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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 1278

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Digest #1278

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Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:45 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.

Position Title - WR75266R112015

Sr. Systems Analyst - Derivative Operations - SQL - FS - Marlboro, MA Area -
Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only - Relo 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:

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and inquisitive Senior
Systems Analyst to join a collaborative team in a role focused on analysis
with leadership and advancement opportunities. This role supports the
Derivative Operations team within Investment Administration, supporting the
operational functions relating to OTC derivatives (swaps and options),
cleared swaps, and exchange-traded derivatives (futures and options).
Current applications support the business team's third party vendor
relationships, trade notifications, daily collateral and margin workflows,
and daily swap settlement workflows. The Senior Systems Analyst will learn
about the various Derivative products and their related workflows, as well
as keep abreast of the impact of the evolving regulatory environment.

The Senior Systems Analyst will participate in the requirements, analysis
and system design and testing for development projects for the Derivative
Operations team. In this role the individual will work with the project
managers, business analysts and lead programmers to define technical
solutions for implementing business requirements and see them through to
completion. Our applications require a strong focus on detail and cross-team
collaboration to support system integration with Calypso, Trading and
Geneva.

This position requires a high level of interaction with the business users
as well as excellent communication and delivery skills. The candidate
should have experience supporting an operations business group and
derivatives domain knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities:

* Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements, as well as set priorities for new initiatives

* Document functional specifications and work directly with
development and QA to ensure delivery

* 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 data
delivery

* Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on
time, scalable and high quality business solutions

* Provide team leadership on assigned projects that may include
both full time and consulting staff in a matrix organization

* Act as an escalation point person for support issues that require
detailed analysis and management

Required Skills and Competencies:

* Minimum 5 years' experience as a systems analyst in the financial
services industry

* Strong hands-on knowledge of SQL and relational database
technology

* Demonstrated experience in business and systems analysis

* Derivatives domain knowledge is a plus, preferably in a
middle/back office context.

* Ability to work effectively in a multi-location team environment

* Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills

* Bachelor's degree is required

Keys to this Position:

1. Strong Systems Analysis skills

2. Technical: Must be able to use SQL to query the database

3. Domain: The ideal candidate will have OTC Derivatives (swaps and
options) experience from the Back or Middle Office. We will also look at
candidates with SWIFT or experience moving trade information. At a minimum
the candidate should have knowledge of Capital Markets and understand the
Securities industry.

4. Excellent communication skills are required

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/>

Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:46 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR739361102014

Lead Systems Analyst (Corporate Actions) - SQL - Asset Management - Boston,
MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only

Local Candidates Only

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 be responsible for requirements, systems analysis,
testing, and project management supporting the Investment Operations (IO)
group within Investment Administration (IA). The IO group is responsible for
corporate action processing, trade operations, trade settlements, BPO
reconciliation, and operational services.

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 Investment Operations
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, 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. This is a Lead level hands-on Systems Analyst. We are seeking strong
Systems Analyst skills (requirements gathering etc.).

2. Domain knowledge: Corporate Actions experience is required. This
candidate should have strong knowledge of the back and middle office of an
Investment Management firm or a Custodian. This role will be focused on
Corporate Actions and Trade Operations.

3. Leadership skills: This individual must have experience leading a team.
In this role the individual will lead a team of 10 to 15 consultants that
are both on/off shore.

4. Communication skills: This individual will interface with the business
so excellent communication skills are required.

5. Technical: The individual will need to know SQL to query the database.

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/>

Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:46 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR741101022015

Lead Systems Analyst (Investment Data) - Java/J2EE - PL/SQL - Data Stage -
Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only

Local Candidates Only

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 is a great opportunity for an experienced Lead Systems Analyst to join
a strong, collaborative team in a role focusing on analysis with leadership
and advancement opportunities.

The Lead Systems Analyst will be responsible for requirements, systems
analysis, testing, and project management for the applications that support
the firm's security master data. The security master applications provide
the firm with business critical data related to the terms/conditions of
deals as well as company and security reference data. Our application
covers a wide variety of asset types, including equities, fixed income,
derivatives and OTC securities, which are used throughout the firm.

Currently, an implementation of a new Reference Data platform is underway
using Markit EDM. This is a great opportunity to join our team and design
lasting solutions for the next generation Security Master.

This position requires a high level of direct interaction with the business
users, and excellent communication and delivery skills. This individual must
be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of
assignments with people at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities:

* Partner with the Investment Data and Derivative Service business
team to prioritize, define and document new requirements

* Champion the user's needs to the software and quality assurance
engineers, insuring the "what" and "why" are effectively communicated

* Assist in the design, testing, and support of the Security Master
applications and their integration points

* Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on
time, scalable and high quality business solutions.

* Proactively identify major issues, risks, and dependencies, and
manage them to minimize impact to the overall implementation

* Articulate and document design decisions and technical concepts
concisely and in an organized manner

* Provide team leadership on assigned projects that may include
both full time and consulting staff in a matrix organization.

* Act as an escalation point person for support issues that require
detailed analysis and management.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* 10+ years of software development experience with specific domain
expertise in the Reference Data.

* Creativity, attention to detail and leadership skills

* Change agent, innovative and focused on continuous improvements

* Demonstrated experience in business and systems analysis in
financial services industry

* Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use
cases, and test plans

* Experience in writing sql commands and comfort in navigating
relational databases

* Experience in Data Management and working with data providers
such as Bloomberg, Markit and Thompson Reuters a plus

* Ability to understand legacy in-house applications and highly
complex and interrelated systems and processing

* Experience working with Markit EDM platform a plus

* Team management experience and a proven ability to work in a
cross functional environment

* Experience in managing delivery in a centralized team with
aggressive delivery timelines

* Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills

* Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced
team environment.

Keys to this Position:

1. This is a senior role that is a combination of Functional and Technical
with emphasis on the Functional.

2. The Domain (Functional) requirement: This candidate must have a strong
background in Investment Management with exposure to Back Office and Middle
Office Operations. This individual will be responsible for Reference Data
Applications that includes Security Master, Analytics, Pricing and
Derivative Operations. Any experience in these areas is a very strong plus,
especially Company Security Master as well as Markit EDM.

3. Technical: The applications are written in Java (J2EE), PL/SQL and Data
Stage. Experience as an Analyst working with applications built with these
technologies is a big plus.

4. The candidate must have Excellent Communication and Client Relationship
skills. The individual will be interfacing directly with the business
(Investment Data and Derivatives Systems Operations).

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/>

Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:48 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR74596R062015

Lead Java Developer - Core Java - PL/SQL - Oracle - Asset Management -
Marlboro, MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only - Relo 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 Responsibilities - Summary

As member of the IA Application Development Team, this individual will be
responsible for design, architecture, development and maintenance of Middle
Office applications within the Performance and Cash Systems group.

The individual will participate in all development activities to
successfully deploy new systems and enhancements, and work with colleagues
and end users to design, develop and implement solutions to meet business
outcomes.

Responsibilities:

* Lead the architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and
support efforts across all IC applications

* Work with business team members, project managers/analysts, other
software engineers to review and qualify business requirements, functional
specifications, use-cases, and test plans

* Design, prototype and author code for software components and
applications based on functional specification and optimize them for
performance

* Ensure the adherence to established code-quality standards within
the IC development and QA teams, such as Continuous Integration, Code
Reviews, and all required release documentation

* Lead technical direction with both onshore and offshore
development team members with regards to iteration planning, release
planning, and prioritization of work across all IC project tracks

* Work across teams such as with middleware, database, and
architecture teams to coordinate and facilitate production releases of IC
applications

* Author architecture, technical design, and support documentation

Required Skills and Competencies:

* 7+ years of software development and design experience

* 7+ years of development experience in Core Java including
multi-threading

* 5+ years demonstrated experience developing web applications and
services using SPRING, JDBC, JMS, JSP, and JavaScript.

* Experience with JSON, XML, UNIX/Linux, and AngularJS is
preferred.

* Must be comfortable working with Oracle databases, and possess
solid Oracle SQL and SQL tuning skills

* PL/SQL skills are preferred

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

* Proven experience in leading technical design discussions and
driving the design and architecture of the system or major components of a
large system

* Proven experience in leading development of large data intensive
applications

* At least 2+ years of experience in working with the project
manager in planning for development teams deliverables

* Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

* Financial industry knowledge is preferred

Keys to this Position:

1. We are seeking a core Java developer with 7+ plus years of
experience.

2. Technology: - Strong Java skills are required. This role is 70%
server side and 30% UI. The technical stack includes Java/J2EE, JMS,
multi-threading, Web Services, Oracle, Web 2.0, jQuery and Spring. - Solid
experience with SQL or PL/SQL is required. We use Oracle on the back end.

3. The development work tends to be more on the back end, but there is also
some front end development as well.

4. Excellent Communication skills are required

5. Financial services are preferred but not required

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

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