Head of IT Infrastructure

This is a full time position for the fastest growing asset management firm in Boston.

Overview:

The IT Infrastructure Team is responsible for the technology infrastructure and technical support globally. The team consists of approximately 50 technology professionals whose key functions include IT Operations, Telecommunications, Market Data, Database Management, Service Desk, and Risk & Strategic Services including Business Continuity Planning.

Reporting to the Head of Information Technologies (CIO), the Head of IT Infrastructure provides global technology vision and leadership for formulating, evaluating, and implementing information technology solutions, policies and initiatives that improve the quality and effectiveness of the strategic goals and the efficiency of its business operations.

Primary Responsibilities:

. Management of IT Operations, Telecommunications, Market Data, Database Management, Service Desk, and Risk & Strategic Services teams

. Acts as a liaison with the Investment Systems, Client Systems and Research Systems application development teams and the Quality Assurance team to ensure full understanding of data flow, data integrity, and system security

. Assesses information technology control elements to mitigate IT risks regarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business information

. Management of the IT Operations team for 7x24 operations and technical support

. Responsible for enterprise management of desktop systems, servers and data storage comprised primarily of Windows/Intel platform

. Responsible for the global network supporting all data, voice and video services including remote access and VoIP implementation

. Responsible for Data Center and Disaster Recovery Center operations

. Management of core firm-wide applications for messaging and data storage including Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server

. Planning and implementation of technical security including firewalls, anti-virus, spyware, spam, active directory and logical access

. Oversight of the business continuity planning and disaster recovery implementation and testing

. Manage relationships with the technology vendors and market data providers including Microsoft, Dell, Bloomberg, Reuters, Factset

. Work closely with the Facilities group for physical construction, moves, and support of the facilities applications including building access authorization

. Oversight of the IT audit for SAS70 certification



Mandatory requirements:

. 10+ years experience managing technical organizations

. 10+ years experience managing telecommunications

. 10+ years experience in the financial services industry

. 5+ years experience with offshore vendors

. 5+ years experience with Citrix, VMWare

Skills:

. Strong technical and management skills extremely important

. Self-directed and motivated

. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

. Solid communication skills

Character:

. High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature

. Leadership qualities

. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines



Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.

Equity Trading Systems Developer

Primary Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and enhance components of a service-oriented solution for a quantitative equity trading platform.
• Work closely with the project team to understand requirements and ensure that requirements are satisfied. The team consists of technical, trading, research and portfolio management professionals.
• Develop deep expertise in the equity trading platform, workflows, and data.
• This role is 20 to 30% analysis (gathering requirements, working directly with the Equity team) and the remainder is implementation.


Minimum Requirements:

• Subject matter expertise in equity trading.
• Minimum 5 years of technical experience developing/supporting any or all of the following:
o Execution management systems, third-party or in-house.
o Trade cost analysis tools, applications, or reports.
o Market data platforms, specifically tick data direct from exchange feeds or via third-party aggregators.
o Financial modeling (cost, risk, liquidity, etc)

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Technical (any combination of):
o Development languages: C#, Java, C++
o Execution Management Systems: InfoReach, FlexTrade, Athena Trader, ITG Triton
o Market data feeds: CQS, CTS, UQDF, UTDF, OMDF
o Messaging/middleware: TIBCO, 29West, MQ Series
o Time series databases: kdb+, Vhayu Velocity, FastTick
o CEP: Apama, Streambase
o Feed handler suites: Activ Financial, Wombat

• Business (any combination of):
o Equity trading
o Trade cost analysis
o Trade optimization

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.

Java / Matlab Financial Applications Developer

This position is for a top tier asset management firm in Boston.

Client will take either a permanent employee or a contractor.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Software Developer to create innovative solutions for our investment divisions. You will be working with data and research departments, implementing a wide variety of applications, from research to trade resolution. This can be a contract or permanent position.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with business users, research analysts and portfolio managers to identify areas where technology could be leveraged to enhance the investment process and achieve superior results.
• Propose and design technical solutions.
• Implement applications based on the solutions proposed and work closely with users to test and integrate the applications into the current production environment.
• Support the applications developed

Skills:

• College degree required.
• Over 4 years of experience developing with Java.
• Over 1 year working and developing with Matlab.
• Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as independently, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Mathematics or other analytical background would be a plus.

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.

Information Architect

Investment management firm in Boston

Contract or contract to hire position.

Candidate will work in layout/design of web for internal and external users



· Responsible for the information architecture, user interface design, end-user usability, and GUI standards.

· Establish the GUI standards and authored design style guides, labeling standards

· Perform requirements gathering, analysis, research, layout and design for all projects .

· Produce clickable Visio prototypes usability tests, heuristic reviews, and concept walkthroughs.

· Lead design working sessions, created storyboards and a Visio wireframe library for all project elements.

· Author screen specifications & vision documents, use cases, stories and scenarios, design and test cases.

· Strong understanding of UI/UX


Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.