Lead SW Eng. job at Investment Management Firm - Boston, MA Area
December 16th, 2009Position: Lead SW Eng.
Location: Boston, MA Area
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:
This individual will be a lead software engineer for the development of the
firm’s Equity Derivative Trading platform as part of their Global Trading
System (GTS) initiative. Role is expected to be 30-40% Hands On. This role
will report to the Software Engineering Manager for the Equity Trading
applications.
Detailed Responsibilities:
As a senior member of the Transaction Application team, the individual will
have the following responsibilities:
- Lead the technical design, implementation, deployment, and support of the
Equity Derivative Trading platform
- Team management responsibilities, including the direct supervision of
approximately 5-6 software engineers (consultants)
- Partner with Business Analysts to review and implement business
requirements
- Partner with Project Managers, Technical and QA Leads on estimates,
status, design and quality assurance
- Partner with the Architecture team to ensure track work is aligned with
the strategic direction of the enterprise
- Stay current with evolving Trading industry and technical trends to ensure
systems and team are of highest caliber
Keys to This Position:
1. Technical requirements: Java, Messaging (i.e. JMS), Java Frameworks
(i.e. Spring) and PL/SQL.
2. Leadership experience. Team management responsibilities, including the
direct supervision of approximately 5-6 software engineers (consultants).
3. Trading Systems experience.
4. Equities or Fixed Income experience.
5. Strong Communication skills.
6. Seeking experience with High Volume, High Transactional Systems. This
individual will be a strong Java Developer that knows how to build High
Speed Performance Applications.
Required Skills and Competencies:
The ideal candidate must have excellent leadership, management and
communication skills plus proven ability to design and deliver solutions
relevant to complex business problems.
- Strong analysis, design and modeling skills
- Seven plus years in systems development using Java (Server Side) and J2EE
- Strong knowledge and experience with message technologies (e.g. JMS)
- Strong knowledge and experience with frameworks (e.g. Spring)
- Strong Knowledge of Oracle Database or related RDB’’s
- Knowledge of software development and testing methodologies and their
effective application
- Experience developing high performance Trading applications
- Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented
environment supporting a business-critical production environment
- UI Development experience would be considered a strong plus
- Computer Science degree or related field
Compensation:
Very Competitive Base Salary + Profit Sharing + Bonus - Comprehensive
Benefits Package
No Sponsorship Available - Local Candidates Only
Contact Information:
Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354
Email - replywrightassociates AT verizon DOT net
Website - www.wrightassociates.org
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