offers an exciting array of future-forward careers at the intersection of business, finance, and technology. We are one of the world's top asset management and banking firms that manages trillions of dollars in assets, custody and/or administration. Known as the “bank of banks” - 97% of the world’s top banks work with us as we lead and serve our customers into the new era of digital.

With over 239 years of rich history and industry firsts, BNY Mellon has been built upon our proven ability to evolve, lead, and drive new ideas at every turn. Today, we’re approximately 50,000 employees across 35 countries with a culture that empowers you to grow, take risks, experiment and be yourself. This is what **#LifeAtBNYMellon **is all about.

We’re seeking future team members for The Milestone Group with role located in Sydney in Hybrid positions. The role is Junior Programming Analyst.

**About Milestone Group**:
We are a specialist supplier of next generation fund processing and investment analytic software to Investment Managers, Banks, Insurance Companies, Custodians, and Hedge Fund Administrators.

We are a global organisation with offices in London, Sydney, and Boston. Our global client base currently spans 4 continents across more than 10 countries.

Our particular expertise is in the area of funds processing which encompasses unit pricing, cash allocation, and unitised order management; together with process control, validations, and reconciliations.
- Efficiency, scalability, and connectivity
- Flexibility and fund product innovation
- Transparency, accountability, and operational risk reduction
- Outsourcing - oversight / accountability
- Regulatory change

**Your career with us**:
Within this role you will gain practical knowledge of the financial services industry and further develop key skills in the design, development, review, testing, and support stages of the implementation lifecycle.

**In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways**:

- Design, develop, test, & support the implementation of features upon the pControl platform.
- Learn core business principles in funds processing.
- Design and document solutions to satisfy both internal and client requirements.
- Design and develop workflows using both Python and pControl DSL frameworks.
- Data analysis and enrichment to support processing requirements.
- Support clients during the implementation through to production.
- Undertake analysis and investigation of issues.
- Release management of both implementation and production releases.

**The technical skills, knowledge and qualification required for this role are summarised below**:

- Knowledge and experience in programming/structured development techniques
- Database querying skills (SQL - PostgreSQL preferred)
- Demonstrable Python experience within a commercial environment (at scale)
- Appreciation / knowledge of business systems architecture, system administration, and implementation projects
- Experience in unit testing, creating and executing test case scenarios
- Enthusiasm and passion for Agile development techniques
- Proven experience working within a structured development environment.
- Working with high-volume large-scale systems.
- Appreciation of financial systems in a production environment
- Deployment of development work into production
- At least 3 years’ development experience using a structured programming language
- Systems analysis and problem solving
- Bachelor's degree in IT related field required

**At BNY Mellon, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards**:

- Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion
- Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI)
- Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score
- 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company
- Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index
- CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’
- Forbes Blockchain 50

**Our Benefits**:
BNY Mellon offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

**BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.**

**Our ambition is to build the best global team - one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we w