Position: Sr. Developer/Technical Lead
Up to $115K DOE + Bonus + PS - Excellent total package
Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship
Location: Boston, MA

Company:
Mid-Sized, successful, and growing Boston based global investment management
company - Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package -
Bonus

Position Responsibilities - Summary:
The IT Client Systems Team is responsible for the development and support of
Corporate Business applications. This team consists of approximately 35
technology professionals whose key functions include application
development, system integration, application support, and production
support.  The supported business areas are Client Services, Performance
Analytics, Business Development, Renewable Resources, Finance, and Human
Resources.
The .NET Developer Lead will lead the development of an existing rewrite
project on a line of business application dealing with client order
processing.  The development team currently consists of three developers out
of Boston, and four developers offshore.  The candidate will need to hit the
ground running with minimal technical training, and should be familiar with
the Microsoft technology stack in general, and .NET in particular (see
requirements below).

This role replaces a person who was promoted to the next level - Person must
be comfortable taking a role where they will be leading hands off part of
the time.

Position Responsibilities - Detailed:
- Architect and design technical solutions

- Enhance development practices and process

- Project planning & estimation

- Managing offshore team day-to-day

- Hands-on development when needed

- Lead development reviews (both code and design reviews)

- Produce effective technical documentation

Required Skills and Competencies:
Mandatory requirements:
- Several years of .NET experience, including 2-3 years of working
with .NET 2.0

- Experience with .NET Rich Client technologies such as Windows
Forms or WPF (WPF = Windows Presentation Foundation)

- Very strong object-oriented design and patterns in .NET

- Familiarity with distributed enterprise applications (systems
that span several physical machines)

- Strong preference for experience with .NET 3.0 technologies:
WPF, WCF, WF  (WCF = Windows Communication Foundation, WF = Windows Workflow
Foundation)

- Familiarity with .NET 3.5 + C# 3.0 nice to have but not required

- Experience with automated unit testing

- Database proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server (2000 or preferably
2005)

- Experience in the financial services sector preferred

- Undergraduate degree in technology discipline

Skills & Characteristics:
- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral

- Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational expertise, and
attention to detail

- Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software
independently and quickly

- Self-starter, able to work as part of a small team as well as
independently, with minimal supervision

- High energy, positive attitude, professional and mature

- Detail-oriented, able to prioritize work and effectively manage
multiple tasks

- Ability to accurately estimate and meet development deadlines

Compensation:
Up to $115K DOE + Bonus + PS - Excellent total package
No Sponsorship Available - No Relocation 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