Internship - Quantitative Developer

Security Benefit is searching for an eager to learn student to join our Derivatives Team as an intern within the Investments Department. SB associates are working a hybrid schedule with both remote and on-site work. This position will work in our home office in Topeka, Kansas.   Who Are We? Through a combination of product innovation, exceptional investment management, and a unique distribution strategy, Security Benefit has become a leader in the U.S. retirement industry. For more than five decades, we’ve focused our expertise solely on this market, providing a broad suite of annuities and mutual fund programs to help customers from coast to coast align their assets with their aspirations.   What Does the Job Look Like? Participate in design, development, and testing of software solutions from Quantitative Trading business requirements and/or application specifications to packaged custom software. Contribute automation and refactoring of existing system and develop future software solutions. Assist in integrations between various internal and external systems including but not limited to SQL databases and financial analytics platforms such as MATLAB and Bloomberg. Help to create technical design and support documentation as required by software development life cycle. Work with senior developers and technology leaders to create and maintain change requests and follow the change management process. Work with quantitative analysts in the creation, implementation and maintenance of quantitative models into the production environment within SBC’s Information Technology infrastructure. Develop systems and tools for trading and valuation of derivatives portfolio using UI and server-side programming technologies. Collaborate with quantitative technology teams and business leaders in the creation and ongoing development of trading and hedging software solutions. Extensive interaction is expected with traders, developers, quants and middle office professionals. Other projects as assigned to further enhance and automate the derivatives systems and operations.   Who Are You?Students eligible for an internship must be current full-time students. Students working during the school year will work approximately 10-19 hours a week.  SB will offer a flexible schedule to allow students to focus on coursework while gaining real work experience during their internship. Students eligible for a summer internship will also be full-time students and available to work up to 40 hours per week.   Students pursuing a master’s degree in computer science, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, Risk Management, Mathematics, Quantitative finance, or related concentration. Experience or professional knowledge in quantitative analysis, statistics, financial mathematics. Understanding or experience in SQL and non-SQL databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB. Experience in scripting, objected-oriented programming languages such as Python, C#, MATLAB, Go. Experience or knowledge in using development tools such as visual studio code, PyCharm. Experience or good knowledge in web technologies. Strong analytical, problem solving and multi-tasking skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills along with presentation skills. Resilient, competitive, and highly driven to become a top biller. Organized and pays attention to detail. A team player who enjoys collaboration. Excited to grow and learn from ALL teammates.   What Can Security Benefit Offer You? Security Benefit offers a competitive compensation package tailored for interns. As part of our internship program, you'll have access to valuable benefits such as: Hands-on Experience Skill Development Networking Opportunities Resume Enhancement Exploration of Career Paths Personal and Professional Growth Industry Insights Holiday Pay Consider joining our progressive team in our nationally recognized company. Visit the career section of our website at www.securitybenefit.com/careers to apply and submit your resume. EOE