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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 966

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Digest #966

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Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR131014102013

Sr. SW Engineer - C#/.Net - GUI - WPF or WinForms - Asset Mgt - Boston, MA
Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Candidates Local to
Mass Only

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 Trading team is seeking a senior software engineer to be an
integral member of the development team responsible for developing the
firm's next generation Equity Trading System.

This is an application development role and not a Web development role.

Responsibilities:

· Technical design, implementation, deployment, and support of the
Equity Trading System

· Partner with Business Analysts to review and implement business
requirements

· Partner with Project Managers, Technical and QA Leads on
estimates, statuses, identify issues and raise risks

· Stay current with evolving Trading industry and technical trends
to ensure systems and team are of highest caliber

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Four to Eight year of GUI development using Microsoft technologies

· Four years of .net development experience using C#

· Solid experience with the .net frameworks version 3.5/4.0 or
greater

· WPF or WinForms is required (Client uses WPF) - WCF is a plus.

· Strong analysis, design and modeling skills

· Strong knowledge and experience with message technologies (e.g.
MSMQ, ActiveMQ)

· Knowledge of software development and testing methodologies and
their effective application

· Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced,
team-oriented environment supporting a business-critical production
environment

· Candidate must have excellent communication skills and proven
ability to design and deliver solutions relevant to complex business
problems.

· Computer Science degree or related field

Keys to this Position:

1. This is a strong hands-on client side developer with Microsoft
technologies.

2. Technical requirement: .Net version 3.5/4.0 or greater, C#, GUI client
application developer - WPF or WinForms is required (Client uses WPF) - WCF
is a plus - The bulk of the candidate's client development experience should
be using WinForms or WPF.

3. Financial Services or Trading Systems experience is a big plus.

4. Must come out of an environment that has similar complexities to
building trading systems applications.

5. We are open to seeing candidates at all levels. We would like to see
candidates that are seeking an individual contributor track (not a
managerial track).

6. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and problem solving
skills.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR131010092013

Lead Data Network Engineer - Asset Management - Marlboro, MA Area -
Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Relocation Assistance
Possible for Strong Fit

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Outstanding 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

This individual will lead the Data Network Operations team within Enterprise
Technology Services. This candidate will need to take initiative, be able to
function both independently and as a member of a team and be successful with
minimal supervision.

Candidates will possess expertise in managing a complex LAN and WAN
environment across numerous business units and geographical locations. They
will provide 24X7 production support in a multi-vendor environment for all
Network technologies. They will interface with technical and non-technical
individual contributors and business executives. The candidate will have
extensive production support and leadership experience; displaying
ownership, strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication and
decision-making skills.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Provide Tier 2/3 support for a complex global enterprise network

· Take ownership of issues, collaborate with other
customers/teams/vendors on remediation and manage problems through
completion

· Develop best practices for capacity planning, trending,
monitoring, high availability and disaster recovery

· Provide ITIL direction and guidance for incidents, changes and
problems

· Establish and enforce best practices for network management,
including configurations, monitoring, patch management and security

· Oversee deliverables for domestic and international initiatives

· Oversee compliance with change control and incident management
processes

· Manage incident bridges

· Provide on-call support on a rotating basis

Required Skills and Competencies:

· 10+ years' experience as a Lead Data Engineer supporting
enterprise environments with expertise in the above listed disciplines:

· Emphasis on sharing of knowledge through good communications, peer
training and written documentation

· Tactical and Strategic direction setting

· Strong inter-personal skills, leadership qualities and
communications skills

· Positive customer service and team attitude (helping others when
required)

· Focused on quality and customer delivery

· Committed to continual improvement

· Willingness to participate and proven record of providing 24X7
on-call support in a dynamic multi-application environment

· Product support for upgrades and patch releases

· Experience supporting distributed/global (layer 1-4) platforms in
a multi-server/multi-location environment

· Experience designing and implementing High Availability and
Disaster Recovery solutions

· Ability to work independently or within a team

· Advanced degree in Computer Science or related discipline

· Cisco certifications a plus

Keys to this Position:

1. 10+ years' experience as a Lead Data Engineer supporting enterprise
environments with expertise in the following disciplines:

In this order of Priority:

· Cisco device programming and troubleshooting including CatOS,
NxOS, ASA, ACE, CSS, GSS, VPN, LMS, DCNM and wireless.

· Advanced working knowledge of routing protocols - OSPF, BGP

· Real-time application support - voice, video and MDS services

· Infoblox DNS

· Riverbed Steelhead

· Report generation - LMS, DCNM, HPOO, PRTG, SumoLogic, etc.

2. Leadership: This individual will lead a team of 7.

3. Excellent communication skills are required. This individual will
interface with the IT Leadership team.

4. CCIE certification is a plus, not a requirement.

5. Financial services is a plus, not a requirement.

6. This individual should be comfortable with the ITIL framework.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR131017112013

Lead Systems Analyst - Front Office or Trading - Asset Mgt - Boston, MA -
Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Local Candidates 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
This individual will be responsible for leading the systems analysis
discipline that supports the Legal and Compliance business group - bringing
experience and best practices to a fast-moving area of the company.

Demonstrated experience in supporting business professionals in the
investment services industry is essential. The candidate should also
demonstrate a track record in successful project management and delivery,
leading cross-functional teams including both internal and external
resources.

This individual will report to the manager of the Legal and Compliance
Systems.

Responsibilities:

· Mentor and motivate a team of systems analysts to ensure a
consistently high level of service to the business group

· Develop key knowledge of specific business workflows and system
workflows

· Manage projects from initiation through execution, delivery, and,
production support

· Identify comprehensive and creative solutions leveraging
technology to improve key business processes and solve business challenges

· Develop and maintain relationships with key business partners
across the firm

· Partner with systems professionals at all levels of the
organization to proactively manage opportunities for new/improved technology

· Manage the work of employee, consultant, and, vendor resources in
the implementation and support of compliance-related technology projects

· Stay current with evolving industry trends and the regulatory
environment to ensure that delivered systems are "state of the art"

· Identify and implement process improvements to better both the
"speed to market" and quality of the end product

Required Skills and Competencies:

· 8 years or more experience in a systems role supporting business
professionals in an investment organization

· Demonstrated track record throughout the systems lifecycle, with
proven expertise in the analysis, delivery, and, support of major
applications

· Strong all-around project management and project methodology
skills

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Highly self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced,
team-oriented environment, taking initiative as necessary

· Strong team leadership and mentoring skills, managing teams across
the organization including employees, consultants and vendors

· Demonstrate strong client focus and relationship management skills

· Hands-on knowledge of SQL and relational database technology

· Strong analytical and hands-on problem solving skills with an
attention to detail

· Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or,
related field is considered a plus

· An MBA, PMP, CFA or work toward a CFA would be considered a plus

· Experience with Fidessa Sentinel would be considered a plus

Keys to this Position:

1. We are seeking strong Systems Analyst skills (gathering business
requirements, writing functional specs, etc.)

2. Domain: Front Office Investment or Trading knowledge is required, i.e.
any of the following: Fixed Income, Derivatives, Equities, etc. Compliance
is a strong plus.

3. Technical: Must be able to query the database with SQL.

4. Leadership experience: This is a hands-on leadership role, leading a
team of four consultants (on/offshore model). We will also consider a
Senior level candidate that can grow into the leadership role.

5. Excellent communication skills are required.

6. Candidates may have previously worked for Buy side, Sell side or
Custodian shops (i.e. Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, State Street, etc.) or also
any shops that used Compliance or LatentZero Sentinel (which is a Compliance
tool); Putnam, GMO, SSGA, Pyramis, Dodge and Cox, GE, Income Research &
Management, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, UBS, Leith Wheeler,
DuPont as an example.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR732951082013

Data Architect - Asset Management - Trading Data - Boston or Marlboro, MA
Area - Outstanding Package

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Relocation Assistance
Possible for Strong Fit

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Outstanding 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 Enterprise Architecture group is looking for a Data Architect/ Modeler/
Strategist for Order Management and Compliance Systems in the Trading
domain.

This team has an extremely exciting agenda of ongoing and new projects. The
chance to be a significant contributor and make a strong impact in a
world-class organization makes this an attractive opportunity for the right
candidate.

The successful candidate will work with a team of front office investment
technologists to define and deliver the Data Strategy, group wide. S/he will
at the same time play a key role in influencing the strategic direction of
the data architecture team, governance, implementation of data strategy,
data design, modeling and security. On a day-to-day basis, s/he will
provide analysis and recommendations on data functions, procedures and
policies to mission critical systems in the area of investment research and
portfolio construction. The successful candidate will be regarded as a
trust-worthy authoritative data expert across fixed income and equity
domains.

The candidate should have a proven track record in developing and delivering
Data Strategies surrounding Investment Management Data. Strong experience
in Data Modeling, Data Design, Data Governance, Investment Management
processes, systems, quality assurance and an awareness of Market and
Reference Data landscape are critical. Superb ability to acquire knowledge
and grasp new skills on-the-fly is essential to success in this role.

Delivery focus is a key attribute for this role. Other essential skills
include: consensus building, team management, project management, and
negotiation skills. Hands-on involvement in resolving issues is regularly
required and the candidate should be adept in navigating within a mission
critical fast-paced environment.

This role reports to the Manager of Data Architecture within IS. The
candidate will work quite independently in a very entrepreneurial fashion.

Detailed Responsibilities:

· Develop, promote, and build consensus around data architecture
for the investor and client teams, providing technical leadership for
developing and maintaining solutions.

· Identify gaps in the Data Model and address them actively in
collaboration with business facing teams using a deep understanding of
financial services or high-volume, low-latency systems in other verticals.

· In collaboration with the application teams, define, develop,
maintain, and communicate information movement standards that will be used
by our systems.

· Align Investment Data Architecture efforts with other Enterprise
Architecture/ Information Management counterparts to ensure overall
alignment of architecture components.

· Define, own, and drive the evolution of our Trading Data
Architecture.

· Establish and maintain effective relationships by having a high
degree of continuous interaction with our internal clients.

· Work with our internal clients to proactively identify and
prioritize opportunities for new/improved capabilities.

· Own, track, and research investor-related data production issues
and work with appropriate teams on continuous improvement.

· Act as the thought leader and "go to" person within information
services for investment and client data matters.

· Stay abreast of the "state of the art" as it relates data
architecture throughout the investment industry.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· At least 10 years progressive experience in Data Architecture
disciplines, i.e., data modeling, architecture and integration.

· Proven experience in developing and delivering data-related
financial solutions aligned with the enterprise data architecture strategy.

· Experience in developing and implementing Trading Data delivery
architecture plan, standards and guidelines, software development
methodologies and strategic plans.

· Comprehensive understating of the financial services industry
required. The ideal candidate will also have knowledge of diverse asset
classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) data lifecycle. Understanding
of Asset Management a plus. Previous experience with trading applications
would be a very strong plus

· Broad experience in the software development life cycle,
particularly development management background, is highly desirable.

· Knowledge of a variety of tools, technologies and capabilities
relating to the creation, dissemination and calculation of financial-related
data.

· Experience in developing data movement/ data integration
standards and architecting scalable service oriented solutions.

· Hands-on experience with ETL, CDC and ESB tools is a plus -
Oracle & SQL Server experience.

· Solid understanding of transaction and information systems, data
warehouses, data marts, ODS, MDM methodologies and life cycle as well as ETL
and MDM technologies.

· Strong facilitation skills to engage subject matter experts to
define data requirements and conduct data modeling design reviews with
project teams.

· Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to
explain and document the Data Architecture to diverse audiences (technical,
business, etc.).

· Highly self-directed and able to manage and prioritize multiple
concurrent and competing challenges, issues, ambiguities, and
contradictions.

· Strongly self-motivated and entrepreneurial personality.

· Degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field -
Masters is a plus.

Keys to this Position:

1. Technical: This candidate will have strong Technical skills with Data
Modeling, Data Architecture and Integration. Solid understanding of Data
Warehouses, Data Marts, Data Modeling (ER/Studio preferable) and Oracle.

2. We are seeking a well-rounded Data Architect that can demonstrate skills
in the areas of Strategy, Delivery (tactical) and Implementation.

3. An understanding of Next Generation data platforms such as data
appliances, columnar databases and other NOSQL databases is a huge plus.

4. Strong experience with high volume and low latency architectures
solutions is necessary to support the trading systems

5. Domain knowledge: Financial Services experience is a plus.

6. Strong Client relationship skills. This individual needs to be smart and
articulate and will interface with the business. Great Communication skills
are a must.

7. The following is a Plus: Equities or Fixed Income knowledge. Candidates
out of Big 4 consulting firms are desired.

8. Primary location is Boston with 1-2 days/week in Marlborough. If the
person wants to be based in Marlborough and travel to Boston a couple of
days per week, the manager will entertain that arrangement

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR131008062013

Lead Systems Engineer - Data Warehousing/BI - Java - Oracle - FS - Marlboro,
MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS + Comprehensive
Benefits - Local candidates 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

As member of the Client Applications Delivery team, this individual will be
responsible for leading the technical design reviews and implementation of
firm's Client Reporting and Analytics platforms. This role requires a
well-rounded technologist that can work with stakeholders to build consensus
on vision and then materially lead high visibility projects through
technical design, construction, testing and implementation.

This multi-faceted role offers the individual the opportunity to have
tremendous impact on a number of multi-channel reporting initiatives. The
candidate would also be joining the group at a point at which they will have
significant direct impact on the evolution of our Data Warehousing (DW),
Business Intelligence (BI), and Reporting Application & Services platforms.

Responsibilities:

· Effectively balance dual roles as a hands-on (Oracle) DW/ BI
expert and a (Java) Reporting Services Specialist.

· Build interfaces between transactional systems, web APIs, etc. and
the BI/Analytics application suite.

· Personally deliver complex baseline components and provide support
and technical guidance for team members and external IT stakeholders.

· Ensure quality by conducting technical reviews of DW/BI and
Application components. Resolve issues as needed. Lead by example.

· Be responsible for the overlap of business requirements with the
application and technical architecture.

· Track new trends and directions in technology, and determines
potential impact to our organization.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Solid DW/BI Background. Demonstrated expertise in Oracle BI
Server, Repository, Answers, Interactive Dashboard, Publisher, Scheduler,
etc.

· Strong Java development background. In particular, experience
building reporting applications, services, and frameworks.

· Advanced / deep knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL. Oracle skills in
database design for data warehouses, dimensional modeling and relational
modeling preferably in Financial Services domain.

· Strong experience with ETL. Proven DataStage experience strongly
desired.

· Expertise in tuning report performance by optimizing data
structures.

· Proven ability to support multiple work streams simultaneously.

· Must be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal
supervision.

· Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.

· Overall 10+ years of relevant work experience.

· 5+ years of experience implementing Business Intelligence & Data
Warehousing solutions using Oracle BI / Siebel Analytics.

Keys to this Position:

1. We are seeking a Lead Engineer that has strong skills with Data
Warehousing and Business Intelligence. Ideally the candidate will have
strong OBIEE skills but we will also look at Cognos or other Business
Intelligence tools.

2. We are also seeking a strong Java developer background with Oracle.
However we will also look at .NET/SQL Server if you have the aptitude and
are willing to learn Java/Oracle.

3. ETL experience is required.

4. Strong Leadership skills are required. This individual will lead a team
of 20 consultants.

5. Excellent communications skills are required.

6. Financial Services is strongly desired.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Sun Jan 5, 2014 7:14 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR733301102013

Lead Systems Analyst - Middle Office - Asset Mgt - Boston, MA or Marlboro,
MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Relo Assistance
Possible - 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

This individual will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis,
testing, and project management supporting the Investment Coordination (IC)
group within Investment Administration (IA). The IC group is responsible
for investment performance measurement, performance attribution, benchmark
maintenance, performance composites, client cash flows, cash monitoring &
management and providing support to the investment teams.

This position requires a high level of direct interaction with business
users as well as excellent communication and delivery. The candidate should
have domain knowledge from another asset manager or financial services firm
and have previously worked in or supported an investment operations business
group. This role will report to the Manager of the Performance & Cash
Applications team.

Responsibilities:

· Interact with investment professionals to proactively identify
opportunities for new/improved systems

· Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements

· Produce functional specifications for new systems and enhancements

· Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers & QA
testers (onshore/offshore), database architects and data vendors to design
and implement robust technical solutions to achieve business outcomes

· Coordinate project tasks across multiple IT groups

· Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements

· Provide ongoing support including issue tracking and status
reporting

· Collaborate with business partners to prioritize
support/enhancement needs

· Key to this role is maintaining effective client relationships,
communication, organization/execution/follow-through, analytical capability,
taking ownership, working collaboratively, and challenging the status quo

Required Skills and Competencies:

· A minimum of 10 years of work experience in a financial services
technology environment

· Experience in back / middle office processes for an asset manager
or financial services firm

· Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills

· Change agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous
improvements

· Demonstrated project management experience on medium to large
initiatives

· Demonstrated analytical experience on new systems build-outs as
well as on enhancements to existing systems

· Strong understanding of investment processes

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or
related discipline

Keys to this Position:

1. Domain: Strong Asset Management knowledge with a focus on middle office
IT operations. This individual will be supporting the Performance and Cash
Team. Any knowledge of Cash Management or Performance is a plus.

2. Strong Systems Analysis skills are required.

3. Project Management skills are also required. This is a senior level
individual contributor role that will eventually lead a team. Leadership
aptitude is desired.

4. Sources: The ideal candidate will come from another Asset Manager
within the IT middle office operations area.

5. Soft skills include intellectual curiosity, client orientation, delivery
ownership and analytical rigor.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org
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