Position: Lead QA Engineer job in Marlboro, MA Area - Load Runner - Excellent $$
Location: Marlboro, MA Area

Details:
Lead Systems Analyst - Performance Measurement - FS - MBA - Boston, MA
Area - Excellent $$
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:
The Investment Administration Applications team is seeking a Lead Systems
Analyst who will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis, testing,
and project management for initiatives supporting the Performance Services
group within Investment Administration.  The Performance Services group is
responsible for investment performance measurement, performance attribution,
benchmark maintenance, and GIPS composite maintenance.
The position requires a high level of interaction with the business users as
well as excellent communication and delivery skills.  The candidate should
be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of
assignments in a fast-paced environment with people at all levels of the
organization.
In 2011 the IA Applications team will begin a multi-year initiative to
replace the firm’s legacy performance measurement system.  This individual
will participate in the vendor evaluation and buy/build decision, and be a
key contributor in the detailed analysis and implementation of the new
system.

Key Responsibilities:
The Lead Systems Analyst will have the following responsibilities:

- Interact with investment professionals to proactively identify
opportunities for new/improved systems.
- Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements.
- Document functional specifications for new systems and
enhancements.
- Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers,
database architects and data vendors to design and implement robust
technical solutions.
- Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements.

Keys to this Position:
1.  5 years of Performance Measurement and Attribution experience is
required.
2.  10 years of financial services industry is required, preferably asset
management.
3.  Strong Systems Analysis skills are required.
4.  The CFA is a strong plus.
5.  We will also consider recent MBA grads (2010/2011) from top tier schools
that don’t have the above experience (i.e. Sloan, Wharton, etc.)
6.  We will also consider strong MBA’s with math/quant background that do
not have performance.

Required Skills and Competencies:
- A minimum of 10 years of work experience in a financial services
technology environment.
- A minimum of 5 years experience developing or supporting
performance measurement and/or performance attribution applications.
- Strong understanding of investment processes, securities,
analytics and market data services.
- Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated experience in project management and business
analysis for medium to large initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in formal software development
methodologies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business or related
discipline.
- A CFA and/or CIPM designation would be a strong plus.

Contact Information:
Send Resume in Word format only to:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates AT verizon DOT net
WEB Site - www.wrightassociates.org