Friday, November 16, 2007

Sybase Technical Lead - Greater Los Angeles--Full time or Temp to perm




 

Will Relocate to L.A. for Perm

This Client will do H1B Transfers!

 

Techical Lead – Sybase Developer, Java for Risk Analytics

Contract-to-Perm or Permanent

Bill Rate to Client $ 85 /hr Cap.

Perm – $ TBDa great resume will drive the dollars

 

 

 

Responsible for the development Analytics/Risk Management business line- applications related to benchmark indices. 

Acting as a technical subject matter expert, the individual will be responsible for the design, development, programming and testing of systems and interfaces related to daily market data / risk processes used to support the on-going operations of the business.

As the lead developer for the tactical and support team, this individual will be relied upon to provide insight into production issues while also recommending future enhancements and bug fixes as necessary.  They will provide direction and mentoring to other team members, and work to ensure all team member deliverables are of a quality nature.  They will provide direction to ensure good design decisions are made, considering ongoing support and maintenance as well as user needs. This individual will support the activities of the Project Manager by creating and maintaining custom reports and programs, and by providing technical support for system and software issues.  Programs supported range from above average complexity to very complex. 

 


Competencies:


Specific Technical Knowledge and Experience Required:

§         More than five years of Sybase development experience and an expert in database management theory and practice.   Superior knowledge of Java/Swing, J2EE, EJB w/Session Beans, Jconnect, Weblogic

§         Superior knowledge of relational database environments, including Sybase  

§         Knowledge of UNIX environment, Solaris preferred.

§         Knowledge of Client-server and web (thin client) concepts, (3 tier architecture concepts preferred), and GUI development concepts required.

 

Specific Business Knowledge and Experience Required:

§         Has business and technical knowledge of investment processes.  Uses solid business knowledge to develop rapid proactive solutions for significant business issues.  Clearly understands purposes, objectives, practices, and procedures of the department and business units.

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

§         Demonstrates proficiency in systems analysis of business requirements.

§         Has advanced written and oral communication skills to make technical or non-technical material understandable to the business units, to make presentations to management and other personnel, and to conduct meetings and training sessions.

§         Knowledge with systems that manage data and data exchange between multiple sources.

 

Responsibilities/Duties:


§         Activities include but are not limited to: design sessions/documentation, coding, code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, supporting beta testing, bug fixes and documentation.  

§         Works with business partners and systems personnel to identify and develop new processes and/or systems, change current processes to enhance their effectiveness, or eliminate processes that are not justified.

§         Works with team members to coordinate computer system changes and development processes. Communicates system changes and processes to appropriate personnel, documenting any processes as necessary.

§         Trouble shoots system failures and discrepancies.  Recovery solutions are evaluated, selected and implemented, and measures to identify or avert future recurrences are developed.  Communicates discrepancies determined in testing to impacted areas and monitors resolution.

§         Designs and tests systems and/or systems changes accurately to insure system efficiency, integrity, productivity and maintainability.

§         Sets appropriate goals and priorities that coordinate with the business areas and other organizational units and resources.

§         Mentors more junior team member on the scope of A/RM system functionality, company procedures/methods, and technology, coding and design techniques.

 


 


Academic Qualifications (minimum requirements):


College degree in Information Systems; advanced degree in CS, Masters or PhdPhD. And/or or certifications highly desired.

 

 

 

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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