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Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:41 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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/>
Wed Apr 13, 2016 7:29 am (PDT) . Posted by:
Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.
Position Title - WR161005032016
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 currency 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 Blackrock Aladdin, Charles River, Latent Zero,
Longview is a plus
* Experience with FXAll, FXConnect, FlexTrade 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. Currency and
Derivatives experience is a big plus.
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/>
Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:58 am (PDT) . Posted by:
Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.
Position Title - WR75575R042016
Lead Systems Analyst - Reference Data - Security Master - SQL - Asset
Management - 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:
We are seeking 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 Reference Data Platform. Our application covers a wide variety of asset
types, including equities, fixed income, derivatives and OTC securities,
which are used throughout the firm.
This position requires a high level of direct interaction with the business
users, excellent problem solving, solid technical abilities and strong
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:
* Provide business analysis for our reference data platform
* 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 Reference Data 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:
* 8+ years of system analysis experience with specific domain
expertise in the Reference Data
* 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 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 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.
* Detail-oriented and quality-focused individual
* Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Keys to this Position:
1) Domain knowledge: Ideally we are seeking good knowledge of Security
Master or Reference Data. The candidate will need to understand the
industry and financial instruments. We will also consider candidates that
have good knowledge of Fixed Income, Corporate Actions, and Hedge Funds.
2) Strong formal Systems Analyst skills are required.
3) Technical: SQL is required.
4) Strong Leadership skills.
5) Must have excellent communication skills to interface effectively with
the investment teams.
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 Apr 13, 2016 12:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
Know anyone for this role? - Any referrals would be greatly appreciated.
Position Title - WR75563R042016
Sr. Systems Analyst (Technical) - Market Data Services - Asset Management -
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 successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of our Market
Data Services infrastructure and will report to the Manager of Market Data
Services. This position will work closely with vendors and IS teams as
required to identify and resolve technical problems and complete strategic
infrastructure initiatives associated with our Market Data Services
infrastructure. This position will be located in Boston with regular
presence in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Responsibilities:
* Responsible for analyzing information requirements and developing
recommendations for services at a firm-wide system level.
* Works with line management on projects and business initiatives
* Ability to work effectively with more Senior Systems staff on the
implementation and delivery of financial information and services to the
firm, including internal proprietary products
* Assists with user training regarding systems and application use
to business areas
* Develops recommendations to meet specific needs
* Provide tactical management and support of the vendor networks
and servers associated with our Market Data Services/Trader Voice
infrastructure
* Document environments, migration plans, and installation
procedures
* Design and implementation high impact mission critical projects
* Manage internal client needs and expectations ensuring issues are
identified, resolved, and escalated quickly and appropriately
* Engineer, install, configure, and maintain the organization's
Market Data environment
* Analyze problems, identify the cause of problems, and implement
timely solutions
* Interacts with outside service providers regarding problems and
maintenance procedures
* Share 24x7 on-call support responsibilities
Required Skills and Competencies:
* A solid understanding and deep appreciation of Market Data
Services products, systems, and networking are required. The successful
candidate must bring a successful track record of building strong
relationships with clients and vendors. Strong working knowledge and hands
on experience with UNIX, market data service products, vendor services,
TCP/IP, routers, and network switches is required. Previous project
management experience is required. A Bachelor degree in Computer Science or
related discipline and 3+ years related experience in the financial services
industry is a must.
* Personal characteristics that would contribute to the incumbent's
ability to excel within this position are:
* Generally works autonomously
* Expected to provide leadership
* Scope of work is more complex or broader than that of a core role, and
usually includes expertise and/or the application of several years of direct
experience
* Scope of work: responsible for their own work with a broad scope
* Likely participates in the setting of strategy and direction
* May have limited responsibility for managing others (employees and/or
consultants) or for the outcome of others
* A collaborative team style
* Strong ability to work independently with little supervision
* Strategic in focus and maintains an enterprise view
* Excellent presentation, verbal, and written skills
* Significant responsibility for multiple components of a project, product
and environment
* Adjusts to changing conditions
* A team approach to decision making and troubleshooting
* Willingness to thoroughly document environments and processes
* High level of self-discipline and conscientiousness needed to meet
responsibilities
* Adapts positive to change
* Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to develop effective
working relationships, demonstrated customer focus, work effectively in a
team environment
Keys to this Position:
1. Direct experience managing Market Data Services applications,
implementations, architectures and technical relationships with vendors such
as Bloomberg, Factset, and Thomson Reuters.
2. Hands on experience with Trader / Investor support with regards to
desktops, applications, service requests
3. Experience with Trader Voice Systems (e.g. IPC Turrets, BT Turrets)
4. Hands-on working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
5. Working knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols and Information Security
concepts
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/>
