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- Sr. Applications Developer/Analyst - JavaJ2EE -JMS - Web - Rt 93/Bos From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Lead Systems Analysts - Client Applications - Multiple Roles - FS - From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Lead Systems Analyst - Performance Measurement - FS - Boston, MA Are From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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- Sr. Assoc. - Systems Architect - Java/C# - FI/Derivatives - Boston, From: Gary Wright - Wright Associates
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Sr. Applications Developer/Analyst - JavaJ2EE -JMS - Web - Rt 93/Bos
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:37 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title – WACOAR082010
Sr. Applications Developer/Analyst – JavaJ2EE –JMS – Web – Rt 93/Boston, MA
Area - Up to $90K
Up to $90K DOE + Small Bonus
Local Candidates Only – No sponsorship
Company
Mid sized, very successful financial services firm – voted one of the Best
Places to Work in Boston.
Position Responsibilities – Summary
The Senior Developer/Analyst role is to participate in design and
development of WEB applications. Senior Developer must have strong knowledge
in software architecture and design and have experience working in a small
to medium development team environment. This position will specialize in a
specific development environment and is expected to translate business
requirements into concise and robust technical solutions.
Detailed Responsibilities:
· Work with business analysts to gather and document requirements.
· Develop functional and technical specifications.
· Prepare time estimates for individual deliverables.
· Develop and unit test applications.
· Create, document, and implement unit test plans, scripts, and test
harnesses.
· Create and maintain technical documentation using defined
technical documentation templates.
· Participate in on-call, 24/7 coverage on a rotational basis.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· 5-10 years of technical experience developing web applications
using following technologies
· Core Java with J2EE, Struts, JMS, EJB, AJAX, JavaScript, JSP,
HTML, CSS
Web services, XML, XML Schemas, XSLT
· Solid understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life
Cycle (SDLC)
· Must be client-facing and capable of working in a dynamic
environment to collect and document business requirements.
· Good writing and communications skills
· Capable of multitasking
· Good Customer Service skills
Additional skills desired:
· Ant, MyEclipse, WebSphere Express
· SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting, Windows Scripting
· Desired experience with PEGA Rules Process Commander
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - garywright@prodigy.net - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Lead Systems Analysts - Client Applications - Multiple Roles - FS -
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:37 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Open & Active as of 04-02-2011
Position Title – WRLSAM022011
Lead Systems Analysts – Client Applications – Multiple Roles - FS – Boston,
MA Area – Excellent $$
Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship
Stable Work History
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 Summary:
The Client Applications IS group (ICA) is responsible for supporting and
providing technology solutions to our core front-office business functions,
namely our investment teams and our client facing teams. Within the ICA
group, the Client Applications IS team (75+ staff and consultants in the US,
UK, and Asia) provides and supports technology-based business solutions for
600+ global users in the Client Reporting, Relationship Management, Business
Development, Marketing, and Product Management teams.
The Client Applications team is seeking multiple Lead Systems Analysts to
define and deliver technology solutions to our client and market facing
teams. These positions require a high level of interaction with business
users. The Lead Systems Analysts will work with business users to identify
needs, conceptualize solutions, define requirements, perform detailed
systems analysis, and work extensively with the development team to deliver
the solution.
Roles exist for Reference Data, Client Reporting, and General Client
Applications Roles.
Candidates should have 10+ years of systems analysis experience in
investment management. Knowledge of Equity, Fixed Income and Derivative
instruments are important for this role. A strong technical and database
background is required to enable them to play a hands-on analyst role.
Key Responsibilities;
· Partner with business teams to proactively identify the firm's
growing needs around content management in order to develop long-term
scalable solutions.
· Participate and lead working group sessions with various teams
across the business to identify business use cases and project success
criteria.
· Work with users to understand their requirements, define
innovative solutions to address their needs, prioritize opportunities for
new/improved capabilities.
· Document and implement systems requirements via Use Cases and
Functional Specifications
· Communicate project status and risks to the broader project team
· Provide input into system design to help the programming teams
define effort and implementation schedules for application development work.
· Ensure quality of product by enforcing high standards in testing
and building controls to measure the overall accuracy and timeliness of
delivery.
Keys to this Position:
1. 10+ years minimum work experience in a financial services
technology environment with a strong understanding of investment management
data (equity, fixed income and derivatives instruments and analytics) and
information delivery requirements. In addition, a strong understanding of
Reference Data, or Client Reporting or other Client Applications is
required, depending on the role.
2. Strong Oracle PL/SQL - SQL skills.
3. We are seeking Leadership skills as well. Person needs to be
delivery focused.
4. Strong Client Relationship skills are required. This individual
will partner with Business to understand business requirements.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· 10+ years minimum work experience in a financial services
technology environment with a strong understanding of investment management
data (equity, fixed income and derivatives instruments and analytics) and
information delivery requirements.
· Demonstrated experience in the delivery of large systems
initiatives
· Strong Oracle PL/SQL - SQL skills.
· Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills
· Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively
· Bachelor's degree is required; Computer Science or MIS degree is
preferred
· CFA charter, or work towards one is preferred
Contact Information
Send Resume in Word format only to:
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Lead Systems Analyst - Performance Measurement - FS - Boston, MA Are
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:38 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title – WR716541
04-02-2011
Lead Systems Analyst – Performance Measurement - 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 Investment Administration Applications team is seeking a Lead Systems
Analyst who will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis, testing,
and project management for initiatives supporting the Performance Services
group within Investment Administration. The Performance Services group is
responsible for investment performance measurement, performance attribution,
benchmark maintenance, and GIPS composite maintenance.
The position requires a high level of interaction with the business users as
well as excellent communication and delivery skills. The candidate should
be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of
assignments in a fast-paced environment with people at all levels of the
organization.
In 2011 the IA Applications team will begin a multi-year initiative to
replace the firm's legacy performance measurement system. This individual
will participate in the vendor evaluation and buy/build decision, and be a
key contributor in the detailed analysis and implementation of the new
system.
Key Responsibilities;
The Lead Systems Analyst will have the following responsibilities:
· Interact with investment professionals to proactively identify
opportunities for new/improved systems.
· Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements.
· Document functional specifications for new systems and
enhancements.
· Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers,
database architects and data vendors to design and implement robust
technical solutions.
· Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements.
Keys to this Position:
1. We are looking for a Senior resource with at least 5 years of
Performance Measurement and Attribution experience.
2. 10 years of financial services industry is required, preferably
asset management, custodian or related vendor experience (i.e. Eagle, DST,
CRD).
3. Strong Systems Analysis skills are required.
4. The CFA and CIPM are strong pluses.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· A minimum of 10 years of work experience in a financial services
technology environment.
· A minimum of 5 years experience developing or supporting
performance measurement and/or performance attribution applications.
· Strong understanding of investment processes, securities,
analytics and market data services.
· Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills.
· Demonstrated experience in project management and business
analysis for medium to large initiatives.
· Demonstrated experience in formal software development
methodologies.
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business or related
discipline.
· A CFA and/or CIPM designation would be a strong plus.
Contact Information
Send Resume in Word format only to:
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon. - WEBnet
Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Sr. Assoc. - Systems Architect - Java/C# - FI/Derivatives - Boston,
Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net wrightassociates
Fri Apr 8, 2011 9:29 am (PDT)
Please feel free to refer this position to your associates – Referrals
appreciated.
Position Title
Sr. Assoc. – Systems Architect – Java/C# - FI/Derivatives - Boston, MA
Area – Up to $120K+
Up to $120K DOE + Bonus
Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship
Stable Work History
Company
Small, elite, successful, and growing Boston based fund manager - Global
investment management company – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent
Compensation Package – Bonus
Position Summary:
Note - This is a hands-on, individual contributor development role - not a
architect level position as the title suggests. Experience with Front Office
development is essential, particularly pre-trade / research / analytics type
development & knowledge and experience with risk and pricing of derivatives
is key.
The Systems Architect will coordinate technology requests and projects, and
design, develop, acquire, test, implement and support technology solutions
for Front and Middle Office departments, who manage investments for internal
trading. This individual will also contribute to the overall architecture of
applications developed at the firm.
Development Environment/Tools:
Java, Web Services, .Net C#, SQL, Excel, WebFocus
Vendor Packages supported:
Asset Control, VPM, Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Mark-IT,
Key Responsibilities:
· Design, develop, test, implement and support software
· Evaluate, acquire, integrate, test, implement and support vendor
solutions
· Coordinate technology requests and projects for the Front and
Middle Office Departments to ensure they are completed on-time, on budget
and meet the needs of the internal customers
· Work closely with the internal customers to gather and analyze
requirements
· Mentor junior developers
· Lead small teams to implement development projects
· Educate internal business customers on the use and limitations of
technology solutions
Required Skills and Competencies:
· BS in Computer Science or related field; a Masters degree is a
plus (Quant. or Computational Finance degree highly desired)
· Minimum of 3 years of experience supporting Front Office
applications
· Minimum of 5 years of application development and integration
experience
· Knowledge and experience with Fixed Income and Equity Derivatives
is mandatory (Derivatives knowledge via graduate school academic background
acceptable)
· Experience with Excel and .Net C# or Java is mandatory.
· Experience with Sybase, Matlab, Fincad and/or Numerix is desirable
· Experience working with Bloomberg or Reuters is mandatory, other
market data provider experience is desirable
· Very good communication skills
· Strong data and system design and analytical skills
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - garywright@prodigy.net - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org
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Phone: 508-761-6354
Email: mailto:garywright@prodigy.net
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
Gary L. Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates
Wright Associates specializes in High Technology Recruiting Services for the New England Market Place.
Phone: 508-761-6354
Email: mailto:garywright@prodigy.net
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
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