| Lead System's Analyst - Inv. Data - FS - (Reference Data - CSM) - |
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Gary Wright |
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| Posted date: |
11/3/2009 |
| Company Name: |
Wright Associates |
| Country: |
United States |
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Massachusetts |
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Boston |
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Job Description:
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Position Title WR095008
Lead Systems Analyst Inv. Data - FS (Reference Data - CSM) - Boston, MA
Area - Outstanding Package
Outstanding Compensation Package Base + Bonus + PS
Local Candidates 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
The individual will be leading the system design and analysis for
development projects in the Reference Data Applications in the Investment
Data Systems team. In this role the individual will work with the project
managers, business analysts and lead programmers to define technical
solutions and roadmap for implementing business requirements in our
applications with a strong focus on scalability, quality and application
integration with the downstream consumers of pricing data. This person will
also be performing supervisory activities including budget management within
the team.
Key Responsibilities;
· Partner with Investment Data and Derivatives Services Business
team within the Investment Administration Group to proactively identify the
firms growing needs around pricing and analytics in order to develop long
term scalable solutions.
· Take a hands-on approach to functional architecture and technical
design to deliver business solutions.
· Work with the Reference Data consumer groups to understand their
requirements and help develop innovative solutions to address their data
needs.
· Provide input into system design to help the programming teams
define effort and implementation schedules for application development work.
· Ensure quality of product by enforcing high standards in testing
and building controls to measure the overall accuracy and timeliness of data
delivery.
· Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on
time, scalable and high quality business solutions.
· Manage the overall budget of the team and help in planning and
budget estimations of various efforts.
· Provide team leadership on assigned projects that may include both
full time and consulting staff in a matrix organization.
Keys to This Position:
1. This is a Senior role that is a combination of Functional and Technical
with emphasis on the Functional.
2. The Domain (Functional) requirement: This candidate must have a strong
background in Investment Management with exposure to Back Office and Middle
Office Operations. This individual will be responsible for Reference Data
Applications that includes Pricing, Security Master, Analytics and
Derivative Operations. Any experience in these areas is a very strong plus.
3. Technical: The applications are written in Java (J2EE), PL/SQL and Data
Stage. Experience as an Analyst working with applications built with these
technologies is a big plus.
4. The candidate must have Excellent Communication and Client Relationship
skills. The individual will be interfacing directly with the business
(Investment Data and Derivatives Systems Operations).
Required Skills and Competencies:
· Strong understanding of Investment Data and Investment Management
industry, with specific domain expertise Reference Data Security Master.
· Minimum 10 years experience as a systems analyst
· Minimum 5 years experience in Data Management
· Minimum of 5 years of Project Management experience is required.
· Experience in working with data providers such as Bloomberg, IDC,
Markit and Reuters.
· CFA certification is a plus.
· Experience in the design of n-tier applications and architectures.
· Experience with SOA architecture will be a huge plus.
· Team management experience and a proven ability to work in a cross
functional environment
· Experience in managing delivery in a centralized team with
aggressive delivery timelines is required.
· Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
Contact Information
Gary Wright - President Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site www.wrightassociates.org
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