Full time position at a financial firm in Boston
Reporting to the Desktop Lead, this position is part of the IT Infrastructure group. The Desktop Engineer has primary responsibility for the configuration, and operational management of all desktops, mobile devices, and various desktop applications, and works closely with the Service Desk and Systems teams to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Primary Responsibilities:
Hardware
Desktop and laptop hardware support
General Hardware Inventory control (Desktops, laptops, printers, phones, PDA's and wireless devices)
Loaner/Training laptop inventory, build, deploy and support
Remote support of devices that can connect to the network to be used for VPN or Citrix access
Desktop hardware procurement
Hardware Recycling
Hardware proof of concept research
Desktop, laptop, PDA, printer and phone deployment
Computer and telephone moves
Hardware refresh\repurposing
Network patching and 1st level support
Warranty repair through Dell
Software
Desktop and laptop software support
Virtual machine configuration and support
Bloomberg installation and support
Laptop encryption and decryption
Software distributions through Altiris
Work with developers for requirements to deploy a package
Create automated scripts
Desktop system builds (Imaging with Acronis and Altiris)
Desktop backups and restores
Desktop software procurement
Citrix support
System Administration
New hire setup
Create, delete, and manage accounts in AD
Manage Citrix desktop connections
Assign permissions to and configure wireless connections
Manage remote access accounts
ActiveSync account administration - Norman Lallier
Exchange administration and 1st level support
Printers
Printer maintenance and support
Print Server Administration - Bob Ross
Create, update, and remove printer queues, update drivers, create sharing security
Blackberry
Purchase, manage, and support Blackberry devices - Norman Lallier (Primary)
BES account administration - Norman Lallier (Primary)
Manage accounts through Verizon and AT&T
Monthly review of accounts\billing
Other
Conference support - Audio and Video
Conference Tech support
Includes room, laptop, printing, and wireless support, meetings involved in planning the event
Working with the hotel and hired production company.
Making yourself available during the day to clients and guests for a myriad of needs.
Pre conference and post conference board meetings.
Liaison between service desk and other teams - Many problems routed to desktop for diagnosis before escalation to server, network, telecom, security, DBA or developer teams.
Ad hoc research requests
Mandatory requirements:
Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
MCSE Certification
5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Skills:
Experience working with IP networking, networking protocols and understanding of security related technologies including encryption, IPsec, PKI, VPNs, firewalls, proxy services, DNS, electronic mail and access-lists
Experience working with Cisco security appliances, routers, and switches
Experience with Juniper SSL VPN and Firewalls
Familiarity with Active Directory
Excellent, proven troubleshooting skills
Experience supporting market data services (Reuters, Bloomberg, FactSet)
Experience working with relevant operating system security (Windows, Linux, etc.)
Strong written and verbal communications and interpersonal skills
Must exhibit a team-oriented approach
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
eLearning Instructional Designer
Full time, permanent position
Location: Waltham, MA
As an e-learning instructional designer, your responsibilities would include:
* Creating e-learning modules from start to finish—planning, designing, storyboarding, and scripting—using e-learning tools such as Captivate and Lectora
* Interacting with a wide range of subject matter experts (engineers, business professionals, and managers) to thoroughly research and learn about software provided to our clients
* Working hands-on with the software in order to write clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions to explain complex concepts
* Managing the flow of projects from inception through delivery
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
* Experience with researching and selecting appropriate software tools for planned projects
* Knowledge of adult learning principles
* Experience with writing reference sheets, online help, user guides, tutorials, and other instructional materials for end users
* Comfort with creating new processes, championing new projects, and working on multiple large projects simultaneously
* A commitment to being persistent and paying attention to the details
* Demonstrated ability to be flexible and embrace changes in project scope and schedule
* At least one year of experience with instructional design, a plus
* Knowledge of financial concepts and experience with financial software, a plus
* Experience with podcasts, a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Location: Waltham, MA
As an e-learning instructional designer, your responsibilities would include:
* Creating e-learning modules from start to finish—planning, designing, storyboarding, and scripting—using e-learning tools such as Captivate and Lectora
* Interacting with a wide range of subject matter experts (engineers, business professionals, and managers) to thoroughly research and learn about software provided to our clients
* Working hands-on with the software in order to write clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions to explain complex concepts
* Managing the flow of projects from inception through delivery
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
* Experience with researching and selecting appropriate software tools for planned projects
* Knowledge of adult learning principles
* Experience with writing reference sheets, online help, user guides, tutorials, and other instructional materials for end users
* Comfort with creating new processes, championing new projects, and working on multiple large projects simultaneously
* A commitment to being persistent and paying attention to the details
* Demonstrated ability to be flexible and embrace changes in project scope and schedule
* At least one year of experience with instructional design, a plus
* Knowledge of financial concepts and experience with financial software, a plus
* Experience with podcasts, a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Systems Designer - Senior Developer
Full time permanent position in Boston
This is a senior developer position in the Front Office Team supporting US Fixed Income investment operations.
The role offers the opportunity to work directly and in collaboration with the key business stakeholders involved in sourcing and managing new public and private fixed income investments.
A strong business focus, familiarity with investment processes and terminology, a desire to interact with business clients, and excellent communication skills are essential.
A strong business focus, familiarity with investment processes and terminology, strong working knowledge of SQL Server, Access, VBA, VB.net, Clearcase, SLDC, and excellent communication skills are essential.
Responsibilities include:
• Translate business user requests for information and technical support services into systems requirements.
• Review, analyze, design and develop analytical decision support software tools to advance fixed income portfolio management activities, in adherence with established SDLC and SQA methodologies.
• Produce detailed specifications for development, testing and implementation of bond calculations based on key fixed income risk measures, including average life, duration, yield, and OAS.
• Integrate internally developed applications with vendor products (e.g. Bloomberg, FT Interactive) to support a variety of business processes, including bond pricing, cash flow projection, compliance monitoring, and CBO modeling.
• Work with business partners and other systems resources to understand requirements in order to formulate effective designs and code.
• Design, code and test maintenance work requests and enhancements for key Investment systems.
• Provide post implementation support for all deliverables, as well as production support for systems.
• Follow IT processes, including configuration management, in order to produce quality, timely deliverables and IT solutions for business partners.
Requirements
Requirements include outstanding computer skills along with 5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally with an investment bank or asset management firm. Top-notch organization skills, communication skills and leadership skills necessary. The incumbent must enjoy accepting challenges and persist until the goals are achieved. They must also be a self starter and be able to think outside the box when faced with complex, technical and business challenges.
• Knowledge of the Securities industry
• Proficient in SQL, SQL Server 7, Sybase, MS Access, Visual Basic
• Ability to allocate time efficiently; handle multiple demands and competing priorities.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of system design.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable when dealing with change.
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical ability.
• Able to grasp new concepts and information quickly
• Able to work well independently, as well as with others as part of a team
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and procedures for managing change
• Customer service & business partner orientation
Helpful:
• Experience in UNIX, Oracle and Informatica
• Experience in Business Objects and ClearCase.
• Architecture experience is highly desired
• Experience in supporting Investment systems, particularly portfolio analysis functions
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
This is a senior developer position in the Front Office Team supporting US Fixed Income investment operations.
The role offers the opportunity to work directly and in collaboration with the key business stakeholders involved in sourcing and managing new public and private fixed income investments.
A strong business focus, familiarity with investment processes and terminology, a desire to interact with business clients, and excellent communication skills are essential.
A strong business focus, familiarity with investment processes and terminology, strong working knowledge of SQL Server, Access, VBA, VB.net, Clearcase, SLDC, and excellent communication skills are essential.
Responsibilities include:
• Translate business user requests for information and technical support services into systems requirements.
• Review, analyze, design and develop analytical decision support software tools to advance fixed income portfolio management activities, in adherence with established SDLC and SQA methodologies.
• Produce detailed specifications for development, testing and implementation of bond calculations based on key fixed income risk measures, including average life, duration, yield, and OAS.
• Integrate internally developed applications with vendor products (e.g. Bloomberg, FT Interactive) to support a variety of business processes, including bond pricing, cash flow projection, compliance monitoring, and CBO modeling.
• Work with business partners and other systems resources to understand requirements in order to formulate effective designs and code.
• Design, code and test maintenance work requests and enhancements for key Investment systems.
• Provide post implementation support for all deliverables, as well as production support for systems.
• Follow IT processes, including configuration management, in order to produce quality, timely deliverables and IT solutions for business partners.
Requirements
Requirements include outstanding computer skills along with 5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally with an investment bank or asset management firm. Top-notch organization skills, communication skills and leadership skills necessary. The incumbent must enjoy accepting challenges and persist until the goals are achieved. They must also be a self starter and be able to think outside the box when faced with complex, technical and business challenges.
• Knowledge of the Securities industry
• Proficient in SQL, SQL Server 7, Sybase, MS Access, Visual Basic
• Ability to allocate time efficiently; handle multiple demands and competing priorities.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of system design.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable when dealing with change.
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical ability.
• Able to grasp new concepts and information quickly
• Able to work well independently, as well as with others as part of a team
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and procedures for managing change
• Customer service & business partner orientation
Helpful:
• Experience in UNIX, Oracle and Informatica
• Experience in Business Objects and ClearCase.
• Architecture experience is highly desired
• Experience in supporting Investment systems, particularly portfolio analysis functions
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Thursday, April 22, 2010
OMS Implementation Specialist
Downtown Boston financial client is looking for a long term contractor to assist in a Linedata implementation. Candidates with experience implementing ANY OMS will be considered.
Department Profile:
The Research Systems Group provides development and support to various Investment Divisions in all areas of the investment process, including research, portfolio construction and optimization, pre and post trade analytics, trading, middle and back office.
Position Overview:
Client is looking to fill a contract position for an Implementation Specialist. The ideal person will have hands-on experience with implementing Order Management Systems, experience working on Equity Trading and Compliance projects, an understanding of project management, and a good mix of business knowledge and technology skills. The ideal person will report to the project manager and share responsibility for various aspects of the implementation. The ideal person will help define requirements, configure the application, train users, test workflows and resolve any issues before go live. The person will work closely with the project manager, highlighting issues, scope changes, and progress against the budget and schedule. The expected contact duration is six months.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Required: Prior principal experience implementing investment management software, preferably order management systems. Ideally, several prior engagements.
• An understanding of project management, timelines, scope, and budgets.
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Strong trouble-shooting skills
• A good understanding of SQL and relational databases
• An understanding of .NET development and n-tier architected systems on Windows Servers
• LineData LVTS, Charles River, LatentZero or similar a plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Department Profile:
The Research Systems Group provides development and support to various Investment Divisions in all areas of the investment process, including research, portfolio construction and optimization, pre and post trade analytics, trading, middle and back office.
Position Overview:
Client is looking to fill a contract position for an Implementation Specialist. The ideal person will have hands-on experience with implementing Order Management Systems, experience working on Equity Trading and Compliance projects, an understanding of project management, and a good mix of business knowledge and technology skills. The ideal person will report to the project manager and share responsibility for various aspects of the implementation. The ideal person will help define requirements, configure the application, train users, test workflows and resolve any issues before go live. The person will work closely with the project manager, highlighting issues, scope changes, and progress against the budget and schedule. The expected contact duration is six months.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Required: Prior principal experience implementing investment management software, preferably order management systems. Ideally, several prior engagements.
• An understanding of project management, timelines, scope, and budgets.
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Strong trouble-shooting skills
• A good understanding of SQL and relational databases
• An understanding of .NET development and n-tier architected systems on Windows Servers
• LineData LVTS, Charles River, LatentZero or similar a plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Equity Trading Systems Developer
Contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent candidates will be considered.
Department Profile:
The IT-Research Systems Group provides development and support to various Investment Divisions in all areas of the investment process, including research, portfolio construction and optimization, pre and post trade analytics, trading, middle and back office.
Position Overview:
Client is looking to fill an open development position on the Trading Systems team. The ideal candidate will be a self-directed, mid to senior level software development professional that has a clear track record of productive contributions to the delivery of successful custom development projects dealing with equity trading. The candidate should be able to communicate and collaborate in a team setting with other developers, analysts, project managers, and end-users. Frequent interaction with traders, analysts, and portfolio managers may be required.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and test multiple .NET applications as part of a trading systems implementation and integration project.
• Work closely with the project team to understand requirements and ensure that requirements are satisfied. The team consists of technical, project management and trading professionals.
• Provide any technical expertise for the trading systems implementation and integration project.
Desired Skills and Experience:
• 5 years .NET development experience
• 3-5 yrs development experience in MSFT SQL Server 2005 (2008 a plus)
• Experience with WCF, WPF, LINQ, XML, and MSMQ a plus
• LineData LVTS, Charles River, XIP, LatentZero or similar a plus
• InfoReach, FlexTrade, Portware, EMSX or similar a plus.
• Java, perl, kdb+, wombat, data cache/fabric technology all a plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.
Department Profile:
The IT-Research Systems Group provides development and support to various Investment Divisions in all areas of the investment process, including research, portfolio construction and optimization, pre and post trade analytics, trading, middle and back office.
Position Overview:
Client is looking to fill an open development position on the Trading Systems team. The ideal candidate will be a self-directed, mid to senior level software development professional that has a clear track record of productive contributions to the delivery of successful custom development projects dealing with equity trading. The candidate should be able to communicate and collaborate in a team setting with other developers, analysts, project managers, and end-users. Frequent interaction with traders, analysts, and portfolio managers may be required.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and test multiple .NET applications as part of a trading systems implementation and integration project.
• Work closely with the project team to understand requirements and ensure that requirements are satisfied. The team consists of technical, project management and trading professionals.
• Provide any technical expertise for the trading systems implementation and integration project.
Desired Skills and Experience:
• 5 years .NET development experience
• 3-5 yrs development experience in MSFT SQL Server 2005 (2008 a plus)
• Experience with WCF, WPF, LINQ, XML, and MSMQ a plus
• LineData LVTS, Charles River, XIP, LatentZero or similar a plus
• InfoReach, FlexTrade, Portware, EMSX or similar a plus.
• Java, perl, kdb+, wombat, data cache/fabric technology all a plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.
ASP.NET/VB.NET Developer
Full time position at financial firm in Waltham, MA
2-8 years of experience in middle tier .NET development
DEVELOPER
The Development department creates, builds, and maintains software applications to help everyone associated with company work more efficiently.
As a developer, your responsibilities would include:
• Enhancing and developing applications for our internal staff, as well as our advisors, relying primarily on Microsoft technologies
• Being involved with all aspects of the development process, from application design to coding, testing, and rollout
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
• At least 2–3 years’ programming experience in Microsoft technologies
• A minimum of 1 year of experience with ASP.NET/ VB.NET
• Experience with SQL/relational databases
• Solid communication skills
• A strong work ethic
• Financial services industry experience, a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
2-8 years of experience in middle tier .NET development
DEVELOPER
The Development department creates, builds, and maintains software applications to help everyone associated with company work more efficiently.
As a developer, your responsibilities would include:
• Enhancing and developing applications for our internal staff, as well as our advisors, relying primarily on Microsoft technologies
• Being involved with all aspects of the development process, from application design to coding, testing, and rollout
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
• At least 2–3 years’ programming experience in Microsoft technologies
• A minimum of 1 year of experience with ASP.NET/ VB.NET
• Experience with SQL/relational databases
• Solid communication skills
• A strong work ethic
• Financial services industry experience, a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
SQL Implementation Manager
Full time position at a financial firm 15 minutes West of Boston.
Summary:
Project owner and lead of a SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 migration targeted for 2010. Act as a SQL liaison between the production technology team and the New Technology team and will work in close alliance with the Development, QA, Infrastructure, IT Production and Helpdesk support teams in providing service excellence and platform insight to enhance the efficiency, integrity, safety and soundness of our SQL systems. Develop administrative as well as optimization and monitoring efficiencies in all SQL platforms. Visual FoxPro (VFP) experience is preferred.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Ownership of upgrading our existing SQL 2000 platforms (Production, DEV, QA, UAT, Train) to SQL 2008.
Formulation of monitoring, optimization and capacity planning of all RPS SQL instances
Provide guidance on managing database growth and database indexing and general SQP environment health
Troubleshoot production issues, provide expedited resolution and 24 x 7 support for mission critical systems
Assist with and develop ETL processes and data warehouse development
Work with key vendors (EMC, Microsoft) to identify problems and propose solutions
Lead weekly Core/New technology team “SQL Forum” where common challenges are discussed
Manage SQL DBA
Assist Core and New Technology teams on VFP to SQL table migrations
Develop an audit-proof SQL Security methodology and policy, using ADS best practices
Create a library of SQL documentation
Review and provide recommendations to change control and SQL source code management practices
Evaluate new technologies and recommend appropriate solutions to support company products and services
Collaborate with users and domain experts. Strive for establishing a high-level of trust & credibility
Job Requirements :
10+ years MS SQL Administration: expertise in MS SQL server 2000, 2005 and 2008
Demonstrated experience with a SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 migration
Experience with Windows Active Directory, and SQL security integration
Experience with SQL performance optimization on EMC or other enterprise storage systems
Experience with SQL Server Integration services and DTS
In depth understanding of SQL Server architecture, tools and security
Experience supporting systems that have high transaction rates, and large volumes of data
Hands on manager, potentially responsible for 2 -3 direct reports
Ability to multi-task and operate under tight deadlines and high profile situations
Excellent written and verbal communications
Will be required to occasionally works evenings, nights and weekends
Strong inclination towards knowledge exchange
Ability to work independently and on a team
Mastery of Microsoft Office
Visual FoxPro, .Net and Oracle experience a plus
Financial Industry experience preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Summary:
Project owner and lead of a SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 migration targeted for 2010. Act as a SQL liaison between the production technology team and the New Technology team and will work in close alliance with the Development, QA, Infrastructure, IT Production and Helpdesk support teams in providing service excellence and platform insight to enhance the efficiency, integrity, safety and soundness of our SQL systems. Develop administrative as well as optimization and monitoring efficiencies in all SQL platforms. Visual FoxPro (VFP) experience is preferred.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Ownership of upgrading our existing SQL 2000 platforms (Production, DEV, QA, UAT, Train) to SQL 2008.
Formulation of monitoring, optimization and capacity planning of all RPS SQL instances
Provide guidance on managing database growth and database indexing and general SQP environment health
Troubleshoot production issues, provide expedited resolution and 24 x 7 support for mission critical systems
Assist with and develop ETL processes and data warehouse development
Work with key vendors (EMC, Microsoft) to identify problems and propose solutions
Lead weekly Core/New technology team “SQL Forum” where common challenges are discussed
Manage SQL DBA
Assist Core and New Technology teams on VFP to SQL table migrations
Develop an audit-proof SQL Security methodology and policy, using ADS best practices
Create a library of SQL documentation
Review and provide recommendations to change control and SQL source code management practices
Evaluate new technologies and recommend appropriate solutions to support company products and services
Collaborate with users and domain experts. Strive for establishing a high-level of trust & credibility
Job Requirements :
10+ years MS SQL Administration: expertise in MS SQL server 2000, 2005 and 2008
Demonstrated experience with a SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 migration
Experience with Windows Active Directory, and SQL security integration
Experience with SQL performance optimization on EMC or other enterprise storage systems
Experience with SQL Server Integration services and DTS
In depth understanding of SQL Server architecture, tools and security
Experience supporting systems that have high transaction rates, and large volumes of data
Hands on manager, potentially responsible for 2 -3 direct reports
Ability to multi-task and operate under tight deadlines and high profile situations
Excellent written and verbal communications
Will be required to occasionally works evenings, nights and weekends
Strong inclination towards knowledge exchange
Ability to work independently and on a team
Mastery of Microsoft Office
Visual FoxPro, .Net and Oracle experience a plus
Financial Industry experience preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Eagle PACE SRM Business Analyst
Full time or long term contract
Overview:
Reporting to the manager of the Project Management/Business Analyst team within Investments Control, the PACE Business Analyst will focus on projects related to the Eagle Investment Systems PACE data warehousing system. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with all operational teams within the Investments Control Group to document business requirements while coordinating with Technology department. This position will also be responsible for overseeing operational projects, evaluating existing workflow, and coordinating projects that span across multiple teams. The position also includes supporting the needs of Investments Control and the investment divisions as they relate to operational systems/workflow and/or ad-hoc requests, and working with Investment Control managers to identify initiatives to improve efficiencies/capacity within systems, applications and workflow processes.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Develop a thorough understanding of all functions performed within the Investment Control Group
• Elicit the operational community’s requirement for enhancing existing systems and workflow
• Provide process and technology recommendation for improving efficiency or reducing risk associated with our operational environment
• Liaise with member of our IT staff to ensure project requirements are clearly documented and that initiatives are progressing as expected
• Develop/review business testing processes to ensure requirements are met and implementation risk is mitigated.
• Work with the business community to establish functional requirements for the warehouse, including data loading, data exports, data storage requirements, and reporting requirements
• Write business requirement documents to be utilized by our IT staff
• Provide timely updates on progress of assigned tasks to project manager
• Coordinate/execute QA test plans on behalf of the functional department within Investments Control
• Become a subject matter expert related systems integrated with the PACE warehouse
Required Skills:
• Expertise with Eagle Investment Systems – PACE, Security Reference Manager (SRM), and PACE Reporting
• SQL Querying Capabilities
• Understanding of Security Master and Transactions within PACE
• Familiar with Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC vendor files
• 5+ years experience with data warehousing concepts
• Experience writing Business Requirement Documents and QA Test Plans
• Independent thinking, decision-making, ability to work with various departments and strong work ethic are imperative
• Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to analyze process with a focus on development solutions which improve efficiency and/or reduce risk.
• Understanding of back office workflows, OTC and Exchange traded securities
• Posses strong project management skills
Mandatory requirements:
• Bachelor degree in business, finance, or a technology science discipline
• 5+ years experience in a Investment Operations or IT organization
• 5+ years experience in a business analyst role
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Additional Skills and Competencies:
• Must be detail oriented with strong communication skills, both orally and written
• High energy and positive attitude- candidate should be conscientious, self-directed and posses a strong work ethic
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines
• Must be willing to take initiative and employ good follow-through skills
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly
• Willingness to take initiative, seeing problems through to final completion.
• The ability handle diverse situations and rapidly changing priorities with deadlines
• Familiar with the investment manager business model (operations, technologies, investment group structure)
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Overview:
Reporting to the manager of the Project Management/Business Analyst team within Investments Control, the PACE Business Analyst will focus on projects related to the Eagle Investment Systems PACE data warehousing system. This individual will be responsible for collaborating with all operational teams within the Investments Control Group to document business requirements while coordinating with Technology department. This position will also be responsible for overseeing operational projects, evaluating existing workflow, and coordinating projects that span across multiple teams. The position also includes supporting the needs of Investments Control and the investment divisions as they relate to operational systems/workflow and/or ad-hoc requests, and working with Investment Control managers to identify initiatives to improve efficiencies/capacity within systems, applications and workflow processes.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Develop a thorough understanding of all functions performed within the Investment Control Group
• Elicit the operational community’s requirement for enhancing existing systems and workflow
• Provide process and technology recommendation for improving efficiency or reducing risk associated with our operational environment
• Liaise with member of our IT staff to ensure project requirements are clearly documented and that initiatives are progressing as expected
• Develop/review business testing processes to ensure requirements are met and implementation risk is mitigated.
• Work with the business community to establish functional requirements for the warehouse, including data loading, data exports, data storage requirements, and reporting requirements
• Write business requirement documents to be utilized by our IT staff
• Provide timely updates on progress of assigned tasks to project manager
• Coordinate/execute QA test plans on behalf of the functional department within Investments Control
• Become a subject matter expert related systems integrated with the PACE warehouse
Required Skills:
• Expertise with Eagle Investment Systems – PACE, Security Reference Manager (SRM), and PACE Reporting
• SQL Querying Capabilities
• Understanding of Security Master and Transactions within PACE
• Familiar with Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC vendor files
• 5+ years experience with data warehousing concepts
• Experience writing Business Requirement Documents and QA Test Plans
• Independent thinking, decision-making, ability to work with various departments and strong work ethic are imperative
• Proven analytical skills and demonstrated ability to analyze process with a focus on development solutions which improve efficiency and/or reduce risk.
• Understanding of back office workflows, OTC and Exchange traded securities
• Posses strong project management skills
Mandatory requirements:
• Bachelor degree in business, finance, or a technology science discipline
• 5+ years experience in a Investment Operations or IT organization
• 5+ years experience in a business analyst role
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Additional Skills and Competencies:
• Must be detail oriented with strong communication skills, both orally and written
• High energy and positive attitude- candidate should be conscientious, self-directed and posses a strong work ethic
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals, and meet deadlines
• Must be willing to take initiative and employ good follow-through skills
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly
• Willingness to take initiative, seeing problems through to final completion.
• The ability handle diverse situations and rapidly changing priorities with deadlines
• Familiar with the investment manager business model (operations, technologies, investment group structure)
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Senior Application Support Analyst – Fixed Income Systems
Full time, permanent position at Boston Based investment firm.
Purpose:
The Income Systems team is responsible for the all technology that supports fixed income portfolio management and risk management. This includes the project management and support for all in-house developed systems and third party applications, with high standards of security and reliability.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Provide front-line functional and technical application support for Income portfolio management and trading systems
2. Have detailed knowledge of all business flows, the application architecture and the hardware configuration for supported applications
3. Respond to user inquiries, investigate and resolve system issues or performance problems, escalate when necessary
4. Log and track all user related issues, defects, enhancements and work requests
5. Debug, fix and resume batch processing or scheduling problems
6. Manage system configuration
7. Manage user setup and permissioning
8. Light programming/scripting
9. Maintain business continuity / disaster recovery regimens and oversee annual testing
10. Application release management
11. Modification and enhancement of daily jobs / processes
12. Assist with application unit and regression testing
13. Liaise with internal development teams to troubleshoot software problems and identify solutions
14. Overnight and weekend support, when necessary
15. Vendor management and communication between users and vendors
16. Adheres to IT security and other relevant policies
Job Requirements:
1. 5-10 years providing front-line application support for portfolio management and trading systems
2. Solid technical background analyzing, testing, or developing client-server based and web-based products
3. Strong knowledge of:
* SQL Server programming including stored procedures, functions, views, etc.
* Visual Studio tools
* SQL Management Studio
* Visual Basic/.NET/Java
* MS Access
* Advanced Excel (including VBA)
* Windows Server Management
* Batch auto scheduling
4. Ability to read code and make small / simple modifications
5. Ability to create ad-hoc interfaces, feeds file extracts using scripting tools or programming languages
6. Complete understanding of incident, problem and change management principles
7. Strong initiative, organization, and excellent analysis/problem solving/troubleshooting skills required
8. Excellent communication skills and written skills with the ability to interact with various lines of businesses and support groups within the organization
9. Ability to interact with portfolio managers and traders, understand problems and concisely and precisely communicate solutions
10. Understanding of the portfolio management and trading business and Investment Management industry
11. Experience with Perform, CreditScope, Everest, Charles River (CRD), Axiom, Bloomberg POMS, FX Connect and GTSS preferred
12. Vendor management experience is strongly preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Purpose:
The Income Systems team is responsible for the all technology that supports fixed income portfolio management and risk management. This includes the project management and support for all in-house developed systems and third party applications, with high standards of security and reliability.
Primary Responsibilities:
1. Provide front-line functional and technical application support for Income portfolio management and trading systems
2. Have detailed knowledge of all business flows, the application architecture and the hardware configuration for supported applications
3. Respond to user inquiries, investigate and resolve system issues or performance problems, escalate when necessary
4. Log and track all user related issues, defects, enhancements and work requests
5. Debug, fix and resume batch processing or scheduling problems
6. Manage system configuration
7. Manage user setup and permissioning
8. Light programming/scripting
9. Maintain business continuity / disaster recovery regimens and oversee annual testing
10. Application release management
11. Modification and enhancement of daily jobs / processes
12. Assist with application unit and regression testing
13. Liaise with internal development teams to troubleshoot software problems and identify solutions
14. Overnight and weekend support, when necessary
15. Vendor management and communication between users and vendors
16. Adheres to IT security and other relevant policies
Job Requirements:
1. 5-10 years providing front-line application support for portfolio management and trading systems
2. Solid technical background analyzing, testing, or developing client-server based and web-based products
3. Strong knowledge of:
* SQL Server programming including stored procedures, functions, views, etc.
* Visual Studio tools
* SQL Management Studio
* Visual Basic/.NET/Java
* MS Access
* Advanced Excel (including VBA)
* Windows Server Management
* Batch auto scheduling
4. Ability to read code and make small / simple modifications
5. Ability to create ad-hoc interfaces, feeds file extracts using scripting tools or programming languages
6. Complete understanding of incident, problem and change management principles
7. Strong initiative, organization, and excellent analysis/problem solving/troubleshooting skills required
8. Excellent communication skills and written skills with the ability to interact with various lines of businesses and support groups within the organization
9. Ability to interact with portfolio managers and traders, understand problems and concisely and precisely communicate solutions
10. Understanding of the portfolio management and trading business and Investment Management industry
11. Experience with Perform, CreditScope, Everest, Charles River (CRD), Axiom, Bloomberg POMS, FX Connect and GTSS preferred
12. Vendor management experience is strongly preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Charles River Full Time Business Analyst
Full time position at boutique hedge fund in Boston.
Charles River experience required.
Client is currently on version 8x, going to 9x next year.
- Solid support capabilities for Charles River Development System’s trading system, including ability to modify trade file exports and domain knowledge of all security types
- Minimum 5 years in investment management, preferably hedge fund
- Proven experience as a business analyst for portfolio managers, traders and operations systems
- Strong knowledge of securities data, including Bloomberg
- Reasonable knowledge of SQL (MS)
- Reasonably strong project management skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Familiarity with Securities Operations processes, especially trading & settlement issues. ( e.g. sources of breaks, settle & payment delays, brokers, counterparties, custodians, accrued on trade, trading flat, clean/dirty price etc. )
- Some knowledge of accounting – sufficient to be able to use VPM (e.g. realized vs. unrealized, sub accounts, accruals, fx gains / losses (non USD symbols & Crrncy Fwds) , clean vs dirty pricing (options), etc )
- Both BA for implementation, including settlement rules, trade file generation, tax lot load… and BA for “from scratch software development” outside of CRD
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Charles River experience required.
Client is currently on version 8x, going to 9x next year.
- Solid support capabilities for Charles River Development System’s trading system, including ability to modify trade file exports and domain knowledge of all security types
- Minimum 5 years in investment management, preferably hedge fund
- Proven experience as a business analyst for portfolio managers, traders and operations systems
- Strong knowledge of securities data, including Bloomberg
- Reasonable knowledge of SQL (MS)
- Reasonably strong project management skills
- Strong Excel skills
- Familiarity with Securities Operations processes, especially trading & settlement issues. ( e.g. sources of breaks, settle & payment delays, brokers, counterparties, custodians, accrued on trade, trading flat, clean/dirty price etc. )
- Some knowledge of accounting – sufficient to be able to use VPM (e.g. realized vs. unrealized, sub accounts, accruals, fx gains / losses (non USD symbols & Crrncy Fwds) , clean vs dirty pricing (options), etc )
- Both BA for implementation, including settlement rules, trade file generation, tax lot load… and BA for “from scratch software development” outside of CRD
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Charles River Consultant
Duration: 4+ months
Help support a new deployment of Charles River 9.1.4. The candidate will be expected to be on-site from 7:30 am to 5 pm, and will work with internal IT engineers and developers, trade operations, traders, portfolio managers and compliance to troubleshoot and resolve issues. Some Charles River development, configuration and testing work be required. Ideally the candidate will have experience working with Charles River consultants and support personnel.
Experience with Charles River CRIMS and SQL is expected. Solid version 8 experience is a pre-requisite. Any version 9 knowledge would be helpful, but is not a requirement. It is expected that there will be 4-6 weeks of ramp-up time on version 9.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Help support a new deployment of Charles River 9.1.4. The candidate will be expected to be on-site from 7:30 am to 5 pm, and will work with internal IT engineers and developers, trade operations, traders, portfolio managers and compliance to troubleshoot and resolve issues. Some Charles River development, configuration and testing work be required. Ideally the candidate will have experience working with Charles River consultants and support personnel.
Experience with Charles River CRIMS and SQL is expected. Solid version 8 experience is a pre-requisite. Any version 9 knowledge would be helpful, but is not a requirement. It is expected that there will be 4-6 weeks of ramp-up time on version 9.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
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