Thursday, August 19, 2010

[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 509

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1a.

Sr. Network Engineer - Cisco - Marlboro, MA Area - Excellent Package

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:35 am (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Open & Active as of 08-13-2010

Position Title – WR101011

Sr. Network Engineer – Cisco - Marlboro, MA Area – Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Local Candidates Only (Mass. Area) – No Sponsorship

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

An experienced senior network engineer is needed to provide the Network
Services team with complimentary skills to support the user community.
Candidates will posses expertise in managing a complex LAN and WAN
environment across numerous business units and geographical locations.
Candidate should be experienced in advanced network deployment and support
in a multi-vendor environment.
Extremely strong logistical skills and the ability to manage many
deployments at the same time is critical. Strong accountability,
analytical, process, organizational and communication skills are a must in
this role.
Detailed Responsibilities:

· Provide Tier 2 and/or Tier 3 network support for a complex
enterprise WAN and LAN network
· Troubleshoot and identify sources of problems, working with
equipment vendors and telecom providers to bring issues to resolution.
· Monitor and resolve service requests in accordance with published
SLAs.
· Must possess strong leadership qualities
· Strong communications skills across many concurrent deployments
with the ability to communicate details to the project teams and clearly
communicate status to management
· Establish and enforce best practice processes for network
management, including configurations, monitoring, patch management and
security
· Oversee hardware deployments for domestic and international
initiatives
· Oversee compliance with change control and release management
processes
Keys to this Position:
This is a Senior level Network Engineer that requires the following
Technologies at the Engineering level:
Cisco, BGP, OSPF, F5, ACE (Cisco's application content engine) and
Riverbed's acceleration product. Infobox and Avaya are a big plus.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· Advanced Working knowledge (from a management perspective) of
complex LAN and Wan environments, including VoIP. Cisco device programming
and troubleshooting including routers CatOS and IOS switches, ASA, ACE, CSS,
VPN and wireless. Knowledge of Riverbed Steelhead, Infoblox DNS and F5 DNS
is a plus. Avaya VoIP is a plus.
· Advanced working knowledge of routing protocols including OSPF and
BGP.
· 7+ years Cisco networking experience
· Emphasis on sharing of knowledge through good communications, peer
training and written documentation
· Strong inter-personal skills
· Positive customer service and team attitude (helping others when
required)
· Focused on quality
· Organized
· Committed to continual improvement
· Willingness to travel as required to remote sites during large
deployments, as needed.
· Willingness to participate in on call rotation.

Preferred Skills:

· Cisco Routers and switches (CatOS and IOS), NEXUS, ASA, ACE, CSS,
VPN
· Routing protocols - OSPF, BGP
· Riverbed Steelhead, Infoblox DNS, F5 DNS
· Avaya VoIP (4610 and 4621 phones), 8300, 8500, 8700 switches is a
plus
· Cisco certification is a plus
· A four-year undergraduate degree

Contact Information

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

2a.

Lead Systems Analyst - Fixed Income/Derivatives - PL/SQL - FS - Bost

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:48 am (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Open & Active as of 08-13-2010

Position Title – WR101008

Lead Systems Analyst – Fixed Income/Derivatives – PL/SQL - FS – Boston, MA
Area - Outstanding Package

Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

We definitely have a career path in mind for this position, which is why we
are looking for an exceptional individual to fill this slot. If this person
is able to demonstrate strong people skills and thought leadership, is able
to get things done, solve complex problems, interact effectively with the
business and with other IT teams, and otherwise make a strong contribution,
we would envision that this person would ultimately lead his/her own team
within the FI area.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Act as a key member of the management team within the Decision
Support and IV (Investment View) areas.
· As an individual contributor or as a project manager, handling
small, medium and large scale projects and initiatives related to IV
functionality, consumer feature and function requests, new instrument
modeling, and general FI-related activities.
· Manage, coach and provide technical/business guidance to
contractor staff members in responding to production support issues related
to fixed-income analytics, the portfolio management applications, IV, and
other applications and processes.
· Conduct business analysis in connection with selected fixed-income
and IV-related projects.
· Oversee data quality initiatives within the Decision Support area.
· Promote process improvement initiatives.

Keys to this Position:
1. Domain Knowledge: Strong background in Fixed Income Analytics
(duration, convexity, etc.) and Derivatives(swaps, futures, options, etc.)
is required.
2. Strong Systems Analysis skills. Problem solving skills are critical -
working through problems methodically and analyzing numbers.
3. Strong Client Relationship skills are required.
4. Strong Leadership skills.
5. Technical skills: Strong SQL (PL/SQL) query skills & database analysis
skills (Oracle is Preference)
6. Selling point: This individual will get exposure to every asset class
in the firm and offers a great career launching pad. This role supports the
entire front office (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, etc.)
Compensation

Very Competitive Base Salary + Profit Sharing + Bonus - Comprehensive
Benefits Package

No Sponsorship Available – US Based Applicants Only – No Relocation

Contact Information

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

3a.

Sr./Lead Systems Analyst - FI/Derivatives - PL/SQL - FS - Boston, MA

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:50 am (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Open & Active as of 08-13-2010

Position Title – WR101005

Sr./Lead Systems Analyst – FI/Derivatives – PL/SQL - FS – Boston, MA Area -
Outstanding Package

Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

As a member of the Fixed Income Systems team, this individual will be
responsible for leading rapid solutions delivery for Fixed Income Investment
business.

The Fixed Income Rapid Solutions team is responsible for providing
front-office Information Services capabilities to my client's fixed income
portfolio management and research analyst teams. The team plays a critical
role in the firm's success by providing technical solutions which improve
the efficiency, speed and quality of the highly complex investment
decision-making process.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Establish and manage strong client relationships
· Lead business requirements collection and documentation;
· Interface and coordinate with the broad Information Services teams
to ensure successful delivery;
· Demonstrate strong project management and leadership skills with
ability to handle multiple activities in a dynamic fast paced environment.
· Interact with investment professionals at all levels of the
organization to proactively identify opportunities for new/improved systems
to improve the investment process.
· Capture, Manage and facilitate implementation of business
solutions in conjunction with the technical development.
· Perform gap analysis between investment process and existing
systems
· Establish effective client relationship and prioritization
processes
· Manage implementation of business process improvements involving
(but not limited to) investment process efficiency, data quality
improvements and simplifying investor work flow.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Minimum of ten years of experience in IT industry with seven years
of experience in financial industry out of which at least three years
experience in systems role supporting investment/trading professionals
· Strong understanding of Fixed Income and derivative securities
· Demonstrated experience in business analysis for medium to large
initiatives. Familiarity in formal requirements collection methodologies
like UML is a strong plus.
· Excellent organization and communication (verbal and written)
skills
· Motivated, agile and able to work independently in a fast paced
team oriented environment. Committed to deliver project on time and overcome
obstacles.
· Advanced proficiency is use of ANSI SQL with RDBMS using Oracle,
PL/SQL, Oracle Reports and Forms is a must.
· Demonstrate strong client focus and relationship management skills
· Bachelor's degree is a minimum. Advanced degree is preferred.
· Holding a CFA charter or working toward a CFA designation would be
considered a plus.
· Demonstrated technical understanding of JAVA, XML, JSP, Web
Services and awareness of open source frameworks/technology is a strong
plus.

Keys to this Position:

1. Strong Systems Analysis skills required (60% of the role)
2. Strong Development skills required (40% of the role). The primary
technical requirements are PL/SQL, Oracle, database design, Oracle Forms and
Reports. Oracle BI is a plus. The secondary technical skill set includes
Java, JSP and Web technologies.
3. Strong Client Relationship skills are required. This individual will
be interfacing with Investment Professionals on a daily basis leading the
development of short duration projects (multiple projects at a time).
Project Leadership skills are required.
4. Domain requirement: Seeking solid knowledge of Fixed Income and
Derivatives.
5. Note: Strong Technical and Strong Client Interface skills are critical.
If the candidate is light on the domain knowledge we will consider them.
Compensation

Very Competitive Base Salary + Profit Sharing + Bonus - Comprehensive
Benefits Package

No Sponsorship Available – US Based Applicants Only – No Relocation

Contact Information

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

4a.

Lead Systems Analyst - Equity Systems - Equ/Der - Officer Level - Bo

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:50 am (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Open & Active as of 08-13-2010

Position Title – WR717031

Lead Systems Analyst – Equity Systems – Equ/Der – Officer Level - Boston, MA
Area – Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

The Equity Support team provides world-class, mission-critical support for
all portfolio construction, investment research and business management
activities. The Lead Systems Analyst support function is a key role which
requires a high level of direct interaction with investment personnel,
excellent analytical and communications skills, experience with database
technologies including SQL and Oracle, strong Equity, Derivatives and
investment process knowledge, and effective project management skills. This
is a high profile role that will provide a broad set of opportunities to
streamline processes, proactively manage business outcomes and deliver
innovative solutions to complex business problems.
It should be noted that this position is an extremely strategic addition to
our IS organization and needs to be filled by a highly qualified and
experienced individual with a unique set of skills that include in-depth
subject matter expertise, a hands-on leadership style and the ability to
handle multiple key projects and responsibilities.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Work closely with investment professionals at all levels of the
organization to proactively identify opportunities for new/improved systems.
Partner with investment professional to iteratively deliver applications
that are critical to their investment process. On an ongoing basis provide
enhancements to previously deployed solutions.
· Assist in coordinating global office support responsibilities,
ensuring best practices and clear and concise communication to the global
team
· Overall project management, project prioritization and issue
resolution
· Set development standards, perform code reviews and ensure
development practices adhere to firm guidelines
· Perform data gap analysis and facilitate remediation efforts
· Manage key support projects and lead development and deployment
· Work with users to prioritize needs and provide communication to
keep them apprised of progress
· Manage and facilitate implementation of business solutions aimed
at investment process efficiency, data quality improvements and simplifying
investor work flow
· Strong sense of end-to-end ownership of business outcomes
· Critical thinker who can provide hands-on leadership and employ
problem solving skills

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Technology and support leader with a record of success in a
large-scale, high-growth, rapid paced, & complex environments. Ideally, the
individual will come from a global financial services organization, with a
strong preference for asset management and/or capital markets.
· 10+ years of financial services or investment environment
experience with a minimum of 5 years proven experience leading technology
initiatives supporting, Equity, Hedge Fund, derivatives and other complex
asset classes and business processes.
· Demonstrated client focus and relationship management skills.
· Proven hands on project management skills with full cycle
(iterative and incremental) development experience and a proven track record
in managing various components of a small and large-scale system across
multiple teams.
· Proven software development experience and in-depth understanding
of the full software development life cycle
· Strong strategic thinker with a track record of innovation and
transformation to support business growth
· Experience working in an interdependent, team-oriented environment
in which effectively managing resources and relationships outside of one's
direct control is critical to success
· Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical
production environment.
· Guided by the highest levels of integrity, ethical and
professional standards
· Commitment to excellence and continuous improvement
· Team player who works collectively toward common goals and
objectives
· Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively
· Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
· Hands-on knowledge of SQL and relational database technology.
· Bachelor's degree is required.

Keys to this Position:

1. This is a very senior role (number two in the department) that is at the
Officer level. We are seeking very strong Client Relationship and
Leadership skills. This individual will be managing the Boston team within
6 to 12 months of coming on board.
2. Domain Knowledge: This individual must have strong Equity, Derivatives
and general investment process knowledge. A CFA is a plus.
3. Systems Analyst skills: We need a strong systems analyst that works
effectively with Investment Professionals (Portfolio Managers, Traders,
etc.). The ability to query the database with SQL is required.
4. This individual will convey confidence and will have a strong track
record of handling 'challenging users'.
Compensation

Very Competitive Base Salary + Profit Sharing + Bonus - Comprehensive
Benefits Package

No Sponsorship Available – US Based Applicants Only – No Relocation

Contact Information

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

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