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Lead Desktop Engineer - Windows 7 - AD - Citrix - VMware - FS - Bost by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates
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Lead Software Engineer - Core Java - PL/SQL - FI Quant Systems - Inv by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates
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Lead SW Engineer - Java/.Net - Web Dev. Tech. - Architecture - FSA - by "Gary Wright" wrightassociates
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Thu Apr 9, 2015 7:07 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title - WR739111092014
Lead Desktop Engineer - Windows 7 - AD - Citrix - VMware - FS -
Boston/Marlboro, MA - Excellent Package
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS
Relocation Possible for Exceptional Candidates - 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 Summary:
This individual will be responsible for leading a Windows desktop
engineering team. The responsibilities include designing and managing large
infrastructure migrations, evaluating new technologies, engineering desktop
solutions and providing L3 support. In this role, this individual will
assist project managers in the planning and technical direction of projects,
working with the developers, architects and end users to implement product
solutions to meet the business requirements.
This role engages directly with traders and other investment professionals
in support of their investment processes. This individual will think
strategically and provide robust technology solutions for fixed income
traders in the office, offsite and while mobile. Ensuring quick and
efficient resolution of technology related problems is critical as is a high
degree of technical knowledge and expertise.
Responsibilities:
* Work closely with desktop support, trading support and business
groups to gather requirements, analyze workflows and design solutions that
adhere to security protocols and meet the business needs.
* Collaborate with the desktop engineering, architecture,
application support, QA Testers, Information Security, Infrastructure and
Management teams when evaluating and recommending new hardware and software
technologies.
* Utilize various desktop and application monitoring tools to
detect and prevent issues before they occur.
* Provide functional and technical written evaluations of products,
operating system upgrades and patches.
* Ensure that desktop standards are understood and followed by
stake holders and team members.
* Collaborate with infrastructure, architecture and development
teams to provide implementation blueprints, industry best practices and
vendor product guidelines.
* Develop necessary project plans for hardware lifecycle, software,
BIOS and driver upgrades, including installation and testing.
* Develop and maintain high standards in establishing policies and
procedures to address routine maintenance protocols, ensuring that all are
clearly documented for testing and validation.
* Provide Level III support and resolution, identifying root cause
with strategic solutions to problems. Escalate to the Business Application
and/or Operations teams as necessary.
* Meet or exceed SLA obligations consistently and on an ongoing
basis, allow for accurate metrics to measure response time, meet BCP
requirements for offsite access, and reduce the time needed to address
hardware/software failures.
* Prioritize work efforts, multi-task in a very fast-paced
environment, and provide clear and timely updates
* Understand technology limitations and interactions to ensure
supportability of any proposed solutions.
Required Skills and Competencies:
At least seven years in a lead engineering role supporting investment
professionals
Experience in:
* Desktop support and troubleshooting
* Computer networking (Ethernet, TCP/IP, DHCP, WANS, etc.)
* Operating systems (Windows, Mac, etc.)
* Network & Application monitoring/management systems and
technologies
* Networking (TCP/IP, Routing, Troubleshooting, DNS, VPN, etc.)
* Financial Applications and Terminology
* Extensive experience implementing VDI technology with VMware and
Citrix platforms.
* Experience with Active Directory configurations related to group
policy management
* Must be self-starter possessing drive and ability to work with
minimal supervision
* Strong leadership skills and the ability to drive consensus
across numerous teams to implement chosen technology solutions
* Ability to prioritize tasks in high pressure situations, and
manage conflicting priorities effectively
* Attention to detail
* Ability to perform research and share knowledge across various
teams
* Extensive knowledge of Microsoft product suite.
* Microsoft MCSA in Windows 7 certification desired
* VMware Advanced Professional 5 - Data Center Administration
certification preferred
* Degree in one of the following concentrations; Computer
Information Systems, Management Information Systems or Computer Science.
Optional Job Qualifications
* Microsoft MOS certification
* ITIL Knowledge/ Certifications
Keys to this Role
1) Technology: We are seeking a strong Windows Desktop Engineer with the
following technologies: Windows 7, TCP/IP, Routing, Troubleshooting, Active
Directory, etc. along with Virtualization experience (i.e. Citrix, VMware or
Windows).
2) Leadership: We are looking for a very senior individual contributor
that has strong leadership skills.
3) Financial Services and Trading Systems experience is a plus but not
required. We are open to any strong Desktop Engineering technologist that
is comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
<http://www.wrightassociates.org/> www.wrightassociate
Thu Apr 9, 2015 9:18 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.
Position Title - WR741901032015
Lead Software Engineer - Core Java - PL/SQL - FI Quant Systems - Inv. Mgt. -
Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Relocation Possible for
Exceptional Candidates
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 Summary:
The Fixed Income Quant Systems Team is responsible for providing advanced
quantitative tools such as analytic calculators, risk models, cash flow
engines, liquidity evaluation frameworks, technical pattern modeling, and
asset allocation strategies to the firm's portfolio management and research
teams. Members of the team play critical roles in firm's success by
providing proprietary technology solutions which enable complex investment
decision-making.
This lead role will combine quantitative and software engineering skills to
drive development of firm's next generation of quantitative tools.
Responsibilities:
* Participate in full-cycle software development including
development, regression testing, deployment, and production support.
* Provide technical leadership to a development team with
responsibility for architecture, design and implementation.
* Partner closely with investment and research teams to understand
business needs and to create effective technical solutions.
* Lead 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:
* At least 7 years of hands-on software development experience.
* Experience with, and demonstrated understanding of modern
software development and testing methodologies.
* Demonstrated experience developing J2EE solutions using Java,
JDBC, Web Services, Messaging, and related technologies.
* Working knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
* Delivery focus and willingness to work in a fast-paced,
mission-critical production environment.
* Excellent communications skills.
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, statistics
or other related field.
Pluses:
* Understanding of fixed income security data, analytics and risk
management concepts.
* Prior experience using distributed computing, grid or cloud
technologies, particularly Amazon Web Services.
* Experience with any of the following technologies:
o Web UI application development using JQuery or other JavaScript
frameworks
o PL/SQL
o Java FX/Swing
o Matlab
Keys to this Position:
1) This is a Technical Leadership role that requires strong
communication and leadership skills. This is a very hands-on role and will
lead a small team of consultants.
2) Technical Stack: The candidate should have strong hands-on skills
with core Java, multi-threading, JDBC, Web Services, Messaging, PL/SQL and
Oracle.
3) Financial services is highly desired, but not required. Candidates
from other buy-side, sell-side or financial software vendors are highly
desired.
Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
Thu Apr 9, 2015 11:20 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Gary Wright" wrightassociates
Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know
- Referrals appreciated.
Position Title - WR741981032015
Lead SW Engineer - Java/.Net - Web Dev. Tech. - Architecture - FSA -
Boston/Marlboro, MA Area - Excellent Package
Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Relocation Possible for
Exceptional Candidates
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 Summary:
As a Lead Engineer, you will be developing the next generation of Client
Facing tools for the firm. You will be working with a group of world-class
engineers, architects and product managers to increase user experience and
create efficiency for our clients, prospects, distributors, and internal
business teams. You'll be a part of a modern, lean, self-governing
engineering team where you have the ability to switch hats between designing
new capabilities, coding features, testing for quality and performance, and
writing release management automation.
Responsibilities:
* Act as a hands-on lead with responsibilities to author technical
design, architecture, code, deploy and support documentation
* Lead development team of employees and consultants through all
aspects of the software development lifecycle to ensure technical delivery
of the applications
* Interface and coordinate with the broad Information Technology
team to ensure successful delivery
* Demonstrate strong project management and leadership skills with
ability to handle multiple activities in a dynamic fast paced environment.
* Keep abreast of the emerging technologies - champion initiatives
that improve our external presence and take our products and the team to the
"next level"
* Work with business team members, project managers, and systems
analysts to review and qualify business requirements, functional
specifications, use-cases, and test plans
Required Skills and Competencies:
Technical Requirements
* Excellent leadership, technical, management, and systems analysis
skills
* Must have 7 or more years of proven object-oriented software
design and development experience
* Must have 7 or more years of proven hands-on design, development,
and architecture experience in Java-based technologies
* Must have 5 or more years of proven software development
experience with browser-based applications and technologies, used both by
internal users and externally on the internet
* Must have 3 or more years of proven experience with such
technologies as web services, XML/XSLT, Struts Framework, log4j, Ant/Maven,
and SOA
* Must have 3 or more years leading engineering teams on complex
projects
* Proven experience in building technology solutions to satisfy
complex business needs
* Must possess advanced hands-on Oracle SQL, SQL tuning, and PL/SQL
skills
* Must be comfortable working in a Unix and/or Linux environment,
and possess solid experience in various shell scripting languages
* Experience using and deploying to industry-leading application
servers such as BEA WebLogic 9.x or above
* Experience with various software development methodologies, such
as RUP
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
The preferred candidate will possess experience with the following:
* .NET technologies
* CMS systems (Drupal/PHP a plus)
* CMIS (Alfresco, Documentum DFC)
* Cloud computing (AWS)
* Jasper
* Service-Oriented-Architecture technologies using SOAP, REST, JSON
* Working in an Agile team utilizing Scrum
Non-Technical Requirements
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Proven ability to support multiple applications simultaneously
* Must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently in
an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical and team oriented-environment
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* A strong team player, with ability to work in collaboration
across teams and globe
Keys to this Position:
1) We are seeking a hands-on Software Architect/Developer that can be
a Thought Leader as we integrate different technologies to build out new
Client Facing applications.
2) Technologies: Web development technologies that include Java, Web
Services, XML/XSLT, Oracle, etc. Drupal is a plus.
3) Leadership skills: Must have experience leading a team. This person
will be leading a team of 6 offshore consultants.
4) Must have Excellent Communication and Vendor Relationship skills
Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>
The New England Networking Group is Moderated by:
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@WrightAssociates.org
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@WrightAssociates.org
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org
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