SR. SYSTEMS ARCHITECT $$ open!! Morristown, NJ JJCJA1

 

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Attention all Microsoft financial architect/developers who are tired of commuting from So NJ to NYC.

 

Between you, I and the Lamppost there is potential to take over the hiring manager so some managerial experience/potential is a “good to have”.

 

  

Salary/Wages Open                          

 

Status: Full-time Employee                    

 

Job Category: Information Technology          

 

Education: PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or other Science / Math field preferred       

 

Work Experience: 10+ Years           

 

 

 

Jacobs Levy Equity Management is a growing institutional quantitative investment management firm with over $20 billion in equity assets under management.  Our internal systems staff supports all functions of the firm. Recent growth in the systems development staff requires additional technical oversight and project management resources.

 

Job Description:

This position will have responsibilities in the area of systems architect, technical lead and project management. The position will be responsible for 1) architecting solutions that integrate the functional applications that support research, trading, portfolio management and securities accounting, 2) providing technical and engineering leadership in all areas of application development, and 3) managing critical projects that cut across these functional areas. Candidates must be able work directly with professional investment staff to collect and interpret requirements and deliver products that meet their needs. The successful candidate will be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.

  

Responsibilities:

 

• Analyze business needs to determine requirements
• Architect solutions that integrate the functional applications that support research, trading, portfolio management and securities accounting
• Provide technical and engineering leadership in all areas of application development
• Project management of critical projects that cut across these functional areas
• Assist in building and managing teams that will develop the solutions

 

Requirements:

 

• Minimum of 10 years systems development experience using C++ and object-oriented programming
• Minimum 5 years database experience working with Microsoft SQL Server
• Minimum of 5 years systems architect and project management experience
• Experience in working in a Microsoft environment using Visual Studio
• Experience developing applications in support of investment management processes
• Good working knowledge of investment related data and systems
• Experience in full software development life cycle
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to coordinate with internal personnel and external systems support vendors

 

Compensation:

 

• Open, depending upon education, experience and skills
• Competitive health benefits, profit sharing, paid holidays and vacation following 90 days of employment

 

 

 

Company is a renowned preeminent quantitative investment firm, managing over $20 billion in U.S. equities for a select and sophisticated institutional clientele. Qualified candidates must meet all of the above requirements, live within a commutable distance of Morristown, NJ and be eligible to work in the U.S.

 

 

 

 

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FX Business Analyst strong FX experience needed 110 base BFIJA1

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Position- Fixed Income Business Analyst
Job Id (Use when Referring to Position):	JS2745
Job Type:	FTP
Location:	New York
Experience:	5 - 0
Compensation:	$0.00 - $0.00
Job Description:	Position: Fixed Income Business Analyst Position Summary: The Fixed Income Business Analyst (BA) has the primary responsibility to elict, analyze, validate, specify, verify, and manage the real needs of the project stakeholders, including the business or end users. The BA serves as the conduit between the business or customer community and the software development tean through which requirement flow. A FI BA may be involved at some level throughout the entire system or software development life cycle. Primary responsibilities include developing the requirements baseline during the Requirements and Design phases of the project cycle. Additional deliverable and support may be required during the Implementation and Testing phases. Location: The BAs are based at 320 Park Avenue The business subject matter experts are located  in midtown  Job Responsibilities Support the implementation of broderage applications by delivering high-level projects proposals, business requirements, functional specifications, use cases and screen mock-ups. Functional requirements are written usin UML. Work with subject matter experts to produce process flow charts, architectural diagrams, and design documents process flow charts, architectural diagrams, and design documents. Write user documentation such as user guides, quick reference guides and release notes. Write technical documentation such as system administrator guides. Work closely with business users, developer, and other subject matter experts throughout the software development lifecycle. Requirements Brokerarage industry experience with Fixed Income Order and Trade Entry applications Product Knowledge to support Trading, Execution and Clearing Services in some of the following products is required: Convertible Debt Credit Derivatives Emerging Markets Foreign Exchange Furtures and Options on Futures High Yield and Distressed Debt Interest Rate Derivatives Investment Grade Debt Mortgage Products Municipal Debt Repo U.S. Government and Agency Debt Familiarity with Clearance, Retail, International, and Back Office Operations are a plus. Minimum of 5 years Business Analysis experience Excellent analytical, written, and verbal skill (writing samples required) Ability to multitask, work quickly under pressure, and learn new technologies Excellent organizational skill; project tracking experience using Workbench a plus Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Visio. Familiarity with MS SharePoint, PowerPoint, PhotsShop, PaintShop Pro and Snaglt a plus
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CONTRACT: Market Data Analyst NYC Rate: $85 corp to corp

Job Description

Looking for a person to lead the technical design and development of a market data system that supports the trading environment.  The system will use Wombat and Bloomberg’s consolidated data feed, B-Pipe.

The individual will also provide technical vendor management and serve as a subject matter expert on technical and business usage of market data systems.

                           

Additional requirements are to maintain / support market data infrastructures and apply trouble-shooting / problem resolution skills when needed.

 

Individual must be self-starter, good communicator, and able to work within a large team. Individual must possess strong analytical skills. The role is in the Equity Derivatives group to lead the design, and implementation of a new market data system that uses Wombat and B-Pipe.   The system will integrate with C++ server applications as well as with .NET front end and will be used by trading applications to provide market data to end users. 

 

Qualifications

·        At least five years hands-on experience with C++ and Sybase

·        Strong knowledge of Tibco RV/RVRD (5.3 and above).

·        Understanding of how Reuters RMDS, Wombat interface with the system is helpful.

·        Strong understanding of market data systems concepts and protocols is desirable but not required.

·        Strong knowledge of networking (LAN/WAN) fundamentals is helpful.

·        Strong understanding of TCP, UDP and Multicast networking. .

·        Strong project management skills: documentation, presentation, etc.

·        Candidate must demonstrate knowledge of market data technologies, delivery platforms and content.

·        Methodical in problem analysis and resolution especially when dealing with technical systems and business applications.  

·        Ability to perform vendor relationship management.  

·        Willingness to own problems until satisfactorily resolved.

·        Ability to mentor and transfer knowledge. Willingness to help with training of other team members.

·        A team player with an aptitude to use initiative while also complying with team standards.

·        Good interpersonal, analytical and communication skills  

·        Ability to work well under pressure. Must have had thorough experience of working in a high-pressure support environment.  

·        An ability to adjust to changing demands.

 

 

In both a highly technical and service oriented role, this candidate will provide leadership in the creation of a market data system that parallels the current Reuters based system.  The new system will utilize a number of third party and in-house APIs. Candidates must be organized and able to multi-task effectively. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

CONTRACT: Data Analyst NYC Perl Sybase

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Looking for a programmer/developer with minimum of 5 years experience working in the financial IT community. Technical skills: Individual must possess excellent RDBMS database design and development skills, particularly in Sybase ASE v12. Working knowledge of the UNIX/Linux environment and Perl/scripting is also required.  Experience with data modeling is highly desirable.

Most importantly, individual must have working knowledge of financial data. In-depth analysis experience working with market indicative/reference data, as well as trade and risk data attributes is highly desired. Candidate should be able to at least describe simple financial data elements and relationships.

Individual must be self-starter, good communicator, and able to work within a large team. Individual must possess strong analytical skills. The role is in the Equity Derivatives group to help design, build and support existing data processes.  The individual will be responsible for design and development, but there is also a heavy support element. 

Skills
Knowledge in the Financial data arena (risk, market and trade data); In-depth knowledge of Sybase, T-SQL, Perl and stored procedure development; Data Modeling concepts and tools

Qualifications

·        At least five years hands-on experience with Perl and Sybase

·        Strong project management skills: documentation, presentation, etc.

·        Strong data analysis and modeling skills desired

·        Candidate must demonstrate knowledge of market data technologies, delivery platforms and content.

·        Methodical in problem analysis and resolution especially when dealing with technical systems and business applications.  

·        Ability to perform vendor relationship management.  

·        Willingness to own problems until satisfactorily resolved.

·        Ability to mentor and transfer knowledge. Willingness to help with training of other team members.

·        A team player with an aptitude to use initiative while also complying with team standards.

·        Good interpersonal, analytical and communication skills  

·        Ability to work well under pressure. Must have had thorough experience of working in a high-pressure support environment.  

·        An ability to adjust to changing demands.

 

 

In both a highly technical and service oriented role, this candidate will provide leadership in the support and development of the reference data infrastructure that supports the Equity environment.   This includes several data sources including Bloomberg, Reuters, AMEX and SIAC.  Candidates must be organized and able to multi-task effectively. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

 

 

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audit manager NYC or LICODE MJBJA22

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Located  NYC or Melville LI

Pay range 100-140 plus bonus

 

 

AUDIT MANAGER

 

Our Audit department is currently seeking a manager with approximately 8+ years of auditing experience who can direct a team and act as a true “advisor” to his/her clients.  Experience may include working on SEC clients, public offerings, due diligence for M&As, operational reviews and risk management strategy as well as review/oversight of the financial audit work.  This candidate should possess a BS/MS in Accounting or equivalent experience, CPA license, strong communication skills and have the ability to work well independently in an entrepreneurial and creative environment.  Positions available in our Manhattan and Long Island offices.

 

 

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Windows Operations Analyst Consultant NYC

 

We have two consulting roles for a Window Operational Analyst to start next week J

Salary range is $40-$45 an hour.

 

 

JOB TITLE:       Windows Operations Analyst

REPORT TO:    IT Operations Manager

LOCATION:    New York City

                                                                                                                                                           

DESCRIPTION AND DUTIES:

•                    ensure that all IT services meet their SLA targets and that the operational infrastructure meets all its operational targets

•                    operate and implement all operational IT infrastructure and procedures

•                    ensure that the physical IT environment is maintained and secure according to security and contractual requirements and business needs

•                    provide day-to-day contact and coordination of third party engineers and support staff

•                    ensure that the operational requirements of all other IT, Service and Business Management processes are satisfied

•                    perform the day-to-day management and operation of all IT infrastructure processes

•                    Maintain all operational documentation.

Responsibilities

•                    Responsible for ensuring the reliability of the Windows Server and Desktop platform.

•                    Responsible for completion of PC and Systems support tasks in a timely and accurate manner, including tasks at all levels of complexity.

•                    Responsible for documentation, tracking and resolution of issues, and monitoring recurring issues and suggesting long term solutions for such issues

•                    Offer support in finding ways to improve the current environment and service provided.

•                    Work well with other members of the team, respect ideas and contributions from others, maintain self control in difficult situations, and work well with people at all levels.

•                    Support tasks include PC, Printers, Phone and Blackberry support.

•                    Provide support for standard server software including, but not limited to, Windows 2000/2003, SQL 2000/2005, IIS, Exchange 2003.

•                    Participate in problem solving and troubleshooting for the Windows environment and related applications.

•                    Participates in and may lead projects to implement or enhance IT services.

•                    Participate in functional test planning and testing for the Windows environment and related applications.

•                     Research and implement new technologies to improve the Windows environment.

•                     Interact with outsourcing vendors to assure timely resolution to any issues.

•                     Ensure servers and desktop environment meet proper performance and capacity standards.

•                    Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the Windows environment and related applications.

•                    efficiently and effectively investigate, diagnose, progress and action all operational events, alarms and incidents to the agreed quality and targets, ensuring that issues are escalated where appropriate and all records are updated in a timely fashion; Incident and Problem Management, ensuring that they have the appropriate documentation

•                    monitor, analyze, review and report on all IT Operations, services, service levels and service quality on a daily basis

•                    maintain operational logs and journals on all events, warnings, alerts and alarms, recording and classifying all messages; maintain all operational data collection procedures, mechanisms and tools

•                    maintain all operational documentation, processes, management and diagnostic tools and spares, ensuring that spares are maintained at the agreed levels

•                    ensure that all routine housekeeping tasks are completed on all operational infrastructure and be aware of, check and test all availability, resilience, emergency and security test procedures and processes

•                    use management systems tools to determine loads, collect routine performance statistics and create routine reports as required

•                    ensure that all computer equipment is maintained according to policies and recommendations and perform regular checks on environmental equipment and conditions

•                    carry out any necessary system tuning to maintain optimum performance levels in conjunction with Capacity Management

 

Required Skills, Education & Experience

•                    7+ years system administration experience in a large-scale, heterogeneous data center environment (preferably Solaris, Linux, SuSe, NT/Windows2000/2003).

•                    Advanced skills in the following technologies: Operating systems including Microsoft Windows 2000/2003 Server, IIS. Networking technologies including Conceptual understanding of TCP/IP, Routers, Switches, Hubs, Firewalls, Domains, DNS, DHCP and Subnets.

•                    Windows 2000/2003 and Windows NT as well as Active Directory.

•                     Windows Operating System administration.

•                    General experience with server hardware devices, configuring and troubleshooting.

•                    General network skills required in support of Ethernet, VPN, TCP/IP and FTP.

•                     Windows server and PC hardware setup and configuration.

•                    Server based performance and capacity planning

•                     Problem troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills

•                     Strong team player and must possess excellent communications skills.

•                    Must have very strong customer service skills.

•                     Must be proficient in authoring and contributing to technical design documents.

•                    Microsoft certified or equivalent work experience working on Windows Server and PC Operating Systems

•                    Strong communication and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve problems and explain solutions to others.

•                    Must have strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

•                     Ability to work both as a member of a group and as an individual contributor.

•                     Ability to work independently in a fast paced and changing environment is crucial.

•                    Ability to work flexible hours including other shifts and be able to respond in an on-call basis.

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Technical trading support to the proprietary algorithmic trading desk Perl or shell scripting in Unix 120k+ bonus can go higher NYC MNRJA11

 

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 The principal responsibilities are to provide technical trading support to the proprietary algorithmic trading desk within the bank. This consists of overseeing and correcting data used in several trading strategies and monitoring automated trading systems throughout the day to detect any errors.  In addition, there will be a variety of responsibilities in systems analysis and design, including analyzing user requirements, procedures and problems to develop and enhance automated systems.  In particular, the individual will be required to focus on developing, modifying and maintaining applications as well as coding, testing and documenting programs to support various asset classes.  End of day reporting of trading activity will be an additional daily requirement. The position is within a front-office proprietary trading group which supports markets in the Americas, Europe and the Pacific Rim at Merrill Lynch.

The academic requirement for the post is a bachelor's degree in science. Strong computing skills are essential, with emphasis placed on advanced proficiency in scripting within a production environment like Perl or Shell scripting and the ability to work in LINUX/UNIX. The associate will work closely with traders to understand business needs in detail.

In addition to first-rate intellectual skills, the associate is expected to demonstrate an excellent work ethic and versatility in delivering both short and long term technical solutions in a faced-paced environment.

 

 

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