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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 1314

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Digest #1314

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Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR74691R012016

Sr. Systems Analyst - Fixed Income Trading - SQL - Asset Management -
Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

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:

My client's Trading System is available on a 24-hour basis, supporting
Equity, Fixed Income and Derivatives trading in all global markets. The
Senior Systems Analyst will contribute to all aspects of the definition,
implementation, and support of the Trading Applications. This position
requires a high level of direct interaction with traders, trade
administrators, and portfolio managers as well as excellent communication
skills and strong trading domain knowledge.

Responsibilities:

* Partner with the Fixed Income trading business to define and
document the requirements for the fixed income trading system

* Take ownership for the delivery of functionality.

* Identify specific industry initiatives that require product
changes and new product development. This extends from improving the
existing products to developing next generation products.

* You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy;
a big-picture vision, and an ability to work with various internal teams to
execute on that vision.

* Collaborate with software developers, database architects,
vendors, and other IT and business teams to analyze and determine functional
specifications and UI design for new applications and enhancements to
existing applications.

* Develop deep knowledge and expertise in the firm's specific
trading workflows

* Work with traders to prioritize needs and ensure communication to
keep them apprised of progress

* Facilitate resolution of production issues by working with
appropriate teams to research problems, track progress and determine and
document solutions.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* 5+ years BA or systems analysis experience in trading or
portfolio management

* Demonstrated experience in project management and business
analysis for medium to large initiatives

* Strong knowledge of Fixed Income trading practices and market

* Experience with Charles River, Latent Zero, Longview is a plus

* Experience with Tradeweb, Market Axess, Flextrade, TSOX is a plus

* Strong knowledge of order management systems (OMS), Financial
Information eXchange protocol (FIX), electronic trading practices and
markets

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

* Experience in a systems role supporting investment professionals

* Excellent verbal and written communications skills

* Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities

* Experience with Oracle/SQL, PL/SQL, VBA, or Java considered a
plus

* Bachelor's degree required

* A CFA or demonstrated progress toward a CFA would be considered a
plus

Keys to this Position:

1. Strong Systems or Business Analysis skills are required.

2. We are seeking solid knowledge of Fixed Income.

3. Technical: SQL is a plus, not required.

4. Experience with Charles River, Latent Zero, Longview, Tradeweb, Market
Axess would be a plus.

5. The best candidates will have worked for another buy side or sell side
firm or a Vendor.

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/>

Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR161011042016

Sr. Systems Administration (Linux, Unix, Windows) - Security - Archer -
Carbon Black - Marlboro, MA Area - $$ Open

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

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:

The Security Architecture and Engineering team is looking for a senior
engineer for a system engineering and development role. Primary
responsibilities will administrating information security systems. Projects
will include the deployment of Linux and Windows systems, automation of
repeatable tasks and support of InfoSec initiatives. This role will also
provide basic database support for the InfoSec applications that the team
manages. The ideal candidate will be a generalist that is open to using and
learning. Flexibility will be critical to success as you will be working
with a combination of open source and commercial solutions on any given day.
You will be expected to fully support everything that the team builds. This
role will be roughly 80% system administration and 20% basic development.

Responsibilities:

* Deploy, administer and automate various security applications

* Develop Cloud Formation scripts and installation scripts to
support InfoSec applications

* Support basic monitoring, alerting and backup of InfoSec
applications

* Partner with Cyber Defense, Risk, Vulnerability Management, and
Security Operations teams to build solutions that improve their process and
workflow.

* Build automation to eliminate repetitive tasks

* Participate in on-call rotation for escalated security events

Required Skills and Competencies:

* BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related
field

* Strong analytical skills

* Sound decision-making skills

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Design and implement solutions that solve the firm's InfoSec
needs

* Investigate new technologies and approaches and make
recommendations for improvement

* Ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment with
regularly changing priorities

* Aptitude to provide innovative solutions to problems

* Attentive to detail and self-disciplined

Candidates should be familiar with:

* Shell scripting technologies (bash, PowerShell, etc.)

* Ability to program against various API's (REST, SOAP)

* Building Cloud Formation templates

* Sys. Admin. skills in Linux, Windows, Oracle, MySQL and MS SQL

Keys to this Position:

1) This role is 80% systems administration work and 20% development.

2) The Systems Administration skills that would be applicable for this
role include Unix, Windows, and Linux Systems Administration. The ability
to be a DBA for Box products, basic Oracle and backups.

3) The systems administration work will involve providing sys admin work
for Box products integrations and customizations. Examples of some of the
Box products include Archer which is a governance, risk and compliance tool.
Another example of a Box product would be Carbon Black which is an incidence
response tool.

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/>

Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR161014042016

Lead Java Developer - Server Side & Front End - AngularJS/ReactJS -
Investment Mgt. - Boston, MA Area - $$ Open

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

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:

The Portfolio Construction team is looking for a Lead Software Engineer to
help develop and advance the portfolio management software platform. In
addition to working in a high-performing team with mission critical
responsibilities, this role will require close interactions with team
members from Information Technology and Investment teams.

This position requires proficiency and experience in Software development
using Java and web based technologies. While prior business knowledge is not
mandatory any experience in the financial industry will be a plus.

Responsibilities:

. Work closely with Portfolio Construction team member to build a
world-class portfolio management platform

. Ability to work effectively throughout all phases of the software
development lifecycle to deliver business solutions

. Partner with in-house application and data architects while
implementing systems requirements.

Required Skills and Competencies:

. 7+ years of experience as a Java Software Developer with solid
accomplishments

. Strong understanding of Object Oriented design, Relational Database
concepts, RESTful Services, Microservices and DevOps

. Demonstrated experience of thoughtful design, development and
maintenance of software

. Experience with web applications and JavaScript frameworks including
ReactJS or AngularJS.

. Strong delivery focus and ability to proactively overcome obstacles

. Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal
are required

. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

. Familiarity with Equity and/or Fixed Income Instruments is a plus

Keys to this Position:

1. Technical stack: Strong Java server side and front end development
skills.

2. We will look at any industry but we would like to see someone that has
the desire and aptitude to learn the investment domain.

3. Leadership skills: This role will start as a very senior individual
contributor but over time will be asked to lead a team.

4. Soft skills: Intellectual curiosity and strong communication 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/>

Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:32 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR75703R052016

Lead Java Developer - Full Stack - JavaScript - Web Services - Spring -
Investment Mgt. - Boston, MA Area - $$ Open

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

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:

The Investor and Portfolio Services team is responsible for enabling the
Investment teams. The team plays a critical role in our firm's success by
providing innovative solutions for highly complex and critical investment
decision-making process.

We are seeking a strong hands-on technical lead with excellent communication
and problem-solving skills. Hands-on focus, attention to detail, ability to
innovate, ability to work in fast-paced settings, pride in workmanship, and
a sense of ownership. Financial services experience is a plus, not a
requirement.

Responsibilities:

* Lead team of engineers and consultants to deliver solutions for
improving the investment workflow.

* Interact with Systems Analysts and Investment professionals at
all levels of the organization to proactively identify opportunities for
new/improved systems to improve the investment process.

* Provide implementation of business process improvements involving
(but not limited to) interactive data, investment process efficiency, and
simplifying investor work flow.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* 7 years of experience as a software developer and application lead
supporting complex application development life cycles

* Experience managing small teams including offshore members

* Strong understanding of JavaScript UI technologies and mobile
including frameworks such as Angular, React, or Bootstrap

* Very strong command of Java technologies including a deep
understanding of concurrent programming concepts and the java memory model

* Solid high-level understanding of current technology landscape
including the current players in UI, mobile, the cloud, databases, big data,
caching, and security

* Working knowledge of standard java frameworks and libraries
including Spring, JAXB, Jersey, Jackson, Apache Commons, etc.

* Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and
verbal are required.

* Working knowledge of SQL and SQL performance tuning. Direct
experience with Oracle is a plus.

* Experience with Amazon Web Services is a strong plus

* Must be comfortable with test driven development, continuous
integration, and agile development methodologies.

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, engineering, sciences, or
related field.

* Experience in Financial Industry is preferred

* Strong understanding of Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivative
Instruments is desirable

Keys to this Position:

1) We are seeking a Full Stack Java Developer. We would like both Java
and JavaScript. We will consider strength in either technology.

2) Java stack: Core Java, multi-threading, Spring, Web Services

3) JavaScript: Angular, React or Bootstrap. You only need one of these.

4) Leadership skills are required. This individual will lead projects
and consultants (mostly off shore). Architect Solution and Delivery skills
are key.

5) Strong 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/>

Fri Jul 22, 2016 11:10 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


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

Position Title - WR75739R062016

Lead SW Engineer - Java - JavaScript - AngularJS - Spring - AWS - Inv. Mgt.
- Marlboro, MA Area - $$ Open

Outstanding Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Relocation Possible for an exceptional match - US Based 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 Summary:

The Portfolio Services Common Tools team is responsible for looking across
all the projects and teams within Portfolio Services IT and Business units
for areas where IT solutions can provide efficiency by reducing redundancy,
providing better visibility and consolidating the tools and technologies
used to solve similar problems. Some of the immediate areas identified for
providing solutions are: Automating Business Workflows, Managing Repository
Metadata, Managing data exceptions and data validations, and Advanced
Information Delivery leveraging interactive reporting tools.

Members of the team play critical roles in our firm's success by providing
technology solutions which improve the quality, speed, and efficiency of a
highly complex industry with a sophisticated client base.

Responsibilities:

* Work with various teams and stakeholders to understand the
business workflows where a BPM solution would provide better visibility into
workflow and increase efficiency.

* Research and evaluate in-house tools and vendor products against
the requirements to propose recommendations for build vs buy

* Analyze business requirements, provide technical architecture,
design, and manage overall delivery

* Partner with the Architecture team to ensure solution is aligned
with enterprise strategic direction

* Hands-on development, and have an aptitude and flexibility to
learn new technologies / tools

* Responsible for code quality and assurance by focusing on static
code analysis, unit testing, design and code reviews, continuous
integration, release management, performance tuning and execution.

* Work with various teams to understand their reporting needs and
propose interactive reporting tools that would increase efficiency, reduce
redundancy and cut down the turnaround time.

* Team management responsibilities include supervision of staff and
/ or consultants

* Interact with other internal IT teams to ensure effective
functional and technical integration

Required Skills and Competencies:

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

* 8+ years of object oriented software design and development
experience in core Java

* 5+ years of experience managing software development teams and
managing solution delivery

* 5+ years of proven software development experience with
browser-based applications, JavaScript based frameworks and technologies

* Strong understanding of and development experience with workflow
tools

* Strong understanding of and development experience interactive
reporting tools like Tableau

* Experience in node.js is highly preferred

* Experience with AWS is a highly preferred

* Solid PL/SQL programming skills

* Strong understanding and proven experience with Web-Services,
Spring, Angular JS

* Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and
verbal are required

* Demonstrated ability to partner closely with multiple business
and IT teams

* Must be comfortable with test-driven development and continuous
integration

* Experience in Financial Industry is a plus

Keys to this Position:

1) Technical Stack: Hands-on Core Java and JavaScript, an understanding
of databases. AWS is a plus

2) Leadership skills: 5+ years of experience managing software
development teams and managing solution delivery

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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