Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Charles River Development Systems Administrator,Greater Los Angeles $120K Base




 

WILL RELOCATE TO L.A.

 

Charles River Development System Administrator

Base to $120K; Bonus (at or above 30%) 1st year.

Bonuses for subsequent years significantly higher

 

Individual will be responsible for administering Charles River Development version 8, or upgraded, Compliance platform  in administration of front-end, middle-tier, reporting tier and database within a fast paced technology environment.  This position interacts with Sybase and Oracle Database Administrators on a daily basis for optimizing night cycle feeds.  The Systems Administrator sets system parameters within a Fixed Income Compliance environment.

Competencies:


§         5 to 10 years of hands on systems administration and related experience working with Charles River Development Compliance Technology. 

§         Strong technical acumen at both macro and micro level with understanding of, or experience in, a fixed income management company or middle/back office environment highly desired.

§         Working knowledge and experience with investment mgmt technologies specific to financial services (e.g., asset mgmt., fixed income, etc.) w/focus on middle and back office systems and/or proprietary platforms ; Charles River Development  system required.

§         Has general knowledge of asset management principles, domestic and international investment process

§         Clearly understands purposes, objectives, practices and procedures of the Compliance department and/or  related business units (e.g.,  trade execution, settlements,  etc.).  

§         Demonstrated excellence in interacting with team members including Project Leads, Business Analysts, Database Administrators, Managers and Developers.

§         Maintains a solid knowledge of corporate and departmental information system strategies

§         Excellent written and oral communication skills to make technical or non-technical material understandable to the business units participating in meetings, communicating needs and issues related to day to day functions.

§         Knowledge and exposure to Sybase and Oracle databases in relation to Charles River Development Compliance systems.


 

Academic Qualifications (minimum requirements):


College degree in Information Systems or related discipline highly desired or equivalent.

Responsibilities/Duties:


§         Administer front-end, middle-tier, reporting and database of the CRD system.

§         Oversee the user and group configuration and privileges.

§         Perform batch processing, data imports and nightly feeds to the CRD system.

§         Administration of stored queries, middle-tier services and windows builder.

§         Diagnose and monitor performance of the CRD system.

§         Manage all aspects of software and hardware components.

§         Interact on a daily basis with Sybase and Oracle Database Administrators regarding all night cycle feeds. 

§         Troubleshoot system hardware failures and escalate and drive resolution from IT Operations.

§         Troubleshoot and correct system software issues when possible.

§         Interact with Charles River Development for software and systems issues as they arise.

§         Administration of automated back up systems.

§         Administer system and data access security processing.

§         Design and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions for the system. 

§         Evaluates existing application products, which could address client requirements and develops recommendations where appropriate

 

 

Email resume in Word to thebiggamehunter@cisny.com  ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE EXPERIENCE SOUGHT. Please include the job code with the position.

NO 3RD PARTIES. NO OVERSEAS RESUMES.

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