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.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Portfolio - Fund Accounting consultant
Financial client in Waltham, MA
Contract position
Candidates must be able to pass a background check including financial (no bankruptcy or bad debt), criminal, employment and education.
3-6 month contracts
Our client is looking for an Accounting expert, ideally in the fund accounting area. This consultant will be reconciling accounts and cleaning up transactions. (Security Master cleanup, data maintenance, downloading data and loading up data into Product Master, creating spreadsheet tools to help spot data discrepancies and cleanup, etc). The candidate should have experience working with a product master; researching classifications by utilizing systems such as Factset, Bloomberg, Morningstar, or Thompson. Beginner SQL skills (basic query functions) is a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Contract position
Candidates must be able to pass a background check including financial (no bankruptcy or bad debt), criminal, employment and education.
3-6 month contracts
Our client is looking for an Accounting expert, ideally in the fund accounting area. This consultant will be reconciling accounts and cleaning up transactions. (Security Master cleanup, data maintenance, downloading data and loading up data into Product Master, creating spreadsheet tools to help spot data discrepancies and cleanup, etc). The candidate should have experience working with a product master; researching classifications by utilizing systems such as Factset, Bloomberg, Morningstar, or Thompson. Beginner SQL skills (basic query functions) is a plus
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
.NET Developer
Full time position at financial firm in Boston
POSITION SUMMARY
The Mid –Level Developer will be a member of the software development team. This position will help design and program web based business applications using ASP. Net and C#.
Key Responsibilities
• Responsible for reading an existing code base in order to analyze its behavior and make fixes or enhancements to it.
• Responsible for unit testing code
• Responsible for revising existing code without impacting its functional behavior.
• Responsible for basic use of a version control tool as well as a general understanding of software configuration management.
• Responsible for providing solutions to complex problems.
• Responsible for presenting designs to solutions to Solutions Architect
• Responsible for peer code reviews
• Responsible for creating technical documents
• Responsible for meeting project objectives on time.
• Responsible for effective communication and interaction with Project Teams
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Technical Knowledge:
Must have some understanding/ Practical Usage of:
• Read Code: Understands how to analyze a code base.
• Write Code: Understands the fundamental constructs of object based programming.
o Basic syntax and semantics
o Variables, types, expressions, and assignment
o Conditional and iterative control structures
o Functions/Procedures Parameter Passing
o Error Handling
o Data Access
• Relational Database fundamentals
o Data Types
o Creating and Modifying database schema
o Basic and Advance Set Operations
- Data entry, updates and deletions
- Data retrieval, summarization and reporting
o Relationships and Joins
o Cursors, Triggers, Functions, Stored Procedures and Transactions
o Error Handling
o Data Modeling
• Web Services
Must have some understanding of:
• Software Design
o Structured Decomposition
o Patterns and Practices
o Algorithms
o Efficient Coding Techniques
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Use of Libraries and Frameworks
• Debugging
• Integrated Development Environments
• Version Control
• Manual/Automated Unit Testing
• Refactoring
Use of Build Automation
Technology Platform Specialty
• Microsoft C#
• HTML /Java Script/CSS/XML/XSLT
• .Net Framework 2.0/3.5
• Windows Communications Framework
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Team Foundation Server
• MS Build
• Visual Studio 2005/2008 IDE
• Windows Services
• Messaging/Microsoft Message Queue
• Internet Information Server (IIS) Basic Administration
• Windows Smart Client Programming
• Microsoft Silver Light
• Microsoft SQL Server Report Services
• Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services
• Microsoft Guidance Automation Toolkit
• Microsoft BizTalk 2006
• Windows Server 2003 Basic Administration
• Basic Data Modeling Tool
• Microsoft Visio
Business Knowledge
Investment Finance/Asset Management – Fixed Income
• Working Knowledge of Financial concepts
• Financial Entities and their data representation Company (Issuer), Security (Asset), Portfolio, and Holdings (Positions).
• Financial Instruments and their data representation; Equities, Bonds, Loans and CDS
• Financial Holdings and their data representation; Par, Market Value
• Articulation of Work Flow and Data Flow from investment recommendation, trade settlement, financial statements and reporting.
Training: • Strong leadership skills and experience
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Mid –Level Developer will be a member of the software development team. This position will help design and program web based business applications using ASP. Net and C#.
Key Responsibilities
• Responsible for reading an existing code base in order to analyze its behavior and make fixes or enhancements to it.
• Responsible for unit testing code
• Responsible for revising existing code without impacting its functional behavior.
• Responsible for basic use of a version control tool as well as a general understanding of software configuration management.
• Responsible for providing solutions to complex problems.
• Responsible for presenting designs to solutions to Solutions Architect
• Responsible for peer code reviews
• Responsible for creating technical documents
• Responsible for meeting project objectives on time.
• Responsible for effective communication and interaction with Project Teams
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Technical Knowledge:
Must have some understanding/ Practical Usage of:
• Read Code: Understands how to analyze a code base.
• Write Code: Understands the fundamental constructs of object based programming.
o Basic syntax and semantics
o Variables, types, expressions, and assignment
o Conditional and iterative control structures
o Functions/Procedures Parameter Passing
o Error Handling
o Data Access
• Relational Database fundamentals
o Data Types
o Creating and Modifying database schema
o Basic and Advance Set Operations
- Data entry, updates and deletions
- Data retrieval, summarization and reporting
o Relationships and Joins
o Cursors, Triggers, Functions, Stored Procedures and Transactions
o Error Handling
o Data Modeling
• Web Services
Must have some understanding of:
• Software Design
o Structured Decomposition
o Patterns and Practices
o Algorithms
o Efficient Coding Techniques
• Software Development Life Cycle
• Use of Libraries and Frameworks
• Debugging
• Integrated Development Environments
• Version Control
• Manual/Automated Unit Testing
• Refactoring
Use of Build Automation
Technology Platform Specialty
• Microsoft C#
• HTML /Java Script/CSS/XML/XSLT
• .Net Framework 2.0/3.5
• Windows Communications Framework
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Team Foundation Server
• MS Build
• Visual Studio 2005/2008 IDE
• Windows Services
• Messaging/Microsoft Message Queue
• Internet Information Server (IIS) Basic Administration
• Windows Smart Client Programming
• Microsoft Silver Light
• Microsoft SQL Server Report Services
• Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services
• Microsoft Guidance Automation Toolkit
• Microsoft BizTalk 2006
• Windows Server 2003 Basic Administration
• Basic Data Modeling Tool
• Microsoft Visio
Business Knowledge
Investment Finance/Asset Management – Fixed Income
• Working Knowledge of Financial concepts
• Financial Entities and their data representation Company (Issuer), Security (Asset), Portfolio, and Holdings (Positions).
• Financial Instruments and their data representation; Equities, Bonds, Loans and CDS
• Financial Holdings and their data representation; Par, Market Value
• Articulation of Work Flow and Data Flow from investment recommendation, trade settlement, financial statements and reporting.
Training: • Strong leadership skills and experience
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Java contract
Java contract 6-12 months
Downtown Boston location
Candidate must come from an Agile development environment.
Our client is looking for a developer with solid Java Enterprise experience in multiple tier development environments. The person in this position will need to contribute to decisions regarding which frameworks will be utilized and will then participate in a very collaborative development environment that includes lots of peer code review. This is a very dynamic and innovative team and so the successful candidate will not only have solid technical skills and knowledge but will also need to be very creative in their approach and thought process. Client is currently on the Java EE 6 Platform so experience with this is highly desirable. Business domain knowledge in the Financial Services space would be a plus but not mandatory for this position.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Downtown Boston location
Candidate must come from an Agile development environment.
Our client is looking for a developer with solid Java Enterprise experience in multiple tier development environments. The person in this position will need to contribute to decisions regarding which frameworks will be utilized and will then participate in a very collaborative development environment that includes lots of peer code review. This is a very dynamic and innovative team and so the successful candidate will not only have solid technical skills and knowledge but will also need to be very creative in their approach and thought process. Client is currently on the Java EE 6 Platform so experience with this is highly desirable. Business domain knowledge in the Financial Services space would be a plus but not mandatory for this position.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Financial BSA
This is a contract to hire position at a financial client in Waltham, MA.
-5-7 years of Business Systems Analysis experience required
-Meeting with business users, gathering requirements, writing functional specifications, testing end product
-BA on the full life cycle of a product required
-Financial services experience a big plus as is CRM experience
-Any Project Management experience will set a candidate ahead of others for consideration
Immediate interviews and candidate can start ASAP.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
-5-7 years of Business Systems Analysis experience required
-Meeting with business users, gathering requirements, writing functional specifications, testing end product
-BA on the full life cycle of a product required
-Financial services experience a big plus as is CRM experience
-Any Project Management experience will set a candidate ahead of others for consideration
Immediate interviews and candidate can start ASAP.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Sr + Mid SQL Server DBA
Top tier investment firm in the financial district of Boston.
There are 2 open positions, one is senior and one is mid level.
These are full time, permanent position. No sponsorship available. Must be local candidates.
Department Profile:
The Database Administration and architecture team is responsible for supporting and architecture of a global SQL environment. Responsibilities would encompass day-to-day administration, daily maintenance and optimization tasks and assisting developers in the creation of new databases. The team also provides support to all vendor and packaged applications which use SQL server as a backend.
Overview:
Reporting to the Database Manager, this Senior level DBA would assist in providing world class support and leadership to our developers, application support and business teams.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a production environment consisting of 300+ databases, and 50+ production SQL Server’s, 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 MS Cluster Server, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping and SQL Replication
- Assist in the development of a GDOC (Global Database Operations Center) where our systems will be monitored via 3rd party products, in-house scripts and a operational dashboard
- 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
- Provide second tier support on-call rotation to all mission critical production systems
- Develop custom scripts to automate various database management processes
- Leverage 3rd party tools (e.g. Red-Gate, Idera) or in-house developed tools to troubleshoot
- Safeguard our production systems by implementing the right security policies as well as managing the MS service pack/hotfix deployment process
- Assist in the migration of SQL Server 2000/2005 to SQL Server 2008
- 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
- Assist in the build out of our SQL Server Analysis Services 2005/2008 (SSAS) OLAP databases
- Provide development and production support for complex SSIS packages
- Architect and implement reports within SSRS 2005/2008
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
- An average of 6-8+ years total IT experience
- An average of 5-6+ years Database Administration
- Knowledge of the financial industry is preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
There are 2 open positions, one is senior and one is mid level.
These are full time, permanent position. No sponsorship available. Must be local candidates.
Department Profile:
The Database Administration and architecture team is responsible for supporting and architecture of a global SQL environment. Responsibilities would encompass day-to-day administration, daily maintenance and optimization tasks and assisting developers in the creation of new databases. The team also provides support to all vendor and packaged applications which use SQL server as a backend.
Overview:
Reporting to the Database Manager, this Senior level DBA would assist in providing world class support and leadership to our developers, application support and business teams.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a production environment consisting of 300+ databases, and 50+ production SQL Server’s, 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 MS Cluster Server, Database Mirroring, Log Shipping and SQL Replication
- Assist in the development of a GDOC (Global Database Operations Center) where our systems will be monitored via 3rd party products, in-house scripts and a operational dashboard
- 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
- Provide second tier support on-call rotation to all mission critical production systems
- Develop custom scripts to automate various database management processes
- Leverage 3rd party tools (e.g. Red-Gate, Idera) or in-house developed tools to troubleshoot
- Safeguard our production systems by implementing the right security policies as well as managing the MS service pack/hotfix deployment process
- Assist in the migration of SQL Server 2000/2005 to SQL Server 2008
- 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
- Assist in the build out of our SQL Server Analysis Services 2005/2008 (SSAS) OLAP databases
- Provide development and production support for complex SSIS packages
- Architect and implement reports within SSRS 2005/2008
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
- An average of 6-8+ years total IT experience
- An average of 5-6+ years Database Administration
- Knowledge of the financial industry is preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Senior Business Systems Analyst
Position Location - Boston
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with one of the business units. The person will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develop needs analysis, functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around hardware and software implementations.
Position Qualifications
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with investment reporting systems related to fixed income required
• Experience with data warehouse and reporting data marts required
• Strong understanding of relational databases, reporting schemas, data transformations
• Experience with implementation of Reporting systems / portals for portfolio management and investment teams required
• Experience with BI tools, Cube / OLAP technology required
• Experience in MS SQL Reporting services required; MS Report builder expertise required
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to fixed income investments
• Exposure to Wall Street Office preferred
• Intermediate skill level in data modeling, normalization, and SQL queries.
• Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server environments.
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle
• Experience in project management or managing regular software release cycles a plus
• Experience with reporting status, milestones, deliverables regarding the project
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 2 - 4 years experience in the financial applications
• Knowledge of fixed securities required
• Knowledge of leveraged loans, bonds, and credit derivatives preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to deliver technology projects on time and within budget
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate reporting.
• Fulfill responsibilities related to production support as well as application development projects simultaneously.
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Responsible for system planning and testing
• Participate in user acceptance testing and support system training / documentation
• Responsible for project coordination and project reporting standards
• Maintains project status reports that includes tasks/issues/risks
• Maintains project calendar that includes high / mid / low level plans
• Responsible for overall status reporting to Technology Steering Committee and Program Manager
• Monitor and document project task list, progress and resource allocation for assigned projects
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with one of the business units. The person will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develop needs analysis, functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around hardware and software implementations.
Position Qualifications
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with investment reporting systems related to fixed income required
• Experience with data warehouse and reporting data marts required
• Strong understanding of relational databases, reporting schemas, data transformations
• Experience with implementation of Reporting systems / portals for portfolio management and investment teams required
• Experience with BI tools, Cube / OLAP technology required
• Experience in MS SQL Reporting services required; MS Report builder expertise required
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to fixed income investments
• Exposure to Wall Street Office preferred
• Intermediate skill level in data modeling, normalization, and SQL queries.
• Experience in User Interface design in web and client-server environments.
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle
• Experience in project management or managing regular software release cycles a plus
• Experience with reporting status, milestones, deliverables regarding the project
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 2 - 4 years experience in the financial applications
• Knowledge of fixed securities required
• Knowledge of leveraged loans, bonds, and credit derivatives preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to deliver technology projects on time and within budget
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate reporting.
• Fulfill responsibilities related to production support as well as application development projects simultaneously.
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Responsible for system planning and testing
• Participate in user acceptance testing and support system training / documentation
• Responsible for project coordination and project reporting standards
• Maintains project status reports that includes tasks/issues/risks
• Maintains project calendar that includes high / mid / low level plans
• Responsible for overall status reporting to Technology Steering Committee and Program Manager
• Monitor and document project task list, progress and resource allocation for assigned projects
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Eagle Pace Developer
Full time or position or long term multi-year contract
Client is a prestigious financial firm in downtown Boston
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of PACE Development, the PACE Developer will be responsible for the development, integration, and support of PACE related enhancements. The development team is responsible for importers, exporters, code release, service pack deployments, Advanced Reports, scheduling, and bug fixing. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years experience working in PACE as a developer writing uploader and exporter code. A strong knowledge of back-office investment operations would also be preferred.
Mandatory requirements:
• 2-3 years Eagle PACE development experience - uploaders and exporters
• 3+ years experience in the financial services industry
• 3-5 years experience in a systems analyst / developer role
• 5+ years experience in an IT organization
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
Skills:
• 5+ years of IT related experience in the investment/securities industry. Specific experience in working with Eagle PACE.
• Strong business/technical perspective and knowledge of the investment/securities industry.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of standard design methodologies and principles.
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to work directly with the business community
• Must be willing to take initiative and employ good follow-through skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Client is a prestigious financial firm in downtown Boston
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of PACE Development, the PACE Developer will be responsible for the development, integration, and support of PACE related enhancements. The development team is responsible for importers, exporters, code release, service pack deployments, Advanced Reports, scheduling, and bug fixing. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years experience working in PACE as a developer writing uploader and exporter code. A strong knowledge of back-office investment operations would also be preferred.
Mandatory requirements:
• 2-3 years Eagle PACE development experience - uploaders and exporters
• 3+ years experience in the financial services industry
• 3-5 years experience in a systems analyst / developer role
• 5+ years experience in an IT organization
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
Skills:
• 5+ years of IT related experience in the investment/securities industry. Specific experience in working with Eagle PACE.
• Strong business/technical perspective and knowledge of the investment/securities industry.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of standard design methodologies and principles.
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to work directly with the business community
• Must be willing to take initiative and employ good follow-through skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Eagle Pace Business Systems Analyst
Full time or position or long term multi-year contract
Overview:
This individual will be responsible for working with the business community as the development group to create business requirement. In addition, this individual will have responsibility for QA plans and ensuring that the final deliverables are accepted in a timely fashion.
This position will also be responsible for project management of PACE related initiatives. The position puts the candidate in contact will all areas of the organization and will be required to work closely with other members of the project team(s).
Mandatory requirements:
• 2-3 years Eagle PACE development experience
• 3+ years experience in the financial services industry
• 5+ years experience in an IT organization
• 3-5 years experience in a business analyst role
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
Skills:
• Experience with Eagle Investment Systems – PACE, Security Reference Manager (SRM), and PACE Reporting, required.
• Experience writing Business Requirement Documents and QA Test Plans required
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to work directly with the business community
• 5 years experience with data warehousing concepts
• 5 years experience in the investment management sector required.
• Must possess strong project management skills
• Must be detail oriented with very strong organizational and communication skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Overview:
This individual will be responsible for working with the business community as the development group to create business requirement. In addition, this individual will have responsibility for QA plans and ensuring that the final deliverables are accepted in a timely fashion.
This position will also be responsible for project management of PACE related initiatives. The position puts the candidate in contact will all areas of the organization and will be required to work closely with other members of the project team(s).
Mandatory requirements:
• 2-3 years Eagle PACE development experience
• 3+ years experience in the financial services industry
• 5+ years experience in an IT organization
• 3-5 years experience in a business analyst role
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
Skills:
• Experience with Eagle Investment Systems – PACE, Security Reference Manager (SRM), and PACE Reporting, required.
• Experience writing Business Requirement Documents and QA Test Plans required
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills, proven ability to work directly with the business community
• 5 years experience with data warehousing concepts
• 5 years experience in the investment management sector required.
• Must possess strong project management skills
• Must be detail oriented with very strong organizational and communication skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Derivative Systems Director
Full time, permanent position
In person interview and background check required
Job Description
The systems director will have the responsibility for supporting all existing and new applications and projects that enable the derivative business functions within Investment division. This hands-on position is located in Boston and offers the opportunity to liaise with front-office, risk-management, middle-office and back-office global clients, onshore and offshore development teams and vendors. The successful candidate will collaborate with each of these groups to provide technical solutions and requires a solid background in technology, specifically related to systems that support derivative straight-through-processing, accounting and risk management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience supporting and providing solutions in a global trading environment with geographically distributed teams. Further, a strong business focus, familiarity with business processes within front, middle and back offices and terminology, a desire to partner with a diverse client-base and excellent communication skills are also required.
Responsibilities will include
* Develop and implement a long-term technology strategy to support business needs.
* Establish effective relationships with all system users across the company.
* Ensure that all solutions meet the mandated regulatory and compliance requirements for the industry.
* Establish a strong control systems environment.
* Review and sign off on technical solutions and architecture and implementation plans.
* Manage system availability and service delivery along with future capacity requirements.
* Ensure production and development environments support the requirements of the technology team.
* Ensure proper change and release management for successful production implementations; work with offshore team to develop test strategies, plans and cases to ensure initiatives being implemented meet expected deliverables.
* Develop, mentor, motivate and challenge direct reports and staff
* Evaluate and ensure appropriate systems development (SDLC) and project management processes are being utilized.
* Exercise judgment in identifying issues, developing plans as business conditions change and either develop recommendations or make decisions for changes in plans.
* Conduct feasibility studies, evaluate risks, develop and sell business cases, and implement appropriate technological alternatives, ensuring cost effectiveness.
* Share accountability for clients' satisfaction, system availability and stability.
* Use industry experience and contacts to assist Investments Division in understanding what other similar companies are doing.
* Keep abreast of new market developments in derivatives.
Qualifications:
* BS in Computer science or related field; a Masters degree is preferable
* 8+ years of management or team lead experience
* Knowledge and experience with derivatives (fixed income, commodity, currency, equity)
* Experience with Java, .NET, databases, Matlab, C is desirable
* Experience working with Bloomberg, Reuters and other market data providers
* Systems knowledge in Summit, Findur/Endur, Murex, Calypso and other similar applications in a front to back office environment
* In-depth understanding of strategic business objectives combined with broad industry knowledge of investment products, market practices and securities operations.
* Knowledge of industry compliance and regulatory requirements.
* Proven capability in initiating, motivating and managing change effectively.
* Highly developed presentation and communication skills.
* Demonstrated leadership and project management skills and methodology with a service oriented interpersonal style.
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in an international setting.
* Experience supporting global trading and development environment
* Experience managing resource and costs within budget
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills
* Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive cross-department relationships to attain collaborative solutions
* Demonstrated ability to manage pressure and to provide clear direction to people during times of crisis
* Strong application and architecture knowledge of systems
* Thorough understanding of current business objectives and ability to initiate system strategies to support them.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
In person interview and background check required
Job Description
The systems director will have the responsibility for supporting all existing and new applications and projects that enable the derivative business functions within Investment division. This hands-on position is located in Boston and offers the opportunity to liaise with front-office, risk-management, middle-office and back-office global clients, onshore and offshore development teams and vendors. The successful candidate will collaborate with each of these groups to provide technical solutions and requires a solid background in technology, specifically related to systems that support derivative straight-through-processing, accounting and risk management. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience supporting and providing solutions in a global trading environment with geographically distributed teams. Further, a strong business focus, familiarity with business processes within front, middle and back offices and terminology, a desire to partner with a diverse client-base and excellent communication skills are also required.
Responsibilities will include
* Develop and implement a long-term technology strategy to support business needs.
* Establish effective relationships with all system users across the company.
* Ensure that all solutions meet the mandated regulatory and compliance requirements for the industry.
* Establish a strong control systems environment.
* Review and sign off on technical solutions and architecture and implementation plans.
* Manage system availability and service delivery along with future capacity requirements.
* Ensure production and development environments support the requirements of the technology team.
* Ensure proper change and release management for successful production implementations; work with offshore team to develop test strategies, plans and cases to ensure initiatives being implemented meet expected deliverables.
* Develop, mentor, motivate and challenge direct reports and staff
* Evaluate and ensure appropriate systems development (SDLC) and project management processes are being utilized.
* Exercise judgment in identifying issues, developing plans as business conditions change and either develop recommendations or make decisions for changes in plans.
* Conduct feasibility studies, evaluate risks, develop and sell business cases, and implement appropriate technological alternatives, ensuring cost effectiveness.
* Share accountability for clients' satisfaction, system availability and stability.
* Use industry experience and contacts to assist Investments Division in understanding what other similar companies are doing.
* Keep abreast of new market developments in derivatives.
Qualifications:
* BS in Computer science or related field; a Masters degree is preferable
* 8+ years of management or team lead experience
* Knowledge and experience with derivatives (fixed income, commodity, currency, equity)
* Experience with Java, .NET, databases, Matlab, C is desirable
* Experience working with Bloomberg, Reuters and other market data providers
* Systems knowledge in Summit, Findur/Endur, Murex, Calypso and other similar applications in a front to back office environment
* In-depth understanding of strategic business objectives combined with broad industry knowledge of investment products, market practices and securities operations.
* Knowledge of industry compliance and regulatory requirements.
* Proven capability in initiating, motivating and managing change effectively.
* Highly developed presentation and communication skills.
* Demonstrated leadership and project management skills and methodology with a service oriented interpersonal style.
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in an international setting.
* Experience supporting global trading and development environment
* Experience managing resource and costs within budget
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills
* Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive cross-department relationships to attain collaborative solutions
* Demonstrated ability to manage pressure and to provide clear direction to people during times of crisis
* Strong application and architecture knowledge of systems
* Thorough understanding of current business objectives and ability to initiate system strategies to support them.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Market Data Manager
Full time position
Boston based asset management firm with international offices
Department Profile:
The IT Security and Market Data team is responsible for overseeing the security of company data by supporting security applications and market data infrastructure. The team manages server and endpoint security, edge security, regulatory compliance, market data, and operational security and market data concerns.
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of IT Infrastructure Security and Market Data, this position is part of the IT Infrastructure group. The Market Data Manager has primary responsibility for the management of Market Data Systems (MDS) activities. This role interfaces with various business units within company to insure that market data needs are being met, including the IT Security Engineer for MDS infrastructure support and IT Operations for support of MDS data movement. Additionally, contract management, audit and billing support fall within this role.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Works with business units to insure that current market data needs are met, and plans for future needs.
• Assists in performing product evaluations and recommends market data products/services.
• Performs proactive research on new and existing market data products.
• Fulfills incoming general requests for market data, including data feeds, workstations (Bloomberg, Reuters, and FactSet), new product research, trials and application integration.
• Manages market data contract negotiation and renewal processes in conjunction with business units, Legal, and Finance.
• Manages and participates in the troubleshooting process for all market data issues, in conjunction with the IT Security Engineer and the Desktop Support team.
• Responsible for relationship management with all market data vendors, such as Reuters, Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI and S&P.
• Manages market data billing, including cost allocation, approvals, and maintenance of cost management accounting system (MDSL).
• Regularly audits market data usage to eliminate redundant costs and unutilized data charges.
• Performs periodic exchange compliance audits.
• Manages audit and reporting requests from market data vendors and exchanges.
• Creates/maintains documentation for supported systems, is involved in DR/BCP planning.
• Works with IT security engineer to insure high availability of all market data infrastructure, and participates in high availability testing.
• Works with IT Security Engineer to ensure adequate infrastructure capacity in order to meet the expanding data needs of the organization.
• Responds to market data incidents 24 x 7.
• Participates in scheduled off-hours configuration changes, service outage upgrades, and DR/BCP testing.
• Identifies and supports quality improvement initiatives.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of market data systems experience
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Additional Skills:
• Excellent, proven troubleshooting skills
• 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.
Boston based asset management firm with international offices
Department Profile:
The IT Security and Market Data team is responsible for overseeing the security of company data by supporting security applications and market data infrastructure. The team manages server and endpoint security, edge security, regulatory compliance, market data, and operational security and market data concerns.
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of IT Infrastructure Security and Market Data, this position is part of the IT Infrastructure group. The Market Data Manager has primary responsibility for the management of Market Data Systems (MDS) activities. This role interfaces with various business units within company to insure that market data needs are being met, including the IT Security Engineer for MDS infrastructure support and IT Operations for support of MDS data movement. Additionally, contract management, audit and billing support fall within this role.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Works with business units to insure that current market data needs are met, and plans for future needs.
• Assists in performing product evaluations and recommends market data products/services.
• Performs proactive research on new and existing market data products.
• Fulfills incoming general requests for market data, including data feeds, workstations (Bloomberg, Reuters, and FactSet), new product research, trials and application integration.
• Manages market data contract negotiation and renewal processes in conjunction with business units, Legal, and Finance.
• Manages and participates in the troubleshooting process for all market data issues, in conjunction with the IT Security Engineer and the Desktop Support team.
• Responsible for relationship management with all market data vendors, such as Reuters, Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI and S&P.
• Manages market data billing, including cost allocation, approvals, and maintenance of cost management accounting system (MDSL).
• Regularly audits market data usage to eliminate redundant costs and unutilized data charges.
• Performs periodic exchange compliance audits.
• Manages audit and reporting requests from market data vendors and exchanges.
• Creates/maintains documentation for supported systems, is involved in DR/BCP planning.
• Works with IT security engineer to insure high availability of all market data infrastructure, and participates in high availability testing.
• Works with IT Security Engineer to ensure adequate infrastructure capacity in order to meet the expanding data needs of the organization.
• Responds to market data incidents 24 x 7.
• Participates in scheduled off-hours configuration changes, service outage upgrades, and DR/BCP testing.
• Identifies and supports quality improvement initiatives.
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of market data systems experience
• 5+ years experience in the financial services industry
Additional Skills:
• Excellent, proven troubleshooting skills
• 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.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Web Analytics and Technical Specialist
Location: Waltham, MA
Full time, permanent position
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Web professional to join our Web Services and Usability team. You will act as the hands-on technical resource for implementation and maintenance of our teams technical tools, including Web analytics, site search (both Omniture), and other technology products, as needed.
For Web analytics, you will ensure that our code and tools are properly configured, solve technical reporting issues, create scheduled and ad hoc reports, and present information in user-friendly formats. You will work closely with content owners, designers, developers, our Usability team, and others to design and implement appropriate approaches to collecting metrics that support decision making. You will train our business users on the analytics tools available to them and support them in their own reporting efforts.
For site search, you will work closely with the usability team and content owners to define, design, implement, and report on technical enhancements that deliver an exceptional site search experience to our users.
This position will also play a part in evaluating, implementing, and maintaining other technology products, including content management and forums.
Qualified candidates will have 3 to 5 years of experience working on the Web.
- Design, implement, and maintain all Web analytics and site search solutions
- Work closely with a wide range of stakeholders on Web analytics and site search issues
- Develop scheduled, ad hoc, and dashboard reports for various teams for self-service
- Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of other technical tools such as content management and forums
- Provide technical expertise to the team, as needed
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
- At least 3 years of working experience using standard Web analytics tools
- Solid understanding of industry standards regarding Web analytics and site search
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent analytical abilities
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data scenarios into clear and understandable information
- Familiarity with a range of technical products including content management, a plus
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously; good prioritization skills
- Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards
- Self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team
- Innovative and creative thinker
- Highly motivated and positive, can-do attitude
- Bachelor's degree, required
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Full time, permanent position
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Web professional to join our Web Services and Usability team. You will act as the hands-on technical resource for implementation and maintenance of our teams technical tools, including Web analytics, site search (both Omniture), and other technology products, as needed.
For Web analytics, you will ensure that our code and tools are properly configured, solve technical reporting issues, create scheduled and ad hoc reports, and present information in user-friendly formats. You will work closely with content owners, designers, developers, our Usability team, and others to design and implement appropriate approaches to collecting metrics that support decision making. You will train our business users on the analytics tools available to them and support them in their own reporting efforts.
For site search, you will work closely with the usability team and content owners to define, design, implement, and report on technical enhancements that deliver an exceptional site search experience to our users.
This position will also play a part in evaluating, implementing, and maintaining other technology products, including content management and forums.
Qualified candidates will have 3 to 5 years of experience working on the Web.
- Design, implement, and maintain all Web analytics and site search solutions
- Work closely with a wide range of stakeholders on Web analytics and site search issues
- Develop scheduled, ad hoc, and dashboard reports for various teams for self-service
- Contribute to the implementation and maintenance of other technical tools such as content management and forums
- Provide technical expertise to the team, as needed
The ideal candidate would also meet the following requirements:
- At least 3 years of working experience using standard Web analytics tools
- Solid understanding of industry standards regarding Web analytics and site search
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent analytical abilities
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex data scenarios into clear and understandable information
- Familiarity with a range of technical products including content management, a plus
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously; good prioritization skills
- Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining quality standards
- Self-motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team
- Innovative and creative thinker
- Highly motivated and positive, can-do attitude
- Bachelor's degree, required
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Security Engineer - Infrastructure Security
Permanent position at financial client in Boston
The IT Security and Market Data team is responsible for overseeing the security of client data by supporting security applications and market data infrastructure. The team manages server and endpoint security, edge security, regulatory compliance, market data, and operational security and market data concerns.
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of IT Infrastructure Security and Market Data, this position is part of the IT Infrastructure group. The IT Security Engineer has primary responsibility for the design, implementation, and operational management of CheckPoint, Cisco, and TippingPoint security appliances, and works with the Network and Market Data teams on market data infrastructure. This individual is responsible for the Symantec EndPoint Protection, RSA enVision log management and RSA DLP DataCenter environments, and provides backup support for the Network team on Cisco routing and switching infrastructure.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Management, troubleshooting, and monitoring of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems, enterprise log management system, and data leakage prevention system.
• Provides enterprise wide security related reporting at set intervals to management.
• Monitors security audit and intrusion detection system logs for system and network anomalies, investigates and/or escalates security violations, and documents and reports events.
• Ensures environment is stable and in compliance with corporate security policy and industry
standards
• Works with the Network and Market Data teams to support market data infrastructure
• Creates/maintains documentation for supported systems, is involved in DR/BCP planning
• Responds to security incidents 24 x 7
• Participates in scheduled off-hours configuration changes, service outage upgrades, and DR/BCP testing
• Identifies and supports quality improvement initiatives
• Assists in performing product evaluations and recommends products/services for network security
• Provides support for the Network team in the form of systems analysis, troubleshooting, and general coverage when needed
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of information systems security experience
• 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
• Highly skilled in Checkpoint firewall management and associated system managers
• Experience working with Cisco security appliances, routers, and switches
• Strong working knowledge of TippingPoint IPS and associated system mangers, or other IDS/IPS products
• Experience with Juniper SSL VPN and Firewalls
• Experience analyzing Firewall and IPS logs, as well as Windows Event and Security logs
• Experience working with enterprise log management software, RSA enVision a plus
• Experience with data leakage prevention and eDiscovery technologies
• Familiarity with Active Directory
• Excellent, proven troubleshooting skills
• Experience working within the banking/finance/regulatory industry
• 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.
The IT Security and Market Data team is responsible for overseeing the security of client data by supporting security applications and market data infrastructure. The team manages server and endpoint security, edge security, regulatory compliance, market data, and operational security and market data concerns.
Overview:
Reporting to the Manager of IT Infrastructure Security and Market Data, this position is part of the IT Infrastructure group. The IT Security Engineer has primary responsibility for the design, implementation, and operational management of CheckPoint, Cisco, and TippingPoint security appliances, and works with the Network and Market Data teams on market data infrastructure. This individual is responsible for the Symantec EndPoint Protection, RSA enVision log management and RSA DLP DataCenter environments, and provides backup support for the Network team on Cisco routing and switching infrastructure.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Management, troubleshooting, and monitoring of firewalls, intrusion detection systems, enterprise anti-virus systems, enterprise log management system, and data leakage prevention system.
• Provides enterprise wide security related reporting at set intervals to management.
• Monitors security audit and intrusion detection system logs for system and network anomalies, investigates and/or escalates security violations, and documents and reports events.
• Ensures environment is stable and in compliance with corporate security policy and industry
standards
• Works with the Network and Market Data teams to support market data infrastructure
• Creates/maintains documentation for supported systems, is involved in DR/BCP planning
• Responds to security incidents 24 x 7
• Participates in scheduled off-hours configuration changes, service outage upgrades, and DR/BCP testing
• Identifies and supports quality improvement initiatives
• Assists in performing product evaluations and recommends products/services for network security
• Provides support for the Network team in the form of systems analysis, troubleshooting, and general coverage when needed
Mandatory requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of information systems security experience
• 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
• Highly skilled in Checkpoint firewall management and associated system managers
• Experience working with Cisco security appliances, routers, and switches
• Strong working knowledge of TippingPoint IPS and associated system mangers, or other IDS/IPS products
• Experience with Juniper SSL VPN and Firewalls
• Experience analyzing Firewall and IPS logs, as well as Windows Event and Security logs
• Experience working with enterprise log management software, RSA enVision a plus
• Experience with data leakage prevention and eDiscovery technologies
• Familiarity with Active Directory
• Excellent, proven troubleshooting skills
• Experience working within the banking/finance/regulatory industry
• 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.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Program Manager
6+ month contract
In person interviews required
Title: Program Manager
Specialization:
Reports to: Technology Manager
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
QUALIFICATIONS:
• PMP certification required
• 4-6 years experience in the project management and reporting
• 6-10 years experience in software development and technology implementation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with one of the business units. The person will participate as the project manager across all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation. This position will monitor and document progress, report on milestone deliverables, risks and costs across all ongoing technology initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for coordinating and project reporting for Technology Steering Committee
• Responsible for coordinating / maintaining task list and initiatives for Steering committee
• Monitor and document project progress, report on milestone deliverables, risks and costs across all ongoing initiatives
• Provide monthly /quarterly dashboards by project for key stakeholder review
• Track program budget and actuals (by project); Quarterly recon with invoice data from Finance
• Structure and manage integrated, multi-track projects and/or programs of multiple projects.
• Manage projects with cross team dependency (example IE 8 rollout, Windows 7 etc.)
• Maintain high level program plan and review dependencies weekly with team
• Facilitate inter project communication and responsible for integration lane and deployment calendars.
• Maintain overall Release Management Calendar to ensure transparency of production impacting releases.
• Works closely with business/development program managers to document inter-project risks
• Oversee project estimations; Build and structure the project teams to ensure maximum performance
• Responsible for Resource Allocation across multiple project teams in a “pooled” resource methodology. Maintain / Track resource allocation by project and facilitate weekly resource reallocation meetings
• Coordinate work and change requests with Infrastructure / App Support teams and Product Managers
• Quarterly Reporting on time spent on production support vs. enhancements
• Manage Data Maintenance and Support team and provide planning / prioritization for support issues (based on feedback from project managers)
• Perform team / release cycle assessments and evaluations; Efficiently identify and solve project issues
• Ensure the use of best practices and applies lessons learned from previous projects across the program
• Responsible for project management toolset for assigned business unit and project reporting standards. Maintain program tracking information systems
• Lead the development and tracking of integrated project plans. Set project quality and performance standards. Assess and manage risk within, and across, multiple projects.
• Gather vendor evaluations from Project Managers and consolidate for review by PMO / IT management
• Liaison to the Project Management Office to ensure PLC process across all technology initiatives are aligned properly.
• Mentor and coach project team members, as appropriate.
TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Experience with reporting status for multiple technology initiatives
• Experience with project management and reporting toolsets and reporting
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to fixed income investments
• Exposure to financial application implementation related to fixed income investments
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
In person interviews required
Title: Program Manager
Specialization:
Reports to: Technology Manager
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
QUALIFICATIONS:
• PMP certification required
• 4-6 years experience in the project management and reporting
• 6-10 years experience in software development and technology implementation
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with one of the business units. The person will participate as the project manager across all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation. This position will monitor and document progress, report on milestone deliverables, risks and costs across all ongoing technology initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for coordinating and project reporting for Technology Steering Committee
• Responsible for coordinating / maintaining task list and initiatives for Steering committee
• Monitor and document project progress, report on milestone deliverables, risks and costs across all ongoing initiatives
• Provide monthly /quarterly dashboards by project for key stakeholder review
• Track program budget and actuals (by project); Quarterly recon with invoice data from Finance
• Structure and manage integrated, multi-track projects and/or programs of multiple projects.
• Manage projects with cross team dependency (example IE 8 rollout, Windows 7 etc.)
• Maintain high level program plan and review dependencies weekly with team
• Facilitate inter project communication and responsible for integration lane and deployment calendars.
• Maintain overall Release Management Calendar to ensure transparency of production impacting releases.
• Works closely with business/development program managers to document inter-project risks
• Oversee project estimations; Build and structure the project teams to ensure maximum performance
• Responsible for Resource Allocation across multiple project teams in a “pooled” resource methodology. Maintain / Track resource allocation by project and facilitate weekly resource reallocation meetings
• Coordinate work and change requests with Infrastructure / App Support teams and Product Managers
• Quarterly Reporting on time spent on production support vs. enhancements
• Manage Data Maintenance and Support team and provide planning / prioritization for support issues (based on feedback from project managers)
• Perform team / release cycle assessments and evaluations; Efficiently identify and solve project issues
• Ensure the use of best practices and applies lessons learned from previous projects across the program
• Responsible for project management toolset for assigned business unit and project reporting standards. Maintain program tracking information systems
• Lead the development and tracking of integrated project plans. Set project quality and performance standards. Assess and manage risk within, and across, multiple projects.
• Gather vendor evaluations from Project Managers and consolidate for review by PMO / IT management
• Liaison to the Project Management Office to ensure PLC process across all technology initiatives are aligned properly.
• Mentor and coach project team members, as appropriate.
TECHNOLOGY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Experience with reporting status for multiple technology initiatives
• Experience with project management and reporting toolsets and reporting
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to fixed income investments
• Exposure to financial application implementation related to fixed income investments
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Fundamental understanding of software development lifecycle.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
.NET Applications Architect
Applications Architect
Reports To: IT Manager
Location: Boston, MA (US)
This is a full time, permanent position.
Financial background will set a candidate ahead of others with this client.
Local candidates only, multiple in person interviews required.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Applications Architect to join our software development team. We are seeking a well rounded individual who has the ability to organize and execute a vision into a solution and exhibits strong leadership skills that drive consensus and understanding around architectures and technologies.
A qualified candidate should be an expert in the aspects of the software development processes, an expert in multiple tools and technologies, possess excellent written and technical problem solving skills, programming, great organization and communication skills, and be able to work well within a team environment. Candidates must be able to translate business requirements into technical architectures and designs.
Candidates must have a real passion for technology be self-directed, confident, and able to perform tasks of high complexity. Candidates should have excellent client facing skills and be able to articulate technical issues. Candidates will be expected to help shape technical documents with complex designs and fully understand and utilize the appropriate tool set to solve client needs.
Architect Specific Duties:
• Mastery with building and maintaining application frameworks for business needs
• Ability to apply a broad array of skills and technologies to solve complex business problems
• Mentor development staff while implementing best practices and improve development processes
• Work closely with business analysts to understand requirements
• Translate business requirements into workable solution architectures
• Ability to build use case analysis
Required Skills:
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and professional work experience.
• A minimum of 8+ year's cumulative experience developing web based application on the Microsoft .Net platform and technologies i.e. ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SilverLight, AJAX, etc.
• Experience with multiple Microsoft server technologies. i.e. MSMQ, BizTalk, SharePoint, MIIS, SQL Server, TFS
• Requires both broad and deep technology knowledge.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnosis complex software problems.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to RUP to Scrum
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Reports To: IT Manager
Location: Boston, MA (US)
This is a full time, permanent position.
Financial background will set a candidate ahead of others with this client.
Local candidates only, multiple in person interviews required.
Responsibilities:
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Applications Architect to join our software development team. We are seeking a well rounded individual who has the ability to organize and execute a vision into a solution and exhibits strong leadership skills that drive consensus and understanding around architectures and technologies.
A qualified candidate should be an expert in the aspects of the software development processes, an expert in multiple tools and technologies, possess excellent written and technical problem solving skills, programming, great organization and communication skills, and be able to work well within a team environment. Candidates must be able to translate business requirements into technical architectures and designs.
Candidates must have a real passion for technology be self-directed, confident, and able to perform tasks of high complexity. Candidates should have excellent client facing skills and be able to articulate technical issues. Candidates will be expected to help shape technical documents with complex designs and fully understand and utilize the appropriate tool set to solve client needs.
Architect Specific Duties:
• Mastery with building and maintaining application frameworks for business needs
• Ability to apply a broad array of skills and technologies to solve complex business problems
• Mentor development staff while implementing best practices and improve development processes
• Work closely with business analysts to understand requirements
• Translate business requirements into workable solution architectures
• Ability to build use case analysis
Required Skills:
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and professional work experience.
• A minimum of 8+ year's cumulative experience developing web based application on the Microsoft .Net platform and technologies i.e. ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SilverLight, AJAX, etc.
• Experience with multiple Microsoft server technologies. i.e. MSMQ, BizTalk, SharePoint, MIIS, SQL Server, TFS
• Requires both broad and deep technology knowledge.
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnosis complex software problems.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to RUP to Scrum
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Development Manager
Title: Development Manager
Reports to: Director of Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
Local candidates preferred, multiple rounds of in person interviews required.
Financial services and .NET background would be ideal.
Development manager must come from a hands on development background.
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with the public equity hedge fund business unit. This position is a hybrid role requiring strong managerial, analysis, and architectural skills. The position will manage development resources, develop enterprise processes and procedures, and manage all aspects of development projects. This is not a traditional development manager position. The person must have exceptional communication and presentation skills in order to meet with C level executives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage onshore & offshore development resources
• Serve as project manager for development projects
• Evaluate and recommend development tools
• Conduct proof of concept as needed for new initiatives
• Assist the director in creating a scalable technology plan for the business
• Conduct business analysis as required
• Translate business requirements into a workable solution architecture
• Evaluate application design for commercial products under consideration
• Provide guidance to QA team for proper application testing of internally developed applications
• Implement development processes to improve estimation process, code quality, deployment checkpoints and track team velocity
• Review vendor dev processes and provide feedback on vendor performance
• Represent the business on the Enterprise Architecture Team
• Create and execute development plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Ensure technical teams are contributing to code library.
• Own the development lifecycle and is responsible for managing technical risks throughout the project.
• Communicate and enforce coding standards
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Manage technical resources within budget and project schedule
• Understand complex database concepts and effectively employ different database design techniques.
• Possess demonstrated work experience with more than one relational database management system.
• Understand OO concepts and consistently applies them in client engagements.
• Understand the benefits of the various programming languages.
• Possess significant knowledge of client/server and internet systems architectures.
• Understand browser / client specific compatibility issues
• Facilitate team and client meetings effectively.
• Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Resolve and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully
• Apply significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Experience working in a hedge fund environment
• Experience developing custom application frameworks
• Experience integrating front and back office financial systems
• Experience developing resource and budget requirements
• Experience with reporting status for multiple technology initiatives
• Experience developing business requirements and translating into functional specifications
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to equity investments
• Exposure to financial application implementation related to equity investments
• Exposure to trading desk environments
• Exposure to alternative investment financial systems and data providers
• Experience managing projects from inception to completion
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Experience developing, implementing or integrating systems in the following areas a plus: Order Management Systems, Accounting Systems, Research Management, Real Time P&L, Data Warehouse, Security Master
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5-8 years of development experience
• Track record of continued advancement
• Experience managing small/mid-size teams
• MBA Preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Reports to: Director of Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
Local candidates preferred, multiple rounds of in person interviews required.
Financial services and .NET background would be ideal.
Development manager must come from a hands on development background.
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with the public equity hedge fund business unit. This position is a hybrid role requiring strong managerial, analysis, and architectural skills. The position will manage development resources, develop enterprise processes and procedures, and manage all aspects of development projects. This is not a traditional development manager position. The person must have exceptional communication and presentation skills in order to meet with C level executives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manage onshore & offshore development resources
• Serve as project manager for development projects
• Evaluate and recommend development tools
• Conduct proof of concept as needed for new initiatives
• Assist the director in creating a scalable technology plan for the business
• Conduct business analysis as required
• Translate business requirements into a workable solution architecture
• Evaluate application design for commercial products under consideration
• Provide guidance to QA team for proper application testing of internally developed applications
• Implement development processes to improve estimation process, code quality, deployment checkpoints and track team velocity
• Review vendor dev processes and provide feedback on vendor performance
• Represent the business on the Enterprise Architecture Team
• Create and execute development plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Ensure technical teams are contributing to code library.
• Own the development lifecycle and is responsible for managing technical risks throughout the project.
• Communicate and enforce coding standards
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Manage technical resources within budget and project schedule
• Understand complex database concepts and effectively employ different database design techniques.
• Possess demonstrated work experience with more than one relational database management system.
• Understand OO concepts and consistently applies them in client engagements.
• Understand the benefits of the various programming languages.
• Possess significant knowledge of client/server and internet systems architectures.
• Understand browser / client specific compatibility issues
• Facilitate team and client meetings effectively.
• Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized presentations.
• Resolve and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Understand how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully
• Apply significant knowledge of industry trends and developments to improve service to our clients.
TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications.
• Experience working in a hedge fund environment
• Experience developing custom application frameworks
• Experience integrating front and back office financial systems
• Experience developing resource and budget requirements
• Experience with reporting status for multiple technology initiatives
• Experience developing business requirements and translating into functional specifications
• Exposure to investment concepts / terminology and systems related to equity investments
• Exposure to financial application implementation related to equity investments
• Exposure to trading desk environments
• Exposure to alternative investment financial systems and data providers
• Experience managing projects from inception to completion
• Familiarity with multiple architectures: n-tier, .NET, client-server, etc. and multi-system application integration
• Experience developing, implementing or integrating systems in the following areas a plus: Order Management Systems, Accounting Systems, Research Management, Real Time P&L, Data Warehouse, Security Master
QUALIFICATIONS:
• 5-8 years of development experience
• Track record of continued advancement
• Experience managing small/mid-size teams
• MBA Preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Project Consultant - BA / Developer
3 month contract in Boston
Financial services firm - background check required
Responsibilities:
• Business analysis and requirements gathering around custom solutions
• Create design specifications and do cost estimates for these solutions
• Prepare Proposals / SOW documenting requirements, solution proposed and associated scope
• Develop/code solutions (enhancements, applications or interfaces)
• Test custom developed solutions, document installation instructions and manage releases to clients.
Technical Qualifications:
• BA/BS. Advanced degree is a plus.
• At least 2 years experience in SQL Server 2005, SQL, C# or VB.Net
• Experience/ desire to work in a technical environment with a client-facing focus
• Advanced analysis and problem solving skills
• Experience in Sybase 12.5 and Oracle are a plus
Other Skills
• Clear and confident verbal/written communication and client engagement skills
• Ability to interact with internal and external clients for requirements gathering and support
• Basic Project Management skills
• Financial Services Industry knowledge a big plus
• Willingness to travel to client sites to interview client stake holders like PMs and Traders.
Some projects may present the need for travel (approximately <20% of time)
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Financial services firm - background check required
Responsibilities:
• Business analysis and requirements gathering around custom solutions
• Create design specifications and do cost estimates for these solutions
• Prepare Proposals / SOW documenting requirements, solution proposed and associated scope
• Develop/code solutions (enhancements, applications or interfaces)
• Test custom developed solutions, document installation instructions and manage releases to clients.
Technical Qualifications:
• BA/BS. Advanced degree is a plus.
• At least 2 years experience in SQL Server 2005, SQL, C# or VB.Net
• Experience/ desire to work in a technical environment with a client-facing focus
• Advanced analysis and problem solving skills
• Experience in Sybase 12.5 and Oracle are a plus
Other Skills
• Clear and confident verbal/written communication and client engagement skills
• Ability to interact with internal and external clients for requirements gathering and support
• Basic Project Management skills
• Financial Services Industry knowledge a big plus
• Willingness to travel to client sites to interview client stake holders like PMs and Traders.
Some projects may present the need for travel (approximately <20% of time)
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Assistant Vice President - Project Manager/Lead Developer for Trading
Full time position at top tier financial firm in Boston. Similar position open in Risk group.
The Project Manager/Lead Developer will coordinate technology requests and projects, and design, develop, acquire, test, implement and support technology solutions for the Traders and Portfolio Managers, who trade multiple asset types (Fixed Income (FI), equities, foreign exchange, commodities and their derivatives, especially FI derivatives).
This person will lead a team of 2 - 5 quants/developers.
Development Environment/Tools: Excel, Java (Jboss, JMS, Swing, Java Script), Matlab, Sybase, .Net C#, SQL Vendor Packages supported: Murex, Asset Control, Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Mark-IT, REDIPLUS, Panorama, and other Electronic Trading Systems.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
The Project Manager/Lead Developer will coordinate technology requests and projects, and design, develop, acquire, test, implement and support technology solutions for the Traders and Portfolio Managers, who trade multiple asset types (Fixed Income (FI), equities, foreign exchange, commodities and their derivatives, especially FI derivatives).
This person will lead a team of 2 - 5 quants/developers.
Development Environment/Tools: Excel, Java (Jboss, JMS, Swing, Java Script), Matlab, Sybase, .Net C#, SQL Vendor Packages supported: Murex, Asset Control, Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Mark-IT, REDIPLUS, Panorama, and other Electronic Trading Systems.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Senior Associate - Systems Admin - Windows & Unix
Full time position at financial firm in Boston
The Systems Administrator supports the company's Windows & UNIX server hardware, operating systems and software including trading systems, and other applications. In addition, the Systems Administrator will participate in technology planning for Windows & UNIX server infrastructure initiatives, deploys and maintains technical infrastructure including servers, storage systems, & SQL databases. Provide user support for 3rd level Help Desk issue escalations.
Administrative responsibilities include documentation of configurations, operating procedures, technology standards, and inventory records for hardware and software. Experience should be more heavily weighted on Windows than Solaris.
Environment: Windows 2003 & 2008 servers including Active Directory, Exchange 2007, Solaris 8 & 10, General WAN/LAN Networking, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Server Storage including iSCSI initiators and SAN fabric HBAs, VM Ware ESX, Citrix Presentation Server, MSSQL & Sybase, Trading Applications (Bloomberg, Reuters etc), Back Office, Legal, and Accounting Applications.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
The Systems Administrator supports the company's Windows & UNIX server hardware, operating systems and software including trading systems, and other applications. In addition, the Systems Administrator will participate in technology planning for Windows & UNIX server infrastructure initiatives, deploys and maintains technical infrastructure including servers, storage systems, & SQL databases. Provide user support for 3rd level Help Desk issue escalations.
Administrative responsibilities include documentation of configurations, operating procedures, technology standards, and inventory records for hardware and software. Experience should be more heavily weighted on Windows than Solaris.
Environment: Windows 2003 & 2008 servers including Active Directory, Exchange 2007, Solaris 8 & 10, General WAN/LAN Networking, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Server Storage including iSCSI initiators and SAN fabric HBAs, VM Ware ESX, Citrix Presentation Server, MSSQL & Sybase, Trading Applications (Bloomberg, Reuters etc), Back Office, Legal, and Accounting Applications.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Senior Associate - Help Desk/Desktop Support - Trading
Full time position at financial firm in Boston
The Help Desk/Desktop Support person will be a very hands-on senior member of a team consisting of 2-3 people supporting the company's desktop hardware, operating systems and software including trading systems, and other applications. This is an internal customer facing role and requires excellent prioritization, responsiveness, and customer service, along with excellent verbal communication skills. Relative trade floor and market data experience in a financial services organization is required. Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Office Professional 2003 connecting with Exchange 2007, Blackberry Enterprise Server, LANDesk, Citrix, Remedy Ticketing, Market Data Applications (Bloomberg, Reuters etc), Trading Applications (RediPlus, FX All), along with various back office, legal, and accounting applications.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
The Help Desk/Desktop Support person will be a very hands-on senior member of a team consisting of 2-3 people supporting the company's desktop hardware, operating systems and software including trading systems, and other applications. This is an internal customer facing role and requires excellent prioritization, responsiveness, and customer service, along with excellent verbal communication skills. Relative trade floor and market data experience in a financial services organization is required. Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Office Professional 2003 connecting with Exchange 2007, Blackberry Enterprise Server, LANDesk, Citrix, Remedy Ticketing, Market Data Applications (Bloomberg, Reuters etc), Trading Applications (RediPlus, FX All), along with various back office, legal, and accounting applications.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Business Systems Manager
Title: Technology Manager
Specialization: HR and Finance Related Technologies
Reports to: Sr. VP, Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
CLIENT OVERVIEW
Our client is one of the world's leading private investment firms with over $37 billion in assets under management. Their funds includes private equity, public equity, leveraged debt assets, venture capital, and absolute return capital. Their competitive advantage is grounded in a value-added investment approach that enables the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for its investors. Headquartered in Boston, Client has offices in New York, Chicago, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with the shared resources business unit that is made up of HR, Finance, Legal and Compliance. The person will be responsible for all technology related projects from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develops needs analysis, functional specifications and technical requirements around hardware and software implementations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Consult with business users on technology needs
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Develop and mange project plans for technology implementations
• Manage technology vendor relationships
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Strong understanding of relational databases
• Exposure to HR, and financial investment technologies preferred
QUALIFICATIONS:
• MBA with concentration in finance or technology preferred
• Strong Project management skills
• 5-7 years experience in the financial field
• Analytical skills including ability to produce applications specs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working with external vendors and consultants including negotiations on price
• Ability to deliver technology projects on time and within budget
• Previous experience working in an investment management environment preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Specialization: HR and Finance Related Technologies
Reports to: Sr. VP, Information Technology
Department: Information Technology
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time
CLIENT OVERVIEW
Our client is one of the world's leading private investment firms with over $37 billion in assets under management. Their funds includes private equity, public equity, leveraged debt assets, venture capital, and absolute return capital. Their competitive advantage is grounded in a value-added investment approach that enables the firm to deliver industry-leading returns for its investors. Headquartered in Boston, Client has offices in New York, Chicago, London, Munich, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working directly with the shared resources business unit that is made up of HR, Finance, Legal and Compliance. The person will be responsible for all technology related projects from inception to implementation and support. Through in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will document business processes, develops needs analysis, functional specifications and technical requirements around hardware and software implementations.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Consult with business users on technology needs
• Create documentation in support of technology requests
• Develop and mange project plans for technology implementations
• Manage technology vendor relationships
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE:
• Strong understanding of relational databases
• Exposure to HR, and financial investment technologies preferred
QUALIFICATIONS:
• MBA with concentration in finance or technology preferred
• Strong Project management skills
• 5-7 years experience in the financial field
• Analytical skills including ability to produce applications specs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience working with external vendors and consultants including negotiations on price
• Ability to deliver technology projects on time and within budget
• Previous experience working in an investment management environment preferred
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Support Analyst - Financial Applications
Full time position at a well respected investment firm in Boston.
Full background check required.
Client is a Boston based, 40+ person firm that specializes in managing alternative and index-oriented investments for institutional clients. Client is currently seeking a bright Support Analyst to serve as a liaison between our business users and the IT Application Development Team. The person filling this role will work directly with traders, fund managers and research personnel to understand current and future production application requirements. The individual will use technical and analytical expertise to identify and resolve problems support our suite of applications. Additionally, the role will involve change management functions including release testing and software configuration and deployment.
Principal Role and Responsibilities:
This is a multi-function job role that requires time to be split between production support and systems analysis.
1.) Production Support:
• Provide support for our various trading, fund management, and investment decision applications.
• Monitor applications for production issues. Help troubleshoot any production issues that arise.
• Participate in setup and configuration of new and existing applications.
• Serves as initial point of escalation for all data related issues; analyze performance, pricing, benchmarking, risk, compliance and other data issues within existing applications
• On-call responsibilities
2) Analysis
• Understand and evaluate end-users needs from a trading, fund management perspective
• Be involved in all aspects of change management.
• 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.
• Assist with end-user testing
• Assist in requirements gathering for new or existing applications.
• Manage code release and deployment cycles
Required Competencies:
• Qualifications: BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience Required: 2+ years of IT work experience.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language (Java/C/C++/C#/VB)
• Knowledge of UNIX and/or Linux preferred
• Prior experience in the financial industry with high exposure to fund management and trading applications.
• Solid technical understanding of databases and SQL language. This entails, apart from simple select statements; the ability to create complex joins across multiple tables. Must have the ability to understand database tables, column schemas, and stored procedures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have strong business knowledge of mutual and/or alternative fund industry in order to articulate and understand requirements of fund managers, traders and others.
• Ability to bring both business and technical experience and expertise to bear on new efforts
• Ability to gather requirements for reports and analysis
• Experience in finding and resolving technical problems preferred.
• Capacity to anticipate future application needs
• Strong troubleshooting and general problem-solving abilities. This role requires an ability to understand and trace through program code at a basic level. Prior software development experience a big plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Full background check required.
Client is a Boston based, 40+ person firm that specializes in managing alternative and index-oriented investments for institutional clients. Client is currently seeking a bright Support Analyst to serve as a liaison between our business users and the IT Application Development Team. The person filling this role will work directly with traders, fund managers and research personnel to understand current and future production application requirements. The individual will use technical and analytical expertise to identify and resolve problems support our suite of applications. Additionally, the role will involve change management functions including release testing and software configuration and deployment.
Principal Role and Responsibilities:
This is a multi-function job role that requires time to be split between production support and systems analysis.
1.) Production Support:
• Provide support for our various trading, fund management, and investment decision applications.
• Monitor applications for production issues. Help troubleshoot any production issues that arise.
• Participate in setup and configuration of new and existing applications.
• Serves as initial point of escalation for all data related issues; analyze performance, pricing, benchmarking, risk, compliance and other data issues within existing applications
• On-call responsibilities
2) Analysis
• Understand and evaluate end-users needs from a trading, fund management perspective
• Be involved in all aspects of change management.
• 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.
• Assist with end-user testing
• Assist in requirements gathering for new or existing applications.
• Manage code release and deployment cycles
Required Competencies:
• Qualifications: BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience Required: 2+ years of IT work experience.
• Knowledge of at least one programming language (Java/C/C++/C#/VB)
• Knowledge of UNIX and/or Linux preferred
• Prior experience in the financial industry with high exposure to fund management and trading applications.
• Solid technical understanding of databases and SQL language. This entails, apart from simple select statements; the ability to create complex joins across multiple tables. Must have the ability to understand database tables, column schemas, and stored procedures
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have strong business knowledge of mutual and/or alternative fund industry in order to articulate and understand requirements of fund managers, traders and others.
• Ability to bring both business and technical experience and expertise to bear on new efforts
• Ability to gather requirements for reports and analysis
• Experience in finding and resolving technical problems preferred.
• Capacity to anticipate future application needs
• Strong troubleshooting and general problem-solving abilities. This role requires an ability to understand and trace through program code at a basic level. Prior software development experience a big plus.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
QA Analyst with Quality Center
Long term Quality Assurance contract at financial firm in Boston
In person interview required
Full background check required
Requirements:
Experience using Quality Center.
3-5 years experience testing .NET applications
Mutual fund and hedge fund processing experience
Candidate will be working on a new custom developed shareholder services application.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
In person interview required
Full background check required
Requirements:
Experience using Quality Center.
3-5 years experience testing .NET applications
Mutual fund and hedge fund processing experience
Candidate will be working on a new custom developed shareholder services application.
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
.NET Consultant - WPF and WCF
Financial firm in downtown Boston
Background check required
In person interview required
Preference given to local candidates out of financial services firms
Overview:
The Senior NET Applications Developer will participate in a development capacity on an existing rewrite project of a line of business application dealing with client order processing.
The project team consists of four other developers out of Boston, a full-time project manager,
The candidate will need to hit the ground running with minimal technical training, and should be familiar with the Microsoft technology stack in general, and .NET in particular (see requirements below).
Mandatory requirements:
· Several years of .NET experience, including 1-2 years of working with .NET 2.0
· Experience with .NET Rich Client technologies such as Windows Forms or WPF (WPF = Windows Presentation Foundation)
· Strong object-oriented design and patterns in .NET
· Familiarity with distributed enterprise applications (systems that span several physical machines)
· Strong preference for experience with .NET 3.0 technologies: WPF, WCF, WF (WCF = Windows Communication Foundation, WF = Windows Workflow Foundation)
· Familiarity with .NET 3.5 + C# 3.0 nice to have but not required
· Experience with automated unit testing
· Advanced database proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server (2000 or preferably 2005/2008)
· Undergraduate degree in technology discipline
· Web experience (ASP.NET or otherwise) is not needed for this project
Primary Responsibilities:
· Propose and design technical solutions
· Create new system components
· Enhance existing components
· Provide remediation for existing system issues
· Participate in peer reviews (both code and design reviews)
· Produce effective technical documentation where
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Background check required
In person interview required
Preference given to local candidates out of financial services firms
Overview:
The Senior NET Applications Developer will participate in a development capacity on an existing rewrite project of a line of business application dealing with client order processing.
The project team consists of four other developers out of Boston, a full-time project manager,
The candidate will need to hit the ground running with minimal technical training, and should be familiar with the Microsoft technology stack in general, and .NET in particular (see requirements below).
Mandatory requirements:
· Several years of .NET experience, including 1-2 years of working with .NET 2.0
· Experience with .NET Rich Client technologies such as Windows Forms or WPF (WPF = Windows Presentation Foundation)
· Strong object-oriented design and patterns in .NET
· Familiarity with distributed enterprise applications (systems that span several physical machines)
· Strong preference for experience with .NET 3.0 technologies: WPF, WCF, WF (WCF = Windows Communication Foundation, WF = Windows Workflow Foundation)
· Familiarity with .NET 3.5 + C# 3.0 nice to have but not required
· Experience with automated unit testing
· Advanced database proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server (2000 or preferably 2005/2008)
· Undergraduate degree in technology discipline
· Web experience (ASP.NET or otherwise) is not needed for this project
Primary Responsibilities:
· Propose and design technical solutions
· Create new system components
· Enhance existing components
· Provide remediation for existing system issues
· Participate in peer reviews (both code and design reviews)
· Produce effective technical documentation where
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
CRM – Business Analyst
Client is a world renowned Private Equity firm headquartered in downtown Boston
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time - no sponsorship
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working with all of the business units fulfilling CRM support and analysis. The person will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through an in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will elicit the business processes, gather business and functional requirements develop needs analysis, document functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around CRM inititatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide level one and two support for CRM (Salesforce.com) technology across multiple Business Units
• Act as liaison between business users and Salesfore.com Premier Support department to facilitate large scale changes and complex problem solving.
• Define reporting needs, build customized reports and define/build analytic dashboards by functional role for all business units
• Maintain user roles, security, profiles and workflow rules
• Creation and modification of page layouts and field values
• Responsible for maintaining data integrity across multiple business units
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiency within CRM Application.
• Analyze user requirements and issues; provide the best fit solution, while maintaining the integrity of existing applications
• Document and communicate changes throughout the user organization, supporting change management and compliance
• Work closely with Risk and Compliance teams to ensure data is protected and actively recertified.
• Assist in running the CRM Steering Committee to ensure that CRM usage is standardized across the firm
• Maintain Sandboxes for UAT and Proof of Concept situations
• Perform QA and UAT testing throughout all future CRM iterations.
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Provides direction and support to application developers when application changes require knowledge of or changes to system functionality
• Represent all CRM changes in front of IT Change Advisory Board
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate application support and adoption
• Act as liaison to internal development team to maintain custom developed applications and SFDC pages utilizing VisualForce and Apex
• Maintain Workflow and Triggers to ensure Integrity and sequencing
• Manage External and Internal application integration (API)
• Drive quality control, to maximize value of the CRM system as a key business development tool.
• Provide data access reports to Compliance and Security ensuring that data and roles are properly defined and transparent.
• Work in conjunction with in house training team to perform end user training sessions and best practices sessions
• Create documentation in support of technology requests and overall CRM usage
QUALIFICATIONS:
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in supporting & implementing Salesforce.com solution preferred
• Formal Salesforce.com training required, Salesforce.com certification preferred
• Experience with Unlimited Edition integration tools, DataLoader, and APIs preferred
• Exposure and experience in data migration and integration aspects of the product
• Experience in training and documentation around business applications
• Able to explain complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to manage multiple projects and iterations within the CRM application
• Understanding and ability to follow a well defined project lifecycle
• A proven resource in defining systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.
• Exposure to private equity and hedge fund concepts and terminology is a plus
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications
• Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast pace team environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Location: Boston, MA
Type: Full time - no sponsorship
DESCRIPTION:
This position will be working with all of the business units fulfilling CRM support and analysis. The person will participate at various levels in all technology related initiatives from inception to implementation and support. Through an in-depth knowledge of the business, this position will elicit the business processes, gather business and functional requirements develop needs analysis, document functional / technical specifications and perform system / user acceptance testing around CRM inititatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide level one and two support for CRM (Salesforce.com) technology across multiple Business Units
• Act as liaison between business users and Salesfore.com Premier Support department to facilitate large scale changes and complex problem solving.
• Define reporting needs, build customized reports and define/build analytic dashboards by functional role for all business units
• Maintain user roles, security, profiles and workflow rules
• Creation and modification of page layouts and field values
• Responsible for maintaining data integrity across multiple business units
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiency within CRM Application.
• Analyze user requirements and issues; provide the best fit solution, while maintaining the integrity of existing applications
• Document and communicate changes throughout the user organization, supporting change management and compliance
• Work closely with Risk and Compliance teams to ensure data is protected and actively recertified.
• Assist in running the CRM Steering Committee to ensure that CRM usage is standardized across the firm
• Maintain Sandboxes for UAT and Proof of Concept situations
• Perform QA and UAT testing throughout all future CRM iterations.
• Gather, validate, document, and facilitate implementation of business requirements for technology initiatives (includes business/data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs)
• Provides direction and support to application developers when application changes require knowledge of or changes to system functionality
• Represent all CRM changes in front of IT Change Advisory Board
• Form strong working relationships with internal users - both business and technical - to facilitate application support and adoption
• Act as liaison to internal development team to maintain custom developed applications and SFDC pages utilizing VisualForce and Apex
• Maintain Workflow and Triggers to ensure Integrity and sequencing
• Manage External and Internal application integration (API)
• Drive quality control, to maximize value of the CRM system as a key business development tool.
• Provide data access reports to Compliance and Security ensuring that data and roles are properly defined and transparent.
• Work in conjunction with in house training team to perform end user training sessions and best practices sessions
• Create documentation in support of technology requests and overall CRM usage
QUALIFICATIONS:
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in supporting & implementing Salesforce.com solution preferred
• Formal Salesforce.com training required, Salesforce.com certification preferred
• Experience with Unlimited Edition integration tools, DataLoader, and APIs preferred
• Exposure and experience in data migration and integration aspects of the product
• Experience in training and documentation around business applications
• Able to explain complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to manage multiple projects and iterations within the CRM application
• Understanding and ability to follow a well defined project lifecycle
• A proven resource in defining systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.
• Exposure to private equity and hedge fund concepts and terminology is a plus
• Experience with a large, functionally diverse, and informed user base that demands high quality applications
• Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast pace team environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.
Senior Microsoft Office Solutions Developer - VBA
Client is a leading global financial services firm headquartered in Boston.
Permanent position but would consider contract or contract to hire.
Candidate must pass a complete background check.
Overview:
Working for a global investment management firm, this individual will work within the Application Development Group for Investment Control Systems to build and enhance user productivity solutions using Microsoft Office. This person will be assigned to work on a wide variety of projects, primarily as an individual contributor.
Responsibilities:
• Work with in-house staff, consultants and external parties to develop and document Microsoft Office solutions.
• Participate in the design of long-term group strategies to implement the IT needs of various business groups.
• Work with in-house staff to specify and develop application technical architectures.
• Write application code which is technically sound and easily maintainable, and that effectively employs all corporate programming standards.
• Participate in the QA process and certify the quality of production code.
• Coordinate availability of test environments and lab configurations.
• Support production code on a scheduled basis.
• Provide technical support and enhancements for existing Excel and Access-based applications
Required Skills:
• 3 – 5 years relative work experience. Financial Services industry preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office development technologies (VBA, Office Object Model).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience developing database applications required, with a preference for experience with SQL Server.
• Ability to understand and manipulate pre-existing code.
• Experience with Visual Studio Toolkit for Office (VSTO) preferred.
• Experience in the financial services sector preferred.
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills.
Additional Skills and Competencies:
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly.
• Ability to provide quality documentation of processes – ITIL preferred.
• Attention to process and procedures to comply with internal/external audits
• A demonstrated track record handling demanding user groups in a time critical environment.
• Flexible/on call hours to support project and production support issues.
Character:
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature
• 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.
Permanent position but would consider contract or contract to hire.
Candidate must pass a complete background check.
Overview:
Working for a global investment management firm, this individual will work within the Application Development Group for Investment Control Systems to build and enhance user productivity solutions using Microsoft Office. This person will be assigned to work on a wide variety of projects, primarily as an individual contributor.
Responsibilities:
• Work with in-house staff, consultants and external parties to develop and document Microsoft Office solutions.
• Participate in the design of long-term group strategies to implement the IT needs of various business groups.
• Work with in-house staff to specify and develop application technical architectures.
• Write application code which is technically sound and easily maintainable, and that effectively employs all corporate programming standards.
• Participate in the QA process and certify the quality of production code.
• Coordinate availability of test environments and lab configurations.
• Support production code on a scheduled basis.
• Provide technical support and enhancements for existing Excel and Access-based applications
Required Skills:
• 3 – 5 years relative work experience. Financial Services industry preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Office development technologies (VBA, Office Object Model).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel.
• Experience developing database applications required, with a preference for experience with SQL Server.
• Ability to understand and manipulate pre-existing code.
• Experience with Visual Studio Toolkit for Office (VSTO) preferred.
• Experience in the financial services sector preferred.
• Extremely strong interpersonal skills.
Additional Skills and Competencies:
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly.
• Ability to provide quality documentation of processes – ITIL preferred.
• Attention to process and procedures to comply with internal/external audits
• A demonstrated track record handling demanding user groups in a time critical environment.
• Flexible/on call hours to support project and production support issues.
Character:
• High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature
• 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.
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