Charles River Application Support Analyst

Full time, permanent position in Boston
In person interviews required.

Client specializes in index-oriented and alternative investments for institutional clients.

The CRD Application Support Analyst to serve as a technical and business liaison between our business users and technology teams.

Principal Role and Responsibilities:

Provide front-line application support for proprietary and 3rd party applications
Monitor scheduled application batch processing jobs and resolve issues
Work closely with fund managers, traders and application development team to determine opportunities to automate business processes and functions
Posses strong knowledge of systems analysis, design, development, quality assurance, and integration methodologies
Translate high level business requirements into written functional specification and manage changes to those specifications
Participate in setup and configuration of new and existing applications
Assist with end-user testing
Assist in requirements gathering for new or existing applications

Requirements

4+ years of IT work experience
Bachelors degree required; technical major preferred
2+ years of hands-on experience working with, configuring and day to day management of Charles River order management system
Experience finding and resolving technical problems, with strong troubleshooting and general problem-solving abilities, and ability to learn new technologies without formal training
Solid understanding of relational databases with demonstrable SQL experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Prior experience in change management functions including release testing, software configuration and deployment is a plus, but not a requirement


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