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Where we are? Development Centers Wellington (NZ), Edinburgh (UK), Brno (Czech republic) Markets Offices Wellington (NZ), Auckland (NZ), Sydney (Australia), Melbourne (Australia), London (UK), Bristol (UK), Edinburgh (UK) What we do? FNZ is the market-leading cloud computing and investment services company in the wealth management sector. • Cloud computing • Web Applications • Business domain is – Wealth Management – Finance / Economics Wealth Optimization / Stock broking / client management • Technology – MS ASP.NET – MVC – REST Services – Android – C# , VB.NET – Biztalk / Data Warehouse – Thunderhead – VS 2005/2008 – SQL Server 2005/2008 Direct to Client (D2C) (JP Morgan), Advisor Platform (AXA Elevate) • Agile processes Portfolio Management / breakdown / tools Our projects Currently 11 projects Test Analysts and Developers integrated Team sizes from 7–20 people Development: • New features development • Agile processes • Full development lifecycle in Brno Data Migration: • Legacy data structure mapping to FNZ • Database level, whole system view • Indexing, scripting, optimization Service and Support: • Whole system view • Supporting live hosted application FNZ Culture • Young, vibrant, start-up Culture FNZ offer: • 650 Employees globally Meal vouchers + English/Czech lessons + Extra • Varied Nationalities in Teams 6 days of holiday + Flexible working hours • Friendly, open, relaxed environment • Strong learning Focus • Performance Culture • Induction Training • Regular knowledge transfer and training sessions • English speaking environment • Team Building and Company Events • Travel and global Career Opportunities • A Friday beer and team building activities • Breakfast, Fruit, Juice provided • Evening Meals provided when working overtime • Great Coffee Machine, Energy Drinks, Gym Balls • Central Brno Location (Orlí 36) Who we are looking for? • Specialist with an Exceptional technical Skills • Enthusiastic and proactive Approach • Strong knowledge of English language • Can-do, hard-working Attitude • Keen to learn new things each day Join us on Facebook: FnzJobs Explore your potential with FNZ: www.fnz.com.

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