Python Software Developer

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ISP is looking for a highly motivated & loyal team player.

We are a privately-owned group, established in 1993, FINMA regulated, and specialized in Fixed Income and Structured Products, as well as AMCs. We offer tailor-made Paying Agent, Placement Agent, Digital Assets and Wealth & Asset Management services to our international clients. Our people and their combined skills, characters, and experiences represent our greatest assets. ISP Group is home to a team of over 100 highly qualified and motivated experts, split over 6 locations in 4 countries, focused and dedicated to helping our clients reach their individual financial goals.

You will be joining a small but highly productive IT Team consisting of four professionals covering the full-service range for our local as well as satellite offices across Europe, Middle East & Asia. The position is newly created to develop in-house software applications, to improve business process automation, reduce risks, and create new business opportunities that support our strategic growth objectives. The place of work for this position is Zurich, and you will work closely alongside various business stakeholders, operations teams, product specialists, and IT colleagues to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across ISP Group.

We prefer on-site presence throughout for this position.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Application Development

• Design, develop, test, and maintain internal business applications
• Build solutions that support ISP's core business processes including:
• Product onboarding
• Product lifecycle management
• Trade processing
• Payments processing
• Develop high-quality, maintainable, and secure software solutions
• Ensure all solutions meet agreed business requirements and quality standards

API & Integration Development

• Design and develop APIs and integration services
• Integrate internal applications with third-party platforms and service providers
• Maintain and support existing integrations across business and technology platforms
• Improve operational efficiency through automation and straight through processing

Product Engineering

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and business Analysts to understand requirements and translate them into technology solutions.
• Participate in solution architecture discussions.
• Deliver new features and enhancements to existing applications.
• Support the organization's growth initiatives through technology innovation.

Application Support & Operations

• Provide third-line support for internally developed applications.
• Troubleshoot production incidents and resolve application defects.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure applications remain reliable and secure.

Security & Compliance

• Apply secure development practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Ensure solutions comply with ISP policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support audit, risk, and compliance activities where required.
• Maintain appropriate logging, monitoring, and auditability within applications.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Create and maintain technical documentation.
• Document solution designs, architectures, and support procedures.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing within the IT team.
• Support business users through training and knowledge transfer activities.

We are looking for candidates fitting below requirements:

• Financial services experience
• 3+ years in Python backend development with some exposure to frontend
• Has worked with SQL with some exposure to Postgres Databases
• Docker and Containerization
• Microsoft Azure (Function Apps, App Service, Blob Storage, Key Containers, IAM, Managed Identities)
• Iaas and Paas solutions

Preferred Certifications (Nice to Have):

• Wealth management or asset management experience.
• Securities, structured products, or fund administration knowledge.
• Exposure to regulatory environments
• Integration of third‑party financial platforms and services.
• Has worked with AI enterprise solutions

To be successful in this position requires excellent self‑management skills, with an ability to deliver high‑quality output even under challenging circumstances.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in IT operations and system administration, with proven expertise in building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications. A solid understanding of software engineering best practices, testing, CI/CD, APIs, databases, and…