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