Thursday, October 21, 2010

[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 536

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1a.

Sr. Middleware Engineer - Java/J2EE - Oracle - FS - Marlboro, MA Are

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

Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:33 pm (PDT)



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

Position Title – WR718701

Open & Active as of 10-20-2010

Sr. Middleware Engineer – Java/J2EE – Oracle - FS - Marlboro, MA Area –
Excellent $$

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Candidates Local to Mass. Only – 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

The EDC-Middleware Delivery team seeks a Sr. Middleware Engineer who will be
responsible for the evaluation, design, build, and support of middleware
products.

This individual will be primarily responsible for building middleware
infrastructure and delivering application teams value-add services including
products evaluation, system design, performance tuning, capacity management,
and systems integration. The person will also be responsible for promoting
standard IT processes and architectural best practices.

Key Responsibilities;

As a Senior Middleware Engineer the candidate will have following
responsibilities:
· Work on the design, implementation, deployment, and support of the
middleware infrastructure
· Evaluate middleware product's features, upgrades and migration
path
· Work with platform, operations and application teams to implement
middleware infrastructure standards, best practices and guidelines
· Conduct Infrastructure configuration tests by developing test
plans, scripts and presenting results
· Provide technical leadership and mentoring, promoting adherence to
standardized IT processes, strategic principles and architectural standards

Key to this Position:

1. The candidate must have Weblogic, preferably Oracle Fusion which is
Weblogic's most recent version. (Oracle bought BEA Weblogic so it is now an
Oracle product).
2. Tomcat is also required.
3. The candidate will likely also have Load Balancers and some development
background, such as Java and Spring Frameworks. Messaging is also a plus.
4. This is a middleware engineering role (not a developer/architect or
admin).
5. The candidate should be well versed in Infrastructure and ITIL
processes.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· 6+ years in middleware technologies including WebLogic, WebSphere,
Tomcat, JMS and Spring Framework
· 2+ years in Java/JEE development
· Knowledge of WebSphere MQ, Active MQ and Oracle UCM is a strong
plus
· Project management skills is a plus
· Excellent verbal and written communications skills
· Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced,
team-oriented environment

Contact Information

Send Resume in Word format only to:

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

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

2a.

Lead QA Engineer - FS - Back Office - QTP - QC - Load Runner - Marlb

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

Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:35 pm (PDT)



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

Open & Active as of 10-20-2010

Position Title – WR719231

Lead QA Engineer – FS – Back Office – QTP – QC – Load Runner - Marlboro, MA
Area – Excellent $$

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Candidates Local to Mass. Only – 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

The QMC team is seeking a Lead QA engineer to be an integral member of the
QA team responsible for leading the testing efforts for the Investment
Administration suite of applications.

Key Responsibilities;

· Develop and execute testing strategy based on the application
requirements, leading to the analysis, design, documentation and execution
of the test cases for the IA suite of applications
· Drive testing automation, scripting and regression testing
projects utilizing offshore test automation engineers
· Provide guidance to the QA teams, and partner with the centralized
QA teams to align the practices with the strategic QA direction of the
enterprise.
· Partner with the business analyst and the develop teams to review
and understand the business requirements and the technical implementations.
· Ensure each release meets well-defined quality standards by
working closely with the development managers
· Partner with Project Managers on estimates, statuses and risks.
Report weekly status to the senior management and escalate issues.
· Stay current with the QA best practices, methodologies and
technologies, and continue to improve the QA processes across the team.

Key to this Position:

1. This individual will need experience managing a QA team of 5 to 10
resources (on and offshore).
2. This individual should have expertise in the QA space, be able to make
recommendations, set direction and define strategy.
3. Domain knowledge: This individual needs to have QA leadership
experience in the back office in one or more of the following areas: Fund
Accounting, Swift, Settlements and/or Performance.
4. Expertise with QA tools such as QC, QTP and Load runner

The ideal candidate must have expertise in QA, excellent leadership and
communication skills with a proven ability to manage multiple QA tracks.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Seven plus years experience as a QA engineer and three plus years
experience in leading a QA team on complex projects
· Expertise with all aspects of testing, including functional,
structural, regression, load and performance testing
· Expertise with QA tools such as QC, QTP and Load runner
· Experience working on high-volume transaction applications
· Knowledge of the Investment back-office operations required
· Ability to manage a team of offshore and onshore-based vendor QA
teams
· Knowledge of the Agile development and project management
processes
· Ability to diagnose and identify performance and stability issues
in large, complex applications
· Strong knowledge of Linux, Oracle database and SQL
· Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced,
team-oriented environment supporting a business-critical application
· Bachelors degree required

Contact Information

Send Resume in Word format only to:

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

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

3a.

Sr or Lead Systems Analyst - Equities & Derivatives - FS - Boston, M

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

Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:36 pm (PDT)



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

Open & Active as of 10-20-2010

Position Title – WR718351

Sr or Lead Systems Analyst – Equities & Derivatives – FS - Boston, MA Area –
Excellent $$

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Candidates Local to Mass. Only – 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

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 which 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.
Key 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
Keys to this Position:
1. This can be either a Senior or Lead level role. For the Lead level, we
are seeking strong Client Relationship and Leadership skills.
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.). Having worked on a Support Desk providing Front Line Support is a
Strong Plus.
4. Technical skills: The ability to query the database with SQL is
required. VB/.NET is a strong plus. Familiarity with Bloomberg and Factset
is a strong plus. Oracle Reports and PL/SQL is a strong plus.
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.
Contact Information

Send Resume in Word format only to:

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

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

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