Equities Lead Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

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As an Equities Lead Systems Analyst, you will be involved with the Equities Trading System and Equity research and reporting solutions developed in house. You will work with investment personnel to analyze and implement small projects, delivering custom solutions to be used in the investment process. This includes but is not limited to all aspects of the definition, implementation, and support of a new Equity Trading Platform. Daily activities will include project management, requirements gathering, application design, code reviews, implementation, testing, end-user training, and transition management. This position requires project and client management and delivery skills as well as excellent analytical and communication skills, and strong trading domain knowledge. Our trading system is available on a 24-hour basis, supporting Equity, Fixed Income, and derivatives trading in all global markets.

Duties/Responsibilities

This role is 20 to 30% analysis (gathering requirements, working directly with the Equity Portfolio Managers) and the remainder is implementation
Partner with the equity trading business to collect, document, and implement the requirements of the new Equity Trading system
Proactively identify opportunities for new and improved systems
Take ownership for the delivery of functionality, working collaboratively with other teams to design, implement, test, and support the trading system
Participate in the development of project estimates and schedules
Lead and mentor a team of systems analysts and consultants
Develop deep expertise in the Equity Trading system, workflows, and data
Train and educate team members on Equity Trading
Work collaboratively with Portfolio Management, Compliance, Accounting, and Infrastructure
Work collaboratively with QA and software engineering teams in a matrix structure
Document, track, and research production issues and work with the appropriate teams on the resolution
Work with traders to prioritize needs and ensure communication to keep them appraised of progress
Serve as a key point of contact for the business and IS teams
Perform data gap analysis and facilitate remediation efforts
Plan and manage small support projects and perform development and deployment
You will be leading a team of consultants

You must possess the following qualities:

Solid Systems Analysis skills
Solid skills interacting with Traders
Delivery-oriented personality
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communications skills
Estimating and planning skills
Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced team environment
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Ability to work collaboratively with business and IS teams

Employee Benefits

We will reimburse relocation expenses
Vacations - from two weeks to five weeks, based on length of service
11 paid holidays
2 paid floating holidays to be used in the summer time
125% Tuition Reimbursement with an A grade, 100% for a B or Pass (in a Pass/Fail course)
PPO Health Plan/Dental Plan/Short & Long term disability/Life Insurance
Up to 25% bonus
Retirement & Pension Plan: Profit sharing contribution of 15% on top of your yearly compensation (Base plus Bonus), Vested from day one
Personal Computing Reimbursement
Commuting Expense Program
Chartered Financial Analyst Program

All applications for this position are accepted via email.
Experience: Required Background/Experience

7+ years systems analysis experience in Equities Trading or Portfolio Management
5+ years experience in a systems role directly supporting investment professionals
Strong Microsoft Office Application expertise, in particular with Excel and the creation and maintenance of Excel VBA macros
Proficient at delivering applications using Excel, VBA.NET, and SQL
Experience leading developers
Extensive understanding of investment research and reporting requirements, the investment process, equity and
derivative securities, and market data services
Large Build and Implementation experience specifically
Demonstrated experience in project management and business analysis for medium to large initiatives
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans
Exposure to iterative development processes
Strong knowledge of order management systems (OMS), Financial Information eXchange protocol (FIX), electronic trading practices, and markets
Trading vendor experience with vendors such as MacGregor, Charles River, and LatentZero

Major Pluses to have

PL/SQL skills
Experience with Factset or Bloomberg is highly desired
Experience with Oracle Database Development tools.
Development experience with Microsoft .NET development would be a strong plus!
Equity Trading domain knowledge
CFA or demonstrated progress toward a CFA


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Business Support Analyst in Boston, MA

Growing global, independant software and services vendor is seeking a Business Support analyst to join their growing Boston location.

Job Description: Candidate will maintain the soft coded (configuration) elements of a customers dise environment. Will develop an all around knowledge of dise, as well as develop an understanding of customers' processes and procedures. Candidate will use available company literature to develop a thorough understanding of the business.

Experience:
- IT focused and computer literate.
- 1-3 years experience in telecommunications and/or customer/care billing systems.

Reponsibilities:
- Gain an all around understanding of dise functionality, with a view to learning all aspects of dise configuration, using the online tracking system and training notes.
- Analyze customers' configuration requests, considering the impact on existing configuration/ business procedures and to advise when alternative options may be applicable.
- Carry out all individual configuration tasks to the required quality helpdesk calls.
- Assist senior team members with project related task and environment configuration.
- Work under own initiative, controlling workload and lending support to other areas of the team/company.
- Travel may be required to spend some time at customer site as and when required. This will be utilized to support and assist sales.

Company Training:
- Company Induction (possibly to the UK as well as Chicago)
- dise Overview
- dise Configuration
- dise User Training
- Ongoing dise Functionality Training
Experience: Telecommunications Systems,,

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Lead Systems Analyst Equity Systems in Boston, MA

1. This position is 20 to 30% analysis (gathering requirements, working directly with the Equity Portfolio Managers and Research Analysts) and the remainder is Implementation (delivering applications using Excel, VBA.NET and SQL) and support.

2. Technical Requirement: Excel/VBA macros, Oracle, PL/SQL

3. We are seeking a Strong Senior level individual that is detail oriented and has very good Client Relationship skills with Traders, PM's, Risk Managers, etc.

4. Project Management and Team leadership. This individual will be leading strategic initiatives.

5. Experience with Factset or Bloomberg is highly desired.


Experience: Strong understanding of the investment process, equity and derivative securities, and market data services.
Strong Microsoft Office Application expertise, in particular with Excel and the creation/maintenance of Excel VBA macros.
Strong PL/SQL skills and prior experience with Oracle 8I and Oracle development tools.
Prior experience with Microsoft .NET development would be a strong plus
Previous experience leading other developers is required
5+ years experience in a systems role directly supporting investment professionals
7+ years of professional experience
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast paced team oriented environment
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
A CFA or demonstrated progress toward a CFA would be considered a plus
Bachelor's degree required


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Quality Assurance Analyst in Boston, MA

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!May perform one or more of the following:Analyzes business processes and performs needs assessments in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.Interprets business needs and translates them into system requirements.Writes business specifications and forwards to technical staff for system development.Interprets systems specifications to develop, maintain and support automated business processes.Provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements.Configures system settings and options, plans and executes acceptance testing, and creates specifications for systems to meet business requirements.All other duties as assigned.Software Quality Assurance – Unclaimed Property We are seeking a qualified individual with proven experience in software quality assurance to develop, execute and report on plans and scripts to test complex solutions for clients under tight deadlines. This role will report to the Software Development Manager and have all QA responsibilities. Qualified candidates will have 1+ experience in QA process, knowledge of System Development life cycle, ability to perform QA activities from project initiation to project completion, writing project plans. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: ? Act as a Quality Assurance resource for IT projects in a rapidly changing environment ? Develop, execute test plans and scripts and track related issues for multi-phased projects ? Interact with development team through full development life cycle driving quality deliverables ? Coordinate activities with shared service organizations and counterparts at other sites ? Synthesize business requirements and develop System Integration test plans, User Acceptance Test plans, User Acceptance criteria and User Guides if required. ? Work with Development Manager to set up standards and processes for different project profiles Qualifications: ?1 Year of testing experience using iSeries / AS/400 platform ? At least 1 year of hands-on experience in developing comprehensive testing strategies and test plans ? Hands on experience across a full QA life cycle including Unit testing, Integration testing, User Acceptance testing, and issue management ? Comfortable in client settings interacting with development teams on time sensitive projects ? Knowledge of automated QA tools applicable for AS400 RPG environment as well as .NET environment ? Excellent written and oral communications skills Additional skills a plus:? Demonstrable testing experience with the following technologies o RPGIV, RPGILE and RPG /free o SQL o Subfiles o CL Programming o .Net framework, C#, ASP, ASP .Net ACS is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, or any other status protected by Federal or State law or local ordinance.
Experience: Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., ACS, is a global FORTUNE 500 company with more than 55,000 plus people working together to support client operations in nearly 100 countries. By providing business process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients, ACS offers its associates vast opportunities to succeed. Recognized worldwide for generating possibilities and creating solutions, ACS welcomes you to become part of our growing team. Join our mission and vision for the future. Thank you for your interest!



May perform one or more of the following:

Analyzes business processes and performs needs assessments in an effort to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.

Interprets business needs and translates them into system requirements.

Writes business specifications and forwards to technical staff for system development.

Interprets systems specifications to develop, maintain and support automated business processes.

Provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meet user requirements.

Configures system settings and options, plans and executes acceptance testing, and creates specifications for systems to meet business requirements.

All other duties as assigned.


Software Quality Assurance – Unclaimed Property
We are seeking a qualified individual with proven experience in software quality assurance to develop, execute and report on plans and scripts to test complex solutions for clients under tight deadlines.
This role will report to the Software Development Manager and have all QA responsibilities.
Qualified candidates will have 1+ experience in QA process, knowledge of System Development life cycle, ability to perform QA activities from project initiation to project completion, writing project plans.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
? Act as a Quality Assurance resource for IT projects in a rapidly changing environment
? Develop, execute test plans and scripts and track related issues for multi-phased projects
? Interact with development team through full development life cycle driving quality deliverables
? Coordinate activities with shared service organizations and counterparts at other sites
? Synthesize business requirements and develop System Integration test plans, User Acceptance Test plans, User Acceptance crit

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System Administrator (Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux) in Boston, MA

System Administrator (Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux)

Job Description: System Administration support for Major Client Account.

Provide primary Solaris support to account.

In addition, provide support for HPUX and AIX UNIX and Linux platforms.
Provide all typical system administration duties;problem solving, system installs, upgrades, patches, security items, and etc.

7x24 on-call supports on a rotational basis.

No Travel required.

Systems Management:
Linux, Solaris, HPUX, AIX skills - Solaris.
Perl scripting a nice to have.

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Lead Systems Analyst Global Equity Trading, Derivatives in Boston, MA

Strong Client Relationship skills required: This is a strong business facing role working directly with Traders and Trade Administrators. This individual will interface with the Strategic Derivatives Program.

2. Strong Systems Analysis skills required, ideally in a Trading environment.

3. Domain Knowledge: OTC Derivatives (i.e. Swaps, Options, Futures, etc.), preferably Equity Derivatives experience is sought but will also look at Fixed Income Derivatives as long as the candidate is comfortable working with the Global Equity Systems group.

4. This is a Lead level role. The candidate will be guiding and directing a consultant team. Project Management experience is highly desired.

Keys to this Position:

The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and communication skills.
8+ years systems analysis experience in Financial Services preferably Trading or Portfolio Management
3 years experience leading other analysts
Domain knowledge in OTC derivatives
Demonstrated experience in project management and business analysis for medium to large initiatives
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans

Experience: 8+ years systems analysis experience in Financial Services preferably Trading or Portfolio Management
3 years experience leading other analysts
Estimating and planning skills
Domain knowledge in OTC derivatives
Demonstrated experience in project management and business analysis for medium to large initiatives
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communications skills
Strong knowledge of order management systems (OMS), Financial Information eXchange protocol (FIX), electronic trading practices and markets
Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced team environment
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Ability to work collaboratively with business and IS teams
PL/SQL skills a plus
Iterative development experience preferred
A candidate with Trading Vendor experience such as MacGregor, Charles River, LatentZero would be a good fit


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Lead Systems Analyst in Boston, MA

Job Summary

The Reference Data Systems team is seeking a Lead Systems Analyst who will be the domain expert for fixed income and derivative instruments. The Lead Systems Analyst will manage projects throughout the systems development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, functional specifications, systems and integration testing, and documentation. Responsibilities will also include ongoing support, problem resolution, and responding to ad hoc requests.

This position requires a high level of direct interaction with the business users, and excellent communication and delivery skills. This individual must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of assignments with people at all levels of the organization

Experience: Domain Knowledge: Fixed Income and Derivatives. We are looking for a Subject Matter Expert.

2. Investment Management experience required. We are looking for a candidate that has run projects end to end. This individual will run the Strategic Derivative program.

3. Strong Leadership and Systems Analysis skills. This individual will be leading consultants.

4. a CFA or working toward a CFA is a big plus. This individual will interface with the front office.

Job Qualifications

A minimum of ten years experience as a systems or business analyst
Strong understanding of Fixed Income and Derivative instruments
Experience in Financial Services or Investment systems
Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Ability to coordinate projects across several departments
Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced team environment.
Experience in writing basic sql commands and comfort in navigating relational databases
Experience in management of mission-critical production support
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Management Information Systems, or related fields

Job Responsibilities

Partner with the Investment Data and Derivative Service business team to define and document new requirements as they relate to Fixed Income and Derivative specific initiatives
Champion the user's needs to the software and quality assurance engineers, insuring the "what" and "why" are effectively communicated
Assist in the planning and design of security reference data within Enterprise Architecture's strategic data management platform
Work collaboratively with IS and business teams across Wellington (e.g. Investment and Client Applications, Transactions Applications, and Infrastructure)
Document, track, and research production issues and work with appropriate teams on the resolution
Manage projects, budgets, and time lines in a structured way, to ensure the delivery of effective business solutions, on time and to an agreed quality level


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