Linux Engineer - Boston, MA

Our client, a financial services firm in Boston, is looking to hire a Linux Engineer on a contract, contract to perm or direct permanent basis.  

In person interviews are required therefore local candidates are preferred.  

Client is seeking a Linux Engineer to join the IT Infrastructure team. This individual will solve general and complex Linux issues, work with various development teams on engineering, implementation, and operational tasks. The candidate will join a team that is responsible for daily Linux admin/support duties, including on call support and monitoring. This candidate will work with business and technical teams to design and support solutions to meet their needs.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, a similar technical subject, or 5+ years of work experience
• 3+ years engineering experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and shell scripting Experience supporting a 24x7 datacenter
• Experience administering Unix servers in an enterprise environment
• Demonstrated hands on experience with enterprise server hardware
• Experience participating in technical reviews
• Experience supporting proprietary applications on Linux/Unix
• Proficiency with NFS, DNS, TCP/IP, SSH, LDAP, SMTP, and load balancing
• Strong analytical and research skills
  Capability to effectively interact with outside users on technical matters  

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Referral fees will be paid for candidates who are hired.

Manager of Quality Assurance - Boston, MA

This is a full time, permanent role in Boston.

This financial services client has been in Boston for almost a century.  It's one of the best places to work with a great environment.

The Manager of Quality Assurance plays a key role in the IT department by overseeing and managing all quality assurance efforts to ensure quality of product for all software-based solutions in our operating environment. This is unique opportunity for a qualified individual to analyze, implement and manage technologies that will allow us to achieve our high expectations of quality in our exciting and expanding operating environment.
The Manager of QA will design and implement quantitative quality assurance framework based on leading industry practices. They will assume the lead in the design and oversee the execution of comprehensive testing strategies including, but not limited to, functional, integration, regression, performance, user acceptance and release testing. The Manager of QA ensures that testing activities are conducted in accordance with our technology governance practices to ensure that software released into the production environment meets company standards. They will evaluate and coordinate the implementation of automation testing processes for managed teams and develop and implement results tracking and metrics reporting.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
•         Leads, directs and manages the team responsible for ensuring overall quality of software within the operating environment;
•         Evaluates current QA systems and capabilities and implements new practices and systems to ensure an optimum QA framework;
•         Leads collaboration efforts with directors and Sr. Managers to implement the framework within existing SDLCs while ensuring adherence to operational controls;
•         Directs and prioritizes projects and work based on risk, exposure, and available resources;
•         Designs and implements quality system and testing strategies aimed at making software products defect free;
•         Quantitatively tracks defect rates, identifies and analyzes trends, and provides feedback to the rest of the development organization to improve software delivery processes;
•         Provides direction in the development of test strategies and associated test plans and test scripts;
•         Ensures compliance of test plan release policies and other related  technology governance processes;
•         Mentors and trains teams on testing methodologies and procedures;
•         Manages the integration of one or more manual test teams with use of automation tools or working with automation testers;
•         Directs staff in the development and implementation of departmental policies, procedures and programs;
•         Assumes overall responsibility for assuring quality of software introduced to the operational environment;
•         Champions the use of automation to increase overall efficiencies and product quality;
•         Manages onshore and offshore team resources;
•         Recommends decisions regarding employment, training and development, and performance appraisals.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•         Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience;
•         Experience with software quality assurance systems, tools, techniques and processes;
•         Working experience within a commercial software development environment with multiple concurrent system release cycles;
•         Knowledge and experience with software development lifecycle models, including both “waterfall” and iterative or “agile” approaches;
•         Experience managing both onshore and offshore QA team members;
•         Knowledge  of business systems and applications used within asset managers;
•         Knowledge of quality management systems such as CMMi or Six Sigma. Six Sigma certification or experience highly desirable;
•         Excellent interpersonal, communication, customer service, and project management skills.
•         Ability to design and deliver presentations to diverse audiences, including groups that include senior management and administrative staff members as well as groups that include technical and non-technical personnel.

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Manager of BSA - Boston, MA

This is a full time, permanent role in Boston.

This financial services client has been in Boston for almost a century.  It's one of the best places to work with a great environment.

The Group Manager, Business Systems Analysis - Operations is responsible for directing a team of Business Systems Analysts (BSAs) on technology initiatives that support the Investment Operational functions.



This position achieves objectives by ensuring that the needs of the business partners are met, while following a disciplined software development lifecycle and by driving projects to successful completion by supporting and motivating team members to achieve goals.  This position acts as a liaison and partner to the business stakeholder community within the Investment Operations group and will help identify development solutions, modifications, and integrations of applications.  Key areas include trade processing, reconciliations, compliance rules, performance and attribution and risk reporting.


Principle Responsibilities:

·         Accountable for the success of the BSA team; ensures appropriate resource allocation, adherence to the software development lifecycle and proper alignment to the overall business strategy and firm goals.

·         Provides leadership and expertise to direct reports; ensures they are provided with the appropriate tools to successfully execute responsibilities.

·         Coaches and mentors BSAs.  Uses real-time feedback and performance reviews to develop consistency and quality across resources.

·         Takes a leading role in BSA community to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing and deliver continuous improvement of BSA competency.

·         Takes a principal role in the analysis tasks of major projects, both as an individual contributor and the team manager.

·         Provides expert Business Analysis capabilities to identify requirements and define solutions.

·         Ensures solution design is in line with service and technology roadmap and provides input to strategy development.

·         Works to develop key metrics and ensure monthly and quarterly reporting requirements are met. .

·         Establishes customer relationships, acting as a liaison for project sponsors to ensure information is communicated and internal and external customer requirements are represented in the most appropriate manner.  Works to resolve issues and coordinate resources, ensuring projects track as expected.



Qualifications:

·         Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

·         8+ years of experience reviewing business requirements, system functional requirements, and developing systems specifications.

·         5+ years of managing staff; ability to motivate and engage direct reports.

·         5+ years of Financial Services Industry experience, working with Investment Operations and supporting technologies.  Specific knowledge of trade processing, reconciliations, compliance rules, performance and attribution or risk reporting preferred.

·         Ability to think strategically and inform/influence/collaborate with senior managers on business opportunities and risks.  

·         Strong knowledge of Systems Analyst responsibilities and processes.

·         Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong presentation and facilitation skills.

·         Ability to translate broader business initiatives into clear team objectives and concrete goals.

·         Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities and/or teams across.

·         Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies.




Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Enterprise Architect - Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Propose and design technical solutions and enhance existing components
• Communicate with the business users
• Produce effective technical documentation
• 8+ years of .NET experience, including working with .NET 3.0 or above
• Strong object-oriented design and patterns in .NET
• Familiarity with distributed enterprise applications
• Experience with automated unit testing
• At least 3 years of database proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree a must
• Knowledge of 3rd party software and controls for .NET
• Java Experience
• Lecturing or Teaching Experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational expertise, and attention to detail
• Experience in the financial services sector preferred

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Jr SQL DBA - Boston, MA

An established database team in Boston is looking for 2 junior DBAs who have 1-3 years of DBA experience with SQL server.  This is a great opportunity to get in to an organization and learn from senior DBAs while working on a large and complex environment.

Responsibilities/Qualifications:

• Candidate must be determined and eager to expand technical knowledge and experience.
• Solid understanding of SQL Server internals such as file structure, clustered vs. non-clustered index, and table partitioning.
• 1-2 troubleshooting T-SQL performance issues
• Experience tuning SQL Servers
• Strong conceptual knowledge of SQL backup

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Director, High Income Technology – Boston, MA

This is a full time, permanent position in Boston.
On site interviews are required as well as a background check.

Our client based in Boston, MA is seeking a Director of Income Technology to start in a permanent position ASAP. In this position you will manage a large budget and directly manage an engineering group of 8-10 people that will are responsible for the project / matrix management, and the engineering of the High Income initiatives. Reporting to the VP of High Income Technology you will require the following skills and experience to be considered for the position:

-Extensive experience and demonstrated expertise in delivering and maintaining scalable technical solutions
-Extensive team & people management required
-High Income knowledge & Industry experience
-Proven track record of delivery, with a demonstrated progression in career and responsibilities
-Emphasis on the ability to build and manage a highly performing and responsive global team, promoting a culture of meritocracy, trust, and enthusiasm
-Expert at deploying an agile methodology and process
-Excellent relationship, influencing, and communication skills, enabling a sound accountability model across a matrixed organization.
-Highly motivated and willing to take on risk
-BS or MS College Degree preferred

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Quantitative Developer

Full term permanent role for a well established alternative asset management firm in Boston.


Our client is seeking a Quantitative Developer to join their team. The candidate will be working closely with Investment and Technology Teams.

Responsibilities:
• Develop and improve infrastructure for modeling a variety of financial instruments
• Convert analytical tools and risk report prototypes into applications
• Maintain daily technology process

Qualifications:
Proficiency in JAVA and SQL are prerequisite for this role
Financial industry experience is required, alongside strong software engineering skills and background
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Strong quantitative skills
Experience with C# and Splus / R is a plus

Other important attributes include:
• Diligent and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly
• Willingness to take initiative, seeing problems through to final completion
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature
• Works well as part of a team and on individual assignments


Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Network and Security Engineer - Boston, MA

Full time, permanent role in Boston an a privately held asset management firm.

SUMMARY:
This position is part of the Infrastructure team. Responsibilities include troubleshooting issues with routing, protocols, all LAN / WAN based activities, vendors, Cisco, market data connectivity, remote access systems, Safeword authentication, DHCP, DNS, 3rd party VPNs, SIEM, Checkpoint Cisco Firewalls and VOIP. This position also will have responsibility for the operation management of our CheckPoint and Cisco security appliances. The individual will have responsibility for the cooperative design, primary configuration and implementation of security appliances; management of Nitro SIEM log management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Design, configure, maintain and monitor the enterprise network including wide area and local area networks as well as IP convergence.
• Configure, install and maintain routers and switches in various network configurations supporting VLANs, Qos and advanced access-lists.
• Management, troubleshooting, and monitoring of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems, enterprise log management system, and data leakage prevention systems.
• Plan, monitor, evaluate, and manage performance of network systems and makes recommendations for improvement/upgrades.
• Ensure environment is stable and in compliance with corporate security policy and industry standards
• Provide support for remote access systems.
• Provide support for all dual-factor authentication systems & security measures.
• Create firewall rules & modifications as needed – troubleshoot anything that may arise.
• Monitor infrastructure security systems, IPS/IDS, DLP, Log correlation, Anti-Virus.
• Configure, administer and troubleshooting Knowledge in Telecom VOIP Systems.
• Participates in scheduled of-hours configuration changes, services outage upgrades, and DR/BCP testing

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPECTATIONS:
• 5-7 years experience with switching and routing in wide and local area networks
• 5+ years of experience with information security systems
• 3+ years of experience in administering and managing VOIP systems: Cisco
• 10+ years supporting an enterprise environment
• Cisco Unified Communications Deployment & Support experience vital
• Experience in Configuration & Change Management processes
• Experience analyzing Firewall and IPS logs
• Experience working with enterprise log management software; Nitro is a plus
• Excellence in testing and documentation of procedures
• Strong grasp of networking concepts and design
• Knowledge of trusted credentials (e.g., tokens, 802.1x)
• Experience in implementing and monitoring audit and event logging and analysis
• Knowledge at the expert level of TCP/IP networks, connections, wiring and cabling, and network management
• Solid knowledge of Spanning Tree Protocol
• Solid knowledge of EIGRP / RIP2 / OSPF / BGP
• Solid knowledge of Stacking Protocols. VSS experience is beneficial
• Solid experience of Checkpoint
• IPC Trader Turrets very valuable
• Advanced level networking certifications such as CCVP/CCNP (Cisco) & CCSA/CCSE (Checkpoint), CISSP a plus
• Experience with EIGRP/OSPF/RIP2, STP/RSTP, Etherchannel, VLAN tagging/trunking, VRRP/HSRP, ACL and policy enforcement, SNMP1/2/3 and monitoring platforms, packet capture and interpretation.
• Experience with: BGP, QoS implementations, multicast protocols, VoIP, SONET/WAN transport, WAN switching and routing, Juniper SSL VPN, Cisco MDS SAN storage
• Experience with NAM, WAAS, GSS, ACE, WLC, MARS, Netscalers, Nexus, 6500’s (all Cisco) – is ideal
• Understanding of market data


Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Sr Java Developer - South of Boston, MA

Financial client is looking for one contract to perm and one straight contrat Java developer.

Our Client based in Boston, MA is seeking a Java Developer for a Contract to start ASAP.

Reporting to the head of Development you will require the following skills and experience,

· Experienced Java Developer capable of handling complex tasks under minimal supervision

· Strong experience with JSON and Spring MVC.

· Strong experience with Hibernate, MyBatis, MS SQL Server, Spring Core, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring MVC, JSF, & Git (on GitHub)

· Experience with SVN, Maven, Jenkins (on Cloud Bees), Eclipse (STS), Java and JSP

· Ability to think in Object Oriented, Service Oriented, and Module Oriented Design for translating complex business processes into testable and reusable code artifacts

· Several years of experience in Core Java, spring stack (including Spring Webflow),


Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Lead Accounting System Business Analyst - Boston, MA

Permanent opportunity in Boston at a global investment firm.


· Minimum 10 plus years of business analysis experience supporting large size projects.

· Accountable for overseeing virtual teams, managing and coordinating multiple business initiatives to identify, analyze, document and communicate solutions related to extremely complex processing, service and/or technical improvement opportunities.

· Hedge fund experience

· Derivatives experience

· Basic SQL skills

· Experience with the accounting system Lawson is a huge plus or Findur

· Ensure successful implementation of new technologies and new product development.

· Responsible for providing support to business and systems management in addressing extremely complex and high risk business issues, conducting feasibility studies and cost/benefit analysis, assessing risk, presenting recommendations to management and implementing solutions.

· Formulate best strategy for Derivatives pertaining to system and process enhancements so that they are in line with changing industry regulations

· Familiarity with Hedge Accounting under FAS133 and IAS39

· Document Business Requirements, Technical Requirements, Functional Specifications along with Test Plans and Test Cases.

· Create business presentations which include slide decks, business cases and cost benefit analysis documents that will be used to present to business decision makers, in order to make informed decisions on business enhancements to the derivatives infrastructure.

· Manage post implementation support on all projects, work requests, implementations, and other initiatives through post implementation reviews.

· Experience with Interest Rate Swaps, Interest Rate Derivatives, Currency Swaps, FX and Forwards, Futures.

· Advanced understanding of derivatives applications and processes stemming from industry experience.

· Experience in developing derivative middle and back office /process architectures.

· Proven expertise in leading components of large size and critical projects or assignments, delegate structured assignments and monitor progress.

· Experience with derivative system upgrades and implementations

· Bachelor's Degree Required

· MBA or CFA preferred



Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.

Senior Sybase DBA - Architect - Boston, MA

Full time, permanent position

Client is one of the most prestigious Asset Management firms in Boston.

My client is a looking for a Senior Database Administrator Architect (Sybase/SQL Server). Located in downtown Boston, they are a leader and pioneer in their industry with a cutting edge IT group. They offer an excellent employee benefits program.



· The Sybase/SQL Server Senior Database Administrator Architect is responsible for working with development teams on designing and building databases and data warehouses, logical data modeling and performance of the database access from the applications.

· Work with and provide leadership and direction to a team of database developers to meet technical requirements.

· Have in depth expertise with data security, storage solutions, database virtualization and replication.

· Day-to-day administration, daily maintenance and optimization tasks and assisting developers in the creation of new databases.

· Provide support to all vendor and packaged applications which use Sybase and SQL server.


QUALIFICATIONS

· 7 to 10 plus years total IT experience

· 5 to 6 plus years in database architecture and data modeling

· 5 to 6 plus years Sybase Database Administration

· 3 to 4 plus years SQL Database Administration

· Knowledge of the financial industry is preferred

· Ability to perform self and team project management (prior technical leadership roles)



RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Management and implementation of database models, data flow diagrams, database schemas, stored procedures and data standards to support a robust data management infrastructure.

· Experience translating business requirements into conceptual, logical, and physical data models.

· Implement best practices and methodologies in data analysis, design and modeling.

· Experience on Meta Data definition, implementation and maintenance, new business rules identification and implementation to data rules, transformation program library maintenance, XML and data quality.

· Design standards for using normalized data structures, de-normalized structures, and dimensional structures.

· Defines common design patterns for modeling various types of relationships.

· Manage the database security models, both in-house developed as well as Windows Auth (AD) based security; Also develop policies to restrict over-privileging and enforce it.

· Manage a production environment consisting of 50+ databases most of which are read-intensive databases with a large data load cycle while some are OLTP-based mission critical trading systems.

· Manage HA and DR solutions including Sybase and MS Cluster Servers, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping and Sybase/SQL Replication.

· Support application development by designing and building new tables, and writing optimized SQL.

· Develop custom scripts to automate various database management processes.

· Safeguard our production systems by implementing the right security policies.

· Assist in the database release management process, be the “gate-keeper” and ensure only QUALITY code is released into production.

· Help troubleshoot performance problems using a variety of methods (tracing, query optimization review, error logs, etc).

· Resolve blocking and deadlocking issues, high CPU / memory, analyze job timeouts, ETL loader performance problems.

· Manage database maintenance jobs to ensure optimal performance and data availability.

· Define and enforce database standards, best practices, methodologies, processes and procedures

· Architect and implement reports within SSRS 2005/2008.

· Research new technologies to enhance performance, heighten security, ensure uptime, automate common/redundant administrative duties.

· Provide first, second and third tier support on-call rotation to all mission critical production systems.



Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albertb@avidtr.com or via phone at 617-951-1893.