Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ab Initio Developer - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)


Ab Initio Developer - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Compensation:
$65.00 - $75.00 / Hour
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Job Type:
Full Time
Jobcode:
WJKJA4

If not you, would you know someone???  I will pay a finders' fee if you refer someone who is hired.

Exp in all tiers of Java (see Competencies below)
Must have Fixed Income exp., Asset Management a plus

The new hire will be a member of the IT-Analytics Risk Management team within the Application Delivery group. As part of this group, the individual will be responsible for facilitating a stable and cost-effective market data infrastructure to be used by other systems and business units across the firm. More specifically, he/she will apply the use and knowledge of JAVA in the design and development of market data business processes and technologies and will also play a key role in supporting the business operations reliant on market data, particularly for the Analytics Risk Management team.

Responsibilities/Duties:
· Works with Business Analyst/Project Lead in the design and implementation of market data-related solutions.
· Successful applicant will be responsible building Ab Initio ETL graphs for processes and load routines, preparing business and technical documentation, and will provide mentoring in Ab Initio
· Helps to identify gaps and areas for improvement to enhance the state of current processes.
· Diagnoses, solves and communicates production issues to ensure a timely recovery and minimal impact to our business users.
· Analyzes requirements, designs solutions, and tests code prior to releases in order to maintain the integrity of our systems as well as the stability and reliability of supported processes.
· Abides to industry best practices and change management procedures when implementing changes to new or existing code.
· Produces technical design documentation based on thorough understanding of business requirements.


Competencies:
· Expertise with all tiers of Java; Extensive experience with JSP/ Struts, EJB, Swing, Weblogic and Core Java are required; Knowledge of JMS, JDBC and Perl are a plus.
· Candidate must have solid experience in the analysis, design and development of Extraction Transformation and Loading (ETL) mechanism using Ab Initio or similar systems.
· Prepare/implement data verification and testing methods for the Data Warehouse
· Solid knowledge of relational database design, Oracle or Sybase
· Experience with analysis, design and development of investment applications and processes.
· Creative problem-solving skills, recognizing multiple potential solutions to a given problem, and being able to identify and justify the optimum solution
· Ability to work in a team environment
· Ability to implement previously developed technical designs
· Good oral and written communication skills (both technical and non-technical)
· Ability to work on multiple assignments concurrently, balancing each so that required project dates are met.
· Familiarity with Market Data providers, systems and feeds
· Experience in asset management a plus.

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