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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 967

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Digest #967

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Mon Jan 6, 2014 10:37 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

Please feel free to refer this position to your associates - Referrals
appreciated.

Position Title - WRCSWE072013

Software Developer - C# - SQL - Data Intensive - FS - Boston, MA Area - Up
to $120K+ DOE

Excellent Base + Generous Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits - Excellent total
package

Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship

Company

Smaller, ($45 Billion+ Assets Under Management) successful, and growing
Boston based global investment management company - Great Company - Lots of
Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus - Comprehensive Benefits

Position Summary:

The developer will work in a small team that builds systems for the Research
group. The purpose of these systems is to produce forecasts that drive
trading decisions. It's therefore very important that these systems be
logically correct, fast, and reliable. The software is highly data-centric
and involves processing very large datasets so strong database skills are
required. Experience with C#, SQL Server, SQL & T-SQL is required.
Additionally person needs to have experience out of a financial services
firm (Investment Management) working with large amounts of data. The
developer will have autonomy commensurate to his/her abilities.

Responsibilities:

· Work closely with business users to review requirements. Develop,
recommend, and discuss technical designs that meet those requirements.

· Implement (code) the technical solutions in Microsoft T-SQL and C#
using SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio 2010, and related tool
sets.

· Create new reports and enhance existing reports using SSRS.

· Coordinate with members of the QA team to create a QA test plan
and resolve issues/bugs identified during QA testing.

· Coordinate with members of the IT Operations team to get software
changes released to the production environment.

· Use TFS for source control and tracking tasks from development to
QA to production installs.

· Developers are expected to provide support to resolve production
issues expediently.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Computer Science, Engineering, Math or related degree is a
requirement.

· Requires 2+ years of professional SQL Server development--writing,
updating, & tuning TSQL Stored Procedures.

· Strong Microsoft SQL coding skills (MS SQL 2008).

· Solid C# development experience.

· Experience in solving environment configuration problems.

· Experience out of a financial services firm (Investment
Management) working with large amounts of data.

· Performance tuning and optimization of SQL code is a plus.

· Experience with ETL is a plus.

· Experience with SSRS is a plus.

· Experience with Automated Unit Testing is a plus.

Contact Information - (Resumes in Word format please)

Gary Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Mon Jan 6, 2014 10:37 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR732661072013

Sr/Lead Software Engineer - Java - Asset Management - Marlboro/Boston, MA
Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

No Sponsorship - Relo Assistance Possible for Strong Candidates

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities - Summary

This role is part of the FI Group. 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
our firm's success by providing technical solutions that improve the
efficiency, speed and quality of the highly complex investment
decision-making process.

As a member of the Fixed Income Systems team, this individual will be
responsible for solutions delivery for Fixed Income Investment business. A
Lead Software Engineer is expected to:

Lead delivery of high quality business solutions;

Interface and coordinate with the broad Information Services teams to ensure
successful delivery;

Demonstrate strong project management and leadership skills with ability to
handle multiple activities in a dynamic fast paced environment.

Responsibilities:

· Interact with Systems Analysts and Investment professionals at all
levels of the organization as needed, to proactively identify opportunities
for new/improved systems to improve the investment process.

· Lead the implementation of business solutions in conjunction with
the technical development.

· Perform gap analysis between investment process and existing
systems

· Lead and establish effective processes for productive partnership
with offshore technical teams.

· Lead implementation of business process improvements involving
(but not limited to) investment process efficiency, data quality
improvements and simplifying investor workflow.

Required Skills and Competencies:

Technical Requirements

· Minimum of nine years of hands-on design and development
experience in commercial environments

· Demonstrated experience developing J2EE applications using JDBC,
JNDI, JMS and other related technologies like Swing, RCP, etc. At least
three years of experience in use of these technologies is preferred.

· Demonstrated experience developing Web applications using
JSP,AJAX, SPRING, Web Services and other related technologies (HTML5, etc).

· Demonstrated expertise in relational database technologies with
strong SQL and Excel/VBA programming skills.

· Demonstrated experience with Excel/VBA, PERL, XML and UNIX/Linux

· Knowledge of common design patterns and their application

· Experience with, and demonstrated understanding of modern software
development and testing methodologies.

Non-Technical Requirements

· Degree in Computer Science or directly related field

· Excellent written and verbal communications skills

· Willingness to work independently in an energetic, fast-paced,
business-critical and team oriented-environment

· CFA or working towards CFA is a strong plus.

· Demonstrated experience in problem-solving skills and delivery of
quality solutions with good mathematical acumen.

· A strong team player, with ability to work in collaboration across
teams.

Keys to this Position:

1. Technology: We are seeking a strong core Java developer with
multi-threading, servlet, JDBC experience with great communication skills.
In other words: a Java-centric technologist with strong ability to influence
others.

2. This role values the following quality very highly: software engineering
integrity, hand-on focus, attention to detail, ability to innovate, excels
in fast-paced settings, pride in workmanship, and ability to take ownership
of outcome.

3. We will consider either a senior or lead level candidate.

4. The location can be either Marlborough or Boston. Preferred location
would be Marlboro.

5. Financial services experience is a plus, not a requirement.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Mon Jan 6, 2014 10:37 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

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

Position Title - WR733321102013

Sr. SW Engineer - Java + UI - Oracle - PL/SQL - Asset Mgt - Boston, MA
Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS - Candidates Local to
Mass Only - No Sponsorship

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities - Summary

As member of the IA Application Development Team, this individual will be
responsible for design, architecture, development and maintenance of
applications within Investment Coordination (IC) Systems group including,
but not limited to, Cash Flow System, Cash Management System and integrating
applications.

The individual will participate in all development activities to
successfully deploy new systems and enhancements, and work with colleagues
and end users to design, develop and implement solutions to meet business
outcomes.

Responsibilities:

· Participate in architecture, design, implementation, deployment,
and support efforts across all IC applications

· Work with business team members, project managers/analysts, other
software engineers to review and qualify business requirements, functional
specifications, use-cases, and test plans

· Design, prototype and author code for software components and
applications based on functional specification and optimize them for
performance

· Ensure the adherence to established code-quality standards within
the IC development and QA teams, such as Continuous Integration, Code
Reviews, and all required release documentation

· Provide technical direction to both onshore and offshore
development team members with regards to iteration planning, release
planning, and prioritization of work across all IC project tracks

· Work across teams such as with middleware, database, and
architecture teams to coordinate and facilitate production releases of IC
applications

· Author architecture, technical design, and support documentation

Required Skills and Competencies:

· 10 years of software development experience

· 4+ years of proven object-oriented software design and development
experience in dynamic Web 2.0 technologies and browser based technologies.

· 3+ years of experience with web services APIs, Spring, XML/XSLT,
Struts

· Must be comfortable working with Oracle databases, and possess
excellent Oracle SQL, SQL tuning, and PL/SQL skills

· Must be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal
supervision

· Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

· Financial industry knowledge is a huge plus

Keys to this Position:

1. Technology: We are seeking a strong Java developer with the following
skill set: Java with UI experience (Web 2.0, extjs, jquery); on the backend
Spring and Hibernate; as well as basic SQL (preferably PL/SQL).

2. The role is 70% coding and 30% leading the offshore team.

3. We are seeking a senior level resource but will consider a lead.

4. Strong communication skills as there will be business user interaction.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Mon Jan 6, 2014 10:37 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

Please feel free to refer this position to your associates - Referrals
appreciated.

Position Title - WRCOLSWE072013

Software Engineers - C++/C# - Financial Services Solutions - Boston, MA
Area - Up to $120K+

Excellent Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits - Excellent total package

Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship

Company

Midsized - Fast Growing - Public - Global Solutions Provider for Investment
Management and other Financial Services Firms - Winner of Numerous Product
Awards - Great culture & environment - Collaborative - Team Oriented -
Technology Focused.

Position Summary:

My client is looking for experienced C++/C# developers to design and develop
code for client/server and n-tier financial applications. The ideal
candidate will have thorough knowledge of software engineering, and thrive
in an atmosphere that values innovation, creativity, and collaboration.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· 4 year degree in Computer Science or equivalent education.

· 5+ years experience developing software in a professional
capacity

· Experienced in C++, C# or other OOP languages.

· Commercial product experience in financial services is ideal but
will consider good solid core engineers with C++.

· Full knowledge of software development life cycle.

· Excellent communication skills and problem solving abilities.

· Ability to work individually and with other engineers in a
collaborative manner.

Pluses - (The ideal candidate for the role will possess the majority of the
following qualifications):

· Experience developing large financial applications for investment
Management firms or other FS firms

· Agile, Scrum

· WCF, COM

· Multi-threading, Multi processing

· GUI design, WPF

· SQL (SQL Server, Oracle)

Contact Information - (Resumes in Word format please)

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org

Mon Jan 6, 2014 10:39 am (PST) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates

Please feel free to refer this position to your associates - Referrals
appreciated.

Position Title - WRCOBQAE092013

QA Engineer - Automation - QTP - SQL - Investment Mgt - Boston, MA Area -
Excellent Package

Excellent Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits - Excellent total package

Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship

Company

Smaller, elite, and very successful financial services firm. Great culture &
environment - Collaborative - Team Oriented - Technology Focused - People
Oriented.

Position Summary:

This position will be involved in all aspects of the software development
lifecycle, including analysis and requirements' definition, design, user
documentation and operational rollout to other business areas. Candidates
should be able to manage the testing process, prioritize work to ensure a
high quality product and coordinate testing resources.

This is a C#/.Net/SQL Server environment with the majority of applications
written in-house.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Ensure new releases are of the highest quality and are free of
"trading error" class defects

· Develop and maintain automation frameworks

· Evaluate software applications against design specifications,
product requirements and determine test efforts

· Develop and maintain test plans and specific cases for each
release cycle

· Extend test coverage and improve test methodologies and processes

· Communicate and report on metrics related to the status of the
testing effort

· Coordinate the development of documentation such as release notes
and/or user documentation; help improve product documentation

· Collaborate with other team members to devise new or improved
techniques for solving problems

Required Skills and Competencies:

· BA/BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information
Systems, Accounting, Finance or Business

· Minimum 3-5 years of hands on testing experience with complex
software systems

· Experience in the investment industry or with a vendor of
financial software

· Minimum two years of experience writing automation suites and
frameworks - Moving to QTP

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Ability to communicate technical practice to non-technical end
users

· Knowledge of the full software development life cycle

· Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

· Experience creating test plans, test matrices and schedules

· Proficiency with test document tools and software

· Knowledge of SQL, must possess a solid comfort level navigating
and working with relational databases

· Knowledge of financial, CRM, and document management systems

· Knowledge of Quality Assurance's role in an Agile development
process

· Team player who possesses a strong work ethic, a "can do"
attitude, and takes pride in their work

· Strong respect for core company values such as intellectual
curiosity, respect, accountability, and intellectual honesty

Contact Information - (Resumes in Word format please)

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB
Site - www.wrightassociates.org
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