Wednesday, November 3, 2010

[itroundtable] LEAD: VP Apps Devel - NYC - eXtreme Programming - Fin Svcs

 

 
IFS – permanent role
Midtown Location
 
 
Vice President of Application development
Job description: 
The candidate will play a key role in the development of our new product capabilities as well as continued refinement of our existing applications.  This role will be responsible for delivering complex projects in an Agile manor utilizing mixed resource models including off shore, near shore and co-located development staff.
The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge and experience implementing, evaluating and teaching the technical engineering practices described in eXtreme Programming.  Preference will be given to those candidates who have delivered a complex project utilizing an Agile iterative planning cycle.
International Fund Services is a dynamic organization and part of State Street Corporation's Alternative Investments Division.  We are responsible for the administration and servicing of external hedge funds and other unique financial entities.  Given the demanding nature of our work we maintain a policy of sustainable pace to ensure our high standards of quality and the longevity of the people in whom we invest..
  1. Work with senior business customers to define, initiate and execute on the delivery of our highest priority projects.
  2. Provide training, guidance and mentorship to all levels and roles with in the IFS development community.
  3. Be an owner of our development process and foster a cultural of continuous improvement.
  4. Be a liaison with our business partners to insure our interests are represented.
  5. Foster new relationships and broaden our influence in the larger corporate community.
Requirements:
  1. 7 to 10 years of demonstrated advancement in a technical software role.
  2. Mastery of the Java technology stack, including core java packages and concurrent programming libraries.
  3. Expert knowledge of re-usable coding patterns and objected oriented development paradigms.
  4. The successful delivery of complex software applications from inception to release.
  5. Past adoptions of various software engineering practices such as Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration. Preference given to candidates who have used JUnit and mock objects in a practical environment.
  6. Complete understanding of an iterative project cycle as described in SCRUM or eXtreme Programming.
  7. Willingness to engage in and lead various peer based best practices such as paired programming and group code reviews.
  8. The ability to advance our growing adoption of lean and agile development practices.
 
 
John Pelkonen/Global Human Resources/Talent Management
State Street Corporation/1230 AOA/New York 10020
Telephone 212-259-3114/Fax 212-339-0993/Cell 917-887-0326
 
 


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