Thursday, March 29, 2012

[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 763

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1.

Lead Systems Analyst - Fixed Income - SQL -  "Best of the Best" - FS

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:15 am (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title – WRLSAFI

Lead Systems Analyst – Fixed Income – SQL - "Best of the Best" – FS –
Boston, MA Area – Outstanding Package

Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS (One of the Best in the
Industry) – Comprehensive Benefits

Relocation possible for the right person – No Sponsorship

Company

Mid Sized – Successful – Growing – Private - One of the World's Leading
Investment Management Firms, Based in the Boston, MA Area – Great Company –
Lots of Upside – Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

Our client is seeking an exceptional Lead Analyst with strong technology
leadership and implementation skills for Fixed Income Systems. The Fixed
Income Systems team is responsible for providing front-office Information
Services capabilities to the firm's Fixed Income Investment teams. The team
plays a critical role in the firm's success by providing technical solutions
that improve the efficiency, speed and quality of the highly complex
investment decision-making process.

This group is seeking a Lead Analyst to aid in the delivery of technology
solutions within Fixed Income. Though this is a senior role, this position
is hands-on and will work with business users to identify needs, propose
solutions, define requirements, perform detailed systems analysis, test new
products, and work extensively with the development team to deliver the
solutions. Database skills (SQL) are required.

Responsibilities for the Lead Analyst role include:

Business/Systems:

· Develop and analyze business requirements and present appropriate
options

· Develop functional and technical specifications

· Provide input into system design to help the development teams
define effort and implementation schedules

· Perform gap analysis between process and existing systems, making
recommendations for improvements where required

· Perform Quality Assurance on new products

· Stay abreast of the "state-of-the-art" as it relates to investment
practice, both within the firm and throughout the industry

· Work closely with colleagues in the Information Systems department
to coordinate effective delivery of appropriate technical solutions

· Own, track, and research production issues and work with
appropriate teams on the resolution

Client Interaction:

· Establish and maintain effective client relationships

· Provide status reporting on projects and alert IS and business
leadership to deviations from plan

· Interact with investment professionals at all levels of the
organization to proactively identify opportunities for improvements where
required

· Manage the training needs of the client/user community

Above and beyond these specific areas of responsibility, the Analysts will
be charged with being a value added member of the team. This entails
understanding all aspects of the business in order to increase efficiency,
effectiveness, and productivity.

This role is particularly challenging, and the firm is only looking for the
"Best of the Best.

Required Skills and Competencies:

The individual we seek will be a highly intelligent professional who will
straddle the business and systems sides of this position with comfort and
energy. This individual will bring our client a diverse background, skill
set, and perspective. The right person must incorporate outstanding client
management skills with the skills of a business/systems analyst,
interpersonal and communications skills, and for most of the roles, broad
based finance skills. The Lead Analyst must be able to ask the right
questions of the business users to get to the right solution. The candidate
must be self-sufficient but a team player that is capable of taking
direction, a visionary with an orientation to detail, and someone who works
hard but can remember to have fun.

The ideal candidate for this role will have a background that includes many
or most of the following skills, characteristics and experiences:

Technical Requirements:

· Ability to analyze needs, document requirements and assist in
design of solutions

· Strong technical background with some application / data
engineering experience

· Good SQL skills including the ability to explore and understand
complex database structures

· Ability to interact effectively with development teams on
requirements, effort estimates and acceptance testing

· The ability to distill and transform data into useful and usable
information that will impact the short and long term directions of the
business; elevate the support function to a partnership level in the
analytical process; articulate new perspectives and challenge the existing
thought process.

· Plan, implement and report on project status

Client, Communication and Professional Skills:

· Excellent client interaction skills, polished presentation

· Ability to meet independently with broad cross-section of the firm
up to and including senior business counterparts to determine requirement
definition and implementation.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, a self-starter
with leadership skills

· Flexibility; the ability to both create change and adapt to a
dynamic and rapidly changing business

· Demonstrated ability and willingness to work in a fast paced,
mission critical production environment

· High attention to detail with an ability to demonstrate to
business users an aptitude for diagnosing problem sources and spotting root
causes from either a technical, data or business process angle.

· High energy, a passion for excellence, and a love for the business

Business Knowledge and Education:

· Strong familiarity with the Fixed Income Domain and a working
knowledge of financial instruments is required

· Strong understanding of the front office operations of the Fixed
Income world

· A CFA charter, or work towards one, is a large plus

· Bachelor's degree is required

If you feel you are one of the best, and are up to the challenge, please
email me your resume for review - If you look to be a strong match, I will
provide the full details of this firm/role for you to review.

Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

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2.

Lead Systems Analyst's - Investment Management - SQL -  "Best of the

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:59 pm (PDT)



Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title – WRLSAFI032012

Lead Systems Analyst's – Investment Management - SQL - "Best of the Best" –
FS – Boston, MA Area – Outstanding Package

Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS (One of the Best in the
Industry) – Comprehensive Benefits

Relocation possible for the right person – No Sponsorship

Multiple Openings

Company

Mid Sized – Successful – Growing – Private - One of the World's Leading
Investment Management Firms, Based in the Boston, MA Area – Great Company –
Lots of Upside – Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

Our client is seeking several exceptional Lead Analysts with strong
technology leadership and implementation skills for many of their key areas
including Client Applications and Sponsored Products.

Client Applications:

The Client Applications IS team provides and supports technology solutions
for 600+ global users in client and prospect facing functions including
Relationship Management, Business Development, Client Servicing and
Reporting, Investment Marketing, and Product Management.

Sponsored Products:

The Sponsored Products Systems Team is responsible for providing systems
capabilities to the firm's Hedge Management, Trust Company and Management
Portfolio's business areas. Members of the team play critical roles in the
firm's success by providing technology solutions that improve the quality,
speed, and efficiency of highly complex decision-making processes.

Openings:

These two groups are seeking several Lead Systems Analysts to aid in the
delivery of technology solutions within Client Applications and Sponsored
Products. These are senior roles and depending on seniority, individuals
must be able to independently manage and deliver a range of small to
large-sized projects. All roles are hands-on and the Systems Analysts will
work with business users to identify needs, propose solutions, define
requirements, perform detailed systems analysis, and work very closely with
developers to deliver the solutions. Database skills (SQL) are required.

Individuals may be hired into roles focusing on either Client Applications
or Sponsored Products.

In Client Applications, Analysts are hired into the following roles:

· Generalist analysts

· Client Reporting analysts

· CRM System analyst

· User and Application Support analyst

The User and Application Support Systems Analyst will be part of a global
team that provides 24x7 user and application production support services.
This individual will directly provide user support and operational
assistance to resolve investment data, client reporting, and application
issues. A strong understanding of Equity, Fixed Income and Derivative
instruments, analytics and client reporting are important for this role.

In Sponsored Products, the Generalist Analyst will focus on the Account
Master reference data initiative, involved from project inception through
solution delivery, working closely throughout with both business and
technology partners.

Responsibilities for the Lead Analyst roles include:

Business/Systems:

· Develop and analyze business requirements and present appropriate
options

· Develop functional and technical specifications

· Plan, schedule and oversee the work effort required to meet the
specifications and time requirements

· Provide leadership on the technical design of the system and help
developers define effort and implementation schedules

· Perform gap analysis between process and existing systems, making
recommendations for improvements where required

· Staying abreast of the "state-of-the-art" as it relates to
investment practice, both within the firm and throughout the industry

· Work closely with colleagues in the Information Systems department
to coordinate effective delivery of appropriate technical solutions

· Own, track, and research production issues while working with the
appropriate teams on the resolution

Client Interaction:

· Independently establish and maintain effective client
relationships

· Provide status reporting on projects and alert IS and business
leadership to deviations from plan

· Interact with internal clients at all levels of the organization
to proactively identify opportunities for improvements where required

· Manage the training needs of the client/user community

Application Support (specifically within Client Applications):

· Provide comprehensive user support including tracking, resolving,
and reporting on support and enhancement requests, in a timely and thorough
manner.

· Ensure the continuous availability and operational resiliency of a
suite of Client Applications and related components

· Take ownership of production incidents, collaborate with others on
remediation, and manage these issues through to a satisfactory completion

· Provide support for other firm wide initiatives such as disaster
recovery testing, database upgrades, security audits, infrastructure
upgrades, etc.

Above and beyond these specific areas of responsibility, the Analysts will
be charged with being value added members of the teams. This entails
understanding all aspects of the business in order to increase efficiency,
effectiveness, and productivity.

These roles are particularly challenging, and the firm is only looking for
the "Best of the Best".

Required Skills and Competencies:

The individual we seek will be a highly intelligent professional who will
straddle the business and systems sides of this position with comfort and
energy. This individual will bring our client a diverse background, skill
set, and perspective. The right person must incorporate outstanding
management ability with the skills of a business/systems analyst,
interpersonal and communications skills, a hands-on technical background,
and for most of the roles, broad-based financial services skills. The
Analysts Project Managers must be able to ask the right questions of the
business users in order to get the right solution. The candidate must be a
self-sufficient team player who is capable of taking direction, a visionary
with an orientation to detail, and someone who works hard but can remember
to have fun.

The ideal candidate for this role will have a background that includes many
or most of the following skills, characteristics and experiences:

Technical Requirements:

· Ability to analyze needs, document requirements and assist in
design of solutions

· Technical background with recent, hands-on, application / data
engineering experience

· Understanding of Object Oriented concepts with design/development
experience using Java based technologies

· Understanding and experience with technologies such as
web-services, XML/XSLT, & JSON, messaging frameworks

· Good SQL skills to explore and understand complex database
structures

· Ability to interact effectively with developers on requirements,
effort estimates and acceptance testing

· Ability to plan, implement and report on project status

Client, Communication and Professional Skills:

· Excellent client interaction skills, polished presentation

· Ability to meet independently with broad cross-section of the firm
up to and including senior business counterparts to determine requirement
definition and implementation.

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, a self-starter
with leadership skills

· Flexibility; the ability to both create change and adapt to a
dynamic and rapidly changing business

· Demonstrated ability and willingness to work in a fast paced,
mission critical production environment

· High attention to detail with an ability to demonstrate to
business users an aptitude for diagnosing problem sources and spotting root
causes from either a technical, data or business process angle.

· High energy, a passion for excellence, and a love for the business

Business Knowledge and Education:

· Ability to understand the business of Client Reporting or
Sponsored Products Group, including expertise in one or more of the
following; Equity, Fixed Income and Derivative instruments, analytics and
client reporting.

· A CFA charter, or work towards one, is a plus

· Bachelor's degree is required

The Systems Support Analyst role focused on application support in Client
Applications should bring data engineering and development experience to the
position, ideally in Java.

If you feel you are one of the best, and are up to the challenge, please
email me your resume for review - If you look to be a strong match, I will
provide the full details of this firm/role for you to review.

Contact Information - (Resumes in Word Format to);

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

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