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We’re partnered with a leading financial institution in Zurich who are looking for two Senior Front End Developers to join their trading technology team. You’ll play a key role in maintaining and enhancing a mission-critical trading platform while building new frameworks and libraries to support ongoing innovation. This is a highly collaborative role, working directly with traders and business stakeholders to capture requirements, design, and implement cutting-edge solutions in an agile environment. What You’ll DoMaintain and enhance a complex trading platform.Design and develop new frameworks and libraries to support trading operations.Collaborate closely with traders and business owners to deliver innovative solutions.Contribute to a fast-paced agile development environment.What We’re Looking For ✅ Strong hands-on JavaScript programming expertise. ✅ Deep knowledge of ReactJS, Typescript, and Node.js. ✅ Solid understanding of Unix operating systems & bash scripting. ✅ Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills. ✅ Proven ability to thrive in agile environments. ✅ Strong communication skills in English (team-oriented and collaborative). 💡 Experience in the financial industry is a strong plus. Call Settings Override To From Record Yes No Always use these settings

Business & Test Analyst – Capital Markets, Treasury & Risk Control 📍 Location: Frankfurt, Germany  ⏳ Contract: Long-term project Trust in Soda is partnered with a leading financial institution in Frankfurt, supporting a strategic transformation and system migration program. We are looking for an experienced Business & Test Analyst with strong expertise across Capital Markets (CM), Treasury (TRY), and Risk Control (RC) to join this high-impact initiative. Your ResponsibilitiesConduct business analysis and specification of processes within CM, TRY, and RC domains.Gather and document requirements from business stakeholders.Create and maintain user stories in Jira, ensuring clarity and alignment with business needs.Define and execute functional test cases.Support quality assurance and validation of implementations.Analyse interfaces and data flows between Murex and surrounding systems.Document processes and solutions in Confluence and internal business concepts.Collaborate closely with business units and external partners to ensure requirements are met.Your Profile ✅ Proven expertise in capital markets, treasury, and risk control. ✅ Strong track record in system implementation and migration projects. ✅ Solid understanding of regulatory requirements and their technical/operational impact. ✅ Experience with agile methods and tools such as Jira, Confluence, ALM. ✅ Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with both business stakeholders and third-party providers.

Business & Test Analyst – Capital Markets (FX & MM) 📍 Location: Frankfurt⏳ Contract: 12month Trust in Soda is representing a leading financial institution on a major transformation initiative, and we’re currently looking for a Business & Test Analyst with strong expertise in FX and MM to support system migration, testing, and process integration. Your ResponsibilitiesConduct business analysis across FX and MM domains.Support test planning and execution, particularly User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Work closely with business stakeholders and IT teams for requirements gathering and validation.Document and track test cases, issues, and defects.Contribute to migration and integration of financial systems and processes.Define and execute functional test cases.Support quality assurance and validation of system implementations.Analyse interfaces and data flows between Murex and surrounding systems.Document solutions in Confluence and business concept documents.Collaborate with business units and external partners to ensure requirements are met.Your Profile ✅ Strong banking and capital markets background, ideally in trading and operations. ✅ Proven experience in requirements analysis, specification, and test design. ✅ Knowledge of interfaces, data processing, and regulatory requirements. ✅ Hands-on experience with agile methods and tools such as Jira, Confluence, ALM. ✅ Strong communicator with the ability to work effectively across business and IT teams

Lead Business Analyst & Architect – Murex Migration (MM & FX) 📍 Location: Frankfurt⏳ Contract: Long-term project Trust in Soda is representing a leading financial institution on a large-scale transformation program, and we’re currently seeking an experienced Lead Business Analyst & Architect to play a key role in the migration of Money Market (MM) and FX transactions to Murex Mx.3. Your ResponsibilitiesTake ownership of the professional management and coordination of business analysis for the Murex migration.Define and develop a target architecture in collaboration with project management, IT architects, and business stakeholders.Ensure compliance with architectural guidelines, regulatory frameworks, and Murex standards.Maintain and document architecture models (processes, data flows, system relationships).Moderate workshops to drive solution design and prepare decision-making.Conduct quality assurance on the migration strategy for MM & FX.Support the definition of interfaces and data models.Collaborate with external partners and Murex experts to validate architectural approaches.Your Profile ✅ Strong background in capital markets, with deep knowledge of MM and FX products. ✅ Proven track record in business analysis & architecture for complex migration projects. ✅ Expertise in Murex Mx.3 and end-to-end process modeling. ✅ Skilled communicator and facilitator across different business and technical levels. ✅ Familiar with agile and hybrid methodologies, and experienced in tools such as Jira & Confluence.

We are representing a leading European financial institution that is seeking an experienced SharePoint Developer to support a high-impact compliance project.Key DetailsStart Date: ASAPContract Length: Until end of the year (extension possible)Location: Onsite in Germany or Nearshore (e.g., Bulgaria, Poland)Language: German-speaking highly advantageousCore Skills & ExperienceStrong expertise in MS SharePointHands-on experience with Power Platform (Power Automate)Solid JavaScript knowledge5 years’ professional experience (senior-level developer)What You’ll Be Working OnFurther development of a compliance-focused SharePoint solution (SharePoint/Power Automate workflows)Migration of an existing SharePoint solution, including JavaScript-based componentsDelivering high-quality, scalable solutions in a regulated enterprise environment

Trust in Soda are representing a leading Swiss bank embarking on a major Generative AI transformation. They are building a secure, enterprise-grade platform to enable Azure OpenAI and AI services across the organisation, and are seeking an experienced Azure Solution Architect to design and deliver this next phase of innovation.The RoleYou’ll play a pivotal part in shaping the GenAI integration strategy, designing a gateway for logging, monitoring, and routing, and ensuring the solution works seamlessly across on-prem and cloud. Working closely with senior stakeholders, including the Head of Technology, you’ll translate technical strategy into clear business value and drive adoption across the bank.Security is at the heart of everything – you’ll ensure that every step of the solution complies with stringent banking IT and security standards.What You’ll DoDefine the overall GenAI architecture and strategy on AzureDesign a secure gateway solution while evaluating alternative approachesVisualise and communicate architecture, diagrams, and roadmaps to technical and non-technical stakeholdersPartner with engineering teams to scale early pilots into full enterprise adoptionIntegrate with Azure AI services (OpenAI, AI Search, Document Intelligence, Cognitive Services, etc.)Ensure strict security, compliance, and monitoring practices are followedWhat We’re Looking ForProven track record as a Solution Architect with hands-on Azure AI/GenAI implementation experienceDeep expertise across Azure services – OpenAI, AI Search, Document Intelligence, Cognitive ServicesStrong background in cloud security, monitoring, and governance within regulated industries (ideally banking/FS)Experience with Terraform (or other IaC tools) is a strong plusExcellent communication skills – able to bridge technical design and business impactFluent English; German reading ability an advantageBased in Zurich or able to work onsite 3–4 days per week

Director – Technology Consulting (FSO, Geneva) We are representing a leading global consultancy that is expanding its Technology Consulting Financial Services practice in Geneva. This is a senior leadership role offering the chance to drive growth, client success, and team development across the Swiss financial services market. The Opportunity As Director, you will play a key role in shaping the consulting hub for Romandie, driving both business development and delivery excellence. You’ll work with major clients across banking, wealth & asset management, and insurance, leading transformation initiatives across Technology, Data & AI. Key ResponsibilitiesLead business development and sales efforts across the local FSO sector, building client relationships and identifying new opportunitiesOversee the quality and delivery of technology transformation projects, ensuring strategic outcomes for clientsDrive growth of the consulting team in Geneva, including hiring and scaling near/offshore capabilityPartner with existing practice leaders to align on CyberRisk, Data & AI, and broader tech transformation strategyAct as a senior leader for client executives, combining technical expertise with commercial acumenWhat We’re Looking For10–15 years of experience in technology project delivery within financial services (banking, WAM, insurance)Proven track record in business development, opportunity management, and client network growthDeep understanding of banking platforms, data & AI solutions, and familiarity with cyber riskStrong leadership credentials – experience managing 30 hybrid teams across local and nearshore deliveryFluent in French and English (German is a plus)

Trust in Soda is excited to be working with a global pharmaceutical client in Prague, seeking a skilled Azure Network Operations Engineer to join on an 18-month contract. This role will focus on cloud networking, firewall management, and security operations in a complex enterprise environment.📍 Location: Prague (hybrid model)📄 Contract Length: 18 months🌍 Employer: Trust in Soda (on behalf of a global pharmaceutical business) What you’ll be doing:Manage and optimise Azure networking components (VNets, VPNs, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, NSGs).Configure, monitor, and maintain Palo Alto firewalls and Azure Firewall for secure and reliable connectivity.Troubleshoot network incidents across hybrid cloud/on-prem, performing root cause analysis and implementing fixes.Support design and implementation of secure network solutions in collaboration with engineering/architecture teams.Maintain monitoring, logging, and automation to ensure performance, compliance, and resilience.What we’re looking for:Proven hands-on experience with Azure networking services.Strong expertise with firewall technologies (Palo Alto required, Azure Firewall desirable).Solid understanding of cloud security and network operations.Experience supporting enterprise-scale environments.Strong troubleshooting skills and proactive approach to optimisation.