Foreign Exchange Trader - (US-MA-Boston)

Foreign Exchange Trader - (US-MA-Boston)

Compensation: $90K - $105K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: B75359JA

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Experience Required : 5 - 10 years 

The qualified candidate will work on the Institutional Sales Desk of the Foreign Exchange Department located in Boston, MA providing foreign exchange services to the North American fund management community. This includes making live market currency prices for clients, monitoring and executing client orders, providing strategic and tactical advice to clients. Searches out new business and assists with the efforts of colleagues. Reports to FX Regional Sales. Operates fairly autonomously with minimal supervision. 

Five to ten years relevant experience. In-depth knowledge of FX products and markets. 

Candidate Must Have : Five to ten years relevant experience 

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Information Architect/Functional Analyst - (US-NY-New York)

Information Architect/Functional Analyst - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $85.00 - $87.00 / Hour
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: NCJRJA1
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E-Commerce Information Architect/Functional Analyst works with cross-functional team to gather outline and document requirements, features and functionality for customer interactions with a new commerce system for approximately 20 prominent brands. 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

Document functional specifications for various aspects of the online subscriber funnel and life cycle; Create and maintain related other documentation including site maps and wireframes. Support development and QA teams during development and test phases; answer questions and provide more detail on specifications on an as-needed basis. 



SKILLS REQUIRED / EXPERIENCE 

§ 3-5 years working as an information architect, interaction designer, functional analyst, or user interface designer in a consumer or media oriented web development environment. 

§ Extensive understanding of transactional design and interaction modeling for e-commerce oriented web sites 

§ Knowledge of content management systems, graphic design software, and flow chart software. 

§ Experience creating user flows and use case documentation 

§ Demonstrable ability to translate requirements into architectural recommendations. 

§ Proficiency in current web development technologies and software applications, including but not limited to: html, css, xml, dynamic data delivery, and content management systems. 

§ Deep understanding of current user-centered interactive design philosophies and methodologies. 

§ Superior communication skills including the ability to communicate the vision of the user experience and functionality to the team, negotiate divergent viewpoints, and build consensus. 

§ An exceptional ability to pay attention to details while keeping the big picture in mind. 

§ Initiative, excellent judgment, independence, and solid problem solving skills. 

§ Ability to function with flexibility in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with minimal supervision. 

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Information Assurance Sys Engr - (US-NY-Rochester)

Information Assurance Sys Engr - (US-NY-Rochester)

Compensation: $80K - $111K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: HRFCD05081034JA

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Experience Required : 10 + years 
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree 
Travel Required : 0-10% 
PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE 

Responsible for the system-level security design of military communications products and systems. In this position you will be expected to: 
· Work with customers to understand program requirements 
· Analyze program requirements (functional, security, electrical, software) to determine required security architecture and high-level design 

· Work with detailed design team to refine the design approach consistent with acceptable security practices and program cost and schedule constraints 

· Design products and systems that meet NSA and other certification and accreditation requirements 

End products may range from large communications systems to individual circuit card assemblies or custom integrated circuits. 


Qualifications: 

Bachelors Degree required with a minimum of 15 years experience or 
Masters Degree with a minimum of 12 years experience 

Minimum of 10 years experience in one or more of the following areas is required 
· Type 1 Communications Security (COMSEC) design 
· Type 1 NSA certification process 
· Type 1 key management 
· Design of NSA-certified communications security products 


Training or experience in one or more of the following areas is required 

· Fielded Type 1 cryptographic products (e.g., KY-99, HAIPE devices) 

· System-level Information Assurance (IA) 
· TEMPEST 
· Encryption 
· Key management 
· HAIPE specs, EKMS, DS-101/102, Link 16, Link 11 
· Tactical military radios (e.g., SINCGARS, EPLRS, JTRS) 
· Computer security 
· System modeling 
· Firmware design 

This position requires an active secret level security clearance 

Candidate Must Have :
Bachelors Degree required 
minimum of 15 years experience 
This position requires an active secret level security clearance

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Risk Analyst - (US-MI-Kalamazoo)

Risk Analyst - (US-MI-Kalamazoo)

Compensation: $60K - $90K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: N41928BRJA

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Experience Required : 3 - 5 years 
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree 
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Job Description This position will assess the performance and profitability of strategic customer segments and campaigns within the $10B Direct Lending portfolio. The core focus will be analysis of marketing campaigns in support of the $3.5MM marketing budget for both account acquisition and account management. This position will work closely with product management and the operations teams to develop profitable and scalable strategies through an iterative process of test design and analysis. This position will perform complex financial modeling and statistical analysis, and communicate these results to the management team. Candidates must have a minimum of 2 years SAS experience preferably in a financial industry and a bachelor degree with preference in Statistics. Excellent written and verbal presentation skills are fundamental to success in this position. 

This position can be located at our Cleveland, Ohio or Kalamazoo, Michigan location. 

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Senior Build / Release Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

Senior Build / Release Engineer - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $110K - $120K / Year
Minimum Education: Associate
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: BAnKJA1
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The successful candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of software configuration, build engineering and Perl applications development to support and improve production build and release environment. This person will have knowledge of an application development support model, work closely with R&D Application Areas and R&D Operations Teams, and help reduce operational risk by improving the overall quality of core product set. 

Qualifications 
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Related Field, or Equivalent Experience 
* 5+ years of experience with large-scale builds on a Unix or Linux platform (majority of experience should be on be on a Unix Platform) 
* Experience with Korn Shell, UNIX make/GNU make/nmake 
* Experience Building Executables using make files 
* Experience Troubleshooting Compile and Build Failures 
* Experience using source code control systems (e.g.: RCS, Subversion, CVS, ClearCase) 
* Experience with Fortran, C and C++ 
* Experience with AWK/SED and PERL is a Plus 
* Networking Experience using TCP/IP, NFS, distributed processes a plus 
* Experience with System Administration a plus 
* Knowledge of relational databases, Java, and MS Sharepoint is a plus 
* Excellent Communication Skills (both verbal and written) 
* Excellent Organization Skills 
* Must be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment 

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Consultant - (US-NY-New York)

Consultant - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $65.00 - $75.00 / Hour
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: INRJA1

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Hands-on development under guidance of project management on the development of Radical servers and client XE with C++, C#/.NET and RDMBS on Windows.

Essential Technical Knowledge / Skills
What level of expertise is needed? 1 = Familiar With 3 = Working Knowledge of 5 = Expert

• 5 in C++/C# and related libraries such as STL
• 4 in OO design and programming (UML, C++, C#, Java, etc)
. 4 in MFC
• 4 on design patterns and best practices
• 3 on RDBMS

Work in an Agile (XP) Development environment

Other Desired Skills / Experience

• Solid working knowledge of financial systems, especially those with comparable trading systems

• Experience with high volume real-time equities cash & derivatives (Options & Futures) trading systems is highly desired

Yes - On-going support and troubleshooting - approximately 10%

Degree
Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
Communication Requirements Scale 1= Not Important 3 = Important 5 = Critical
Importance of Written Communication Skills 4
Importance of Spoken English Skills 5

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Senior Technical Architect - (US-NY-Hauppauge)

Senior Technical Architect - (US-NY-Hauppauge)

Compensation: $130K - $140K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: NSLJA1
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This full-time position will primarily be responsible for setting the organization's Architectural Direction with regard to the firm's Platform and the Core products (Coordinated Network Procurement and Material Specification Management). Interacting with Senior management, customers, external IT organizations, Internal IT staff, Contract Staff and Product Management.

The position requires an innovative thought leader with the ability to analyze information on the product requirements and identify what technology can offer to deliver on the product needs.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
· Requires extensive experience balancing the evolution of existing Products, Platforms and systems while evaluating and migrating to new technologies for introduction over time and competitive advantages.
· Requires experience in a broad range of Information Technology disciplines with specialty in the area of enterprise-scale J2EE implementations
· Knowledge and experience architecting, designing and deploying enterprise-scale systems using agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes in concert with cross-functional teams.
· Strong understanding of UML, Rational product suite, SOA, Model Driven Architecture (MDA), common industry wide application frameworks, and integration techniques with various legacy systems.
· Strong knowledge of current architectural and design patterns, best practices and refactoring.
· Need to have strong understanding of how to provide the architectural qualities of maintainability, scalability, flexibility, performance, and agility.
· Proven ability to communicate complex strategies and systems to senior management.
· Excellent time management, project management, and flexibility skills are required to work in geographically dispersed team environment.
· In depth knowledge of Supply chain, complex supply networks, materials management, Multi-tier networks, Analysis, demand planning.
· Design complex systems at the component level.
· Make strategic technology choices, directly supervising the quality of designs and implementation inside and between components
· Conceptualize, launch, and drive business strategies, product strategies, and multi-year roadmaps.
· Influence and guide and act as a mentor to other Architects across the entire Intuit organization, across product lines.
· -Guide, mentor and coach a talented group of engineers and rely on their technical expertise in reaching decisions.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
· Expert knowledge of Web architecture and J2EE based technologies including open standards capabilities
· Strong technical background in Java, XML/SOAP, HTML, Oracle, Ajax, SQL, SQL Server, WebSphere/WebLogic, UNIX, Windows O/S.- Sun J2EE certifications (Enterprise Architect for J2EE Technology a plus)

Team player, willing to work extra hours, including weekends, as needed
· BS Computer Science or equivalent related experience

Strong experience with object-oriented OOD software development methodologies and practices.
Design large scale systems in an environment involving PC based, Web based, and hosted service solutions.
Experience estimating capital, schedule, and human resource costs of proposed objectives.
Demonstrate seasoned judgment to suggest approaches that optimize among customer needs, business constraints, and technological realities.
Influence and communicate effectively with non-technical audiences including senior product and business management.

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Test Group Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Test Group Manager - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $175K - $200K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: B77157JA

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Experience Required : 10 + years
Degree Required : 4 Year Degree

The Test Group Manager is an expert/thought leader in the testing arena who manages the overall test function, including the testing team, methodologies and tools, test environments, resources, training and resource allocation to specific projects. The Test Group Manager is also responsible for all aspects of human resources, such as hiring, firing, career development, performance objectives and performance reviews.

The successful candidate has solid leadership abilities:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Project management skills
- Effective professional relationship building skills
- Consensus building skills
- Demonstrated leadership in software testing-related activities (e.g., written white papers, spoken at conferences, etc.)

To qualify, you should have at least 10 years experience testing large, complex software systems (15 Years overall industry experience)
- At least 5 years of experience leading a testing organization or large test team in Financial Services
- Fluent and experienced with testing methodologies, tools and processes
- Established automation solutions for regression testing, including tools, test data beds and process
- Good understanding of the overall SDLC process / methodologies
- Experience in / knowledge of securities processing, investment management
- Working knowledge of testing documentation standards
- Experience in complex technical environments with many applications, both distributed and mainframe
- Working knowledge of testing documentation standards
- Experience designing, implementing and maintaining test environments
- Completion of a software testing certification program
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Physics, Math, or technically-related field

The job holder manages a group of information technology professionals. This includes all aspects of human resources such as hiring, firing, career development, performance objectives and performance reviews. S/he must maintain sufficient technical awareness to effectively manage the IT professionals for which s/he is responsible. S/he will influence the success of projects within his/her domain by providing needed resources and/or recommending alternatives. S/he will oversee key strategic projects and/or projects that cross areas of responsibility. S/he has an in-depth understanding of the clients' needs and provides guidance on strategic direction and ensures that the group's efforts are directed towards meeting the objectives of the client. S/he is responsible for managing the operating plan and expenses for this group.

Minimum 15 years experience required. Must have in-depth knowledge of the company's total computing environment including major roles, interdependencies, and organizational responsibilities. S/he will have an understanding of the subject matter for which their group is responsible. S/he must be comfortable interacting with team members, Senior IT Management, and Senior Business Management and skilled in delegation. S/he must be adept at building and motivating technical teams and possess ability to build strategic relationships and influence people at all levels of the organization. S/he must be able to track multiple strategic projects simultaneously. B.S. or B.A. or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree or certification beneficial.

Candidate Must Have :
* 15 years overall experience
* 10 years of QA testing & management experience

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HR Leader - Retail Securities - (US-MO-St. Louis)

HR Leader - Retail Securities - (US-MO-St. Louis)

Compensation: $175K - $225K / Year
Minimum Education: Masters
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: W236619JA

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Experience Required : 10 + years
Degree Required : Graduate Degree 
PAID RELOCATION VAILABLE

The Human Resources Business Partner Team Leader will work closely with business leaders to develop and implement HR strategies that result in the improvement of this business unit�s performance to include: organizational development, change management, training and development, performance management, compensation, strategic planning and workforce planning. This individual will be a member of the business unit senior leadership team, as well as lead and/or participate in cross-functional project teams across the business unit. Specific accountabilities include:

Leadership of the HR merger integration initiatives to include Retention, Selection, Relocation, Knowledge Transfer, and Change Management. Work in partnership with HR Merger Project Office, HR Centers of Expertise, and business leadership team to flawlessly execute against merger integration plan.

Ensure full alignment of HR and human capital strategies with core business strategies. This includes leading efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of HR products and services through HR delivery model. In addition, develop and implement the capability to deliver HR solutions through HR business partners located in key regions.

Provide effective coaching and counsel to executive leadership team to ensure that leaders are effectively employing strategies to develop and sustain high performance teams. Build collaborative, trusting and credible relationships with business unit senior leadership team

Establish effective working relationships with all HR partners. Act as an expert resource on the development, deployment and management of HR policies and issues.
Design, develop and manage change efforts/communication strategies on behalf of business unit for mergers, re-organization, acquisitions, joint ventures, etc., and ensure that approach includes focus on all HR disciplines (i.e., compensation, executive compensation, benefits, performance management, diversity, employee relations, regulatory compliance, organizational development, training and employee development).

Effectively employ consulting tools and methodologies to determine employee performance needed to achieve business objectives, the gap between needed and actual performance, and the delivery of HR programs to maximize performance.
Partner with Corporate Compensation and business leaders in the design, implementation, and management of a total compensation strategy, compensation programs and reward strategies (i.e., incentive plans, retention programs, executive compensation).

Drive workforce planning with business managers, and partner closely with Recruiting Solutions to effectively help and stay plugged into the business units changing needs.

We are seeking a seasoned human resources professional who possesses broad experience across multiple HR disciplines. This individual will have a demonstrated record of success in building and managing strong working relationships with business leaders and corporate HR partners, as well as outstanding organizational consulting skills.

� 15+ years of progressive HR consulting experience, with a strong preference for previous securities and/or financial services industry experience. Previous management and /or supervisory experience required. Undergraduate degree needed. Graduate degree preferred.

Candidate Must Have :

* HR responsibility for more than 8,000 employee population
* Experience with geographically dispersed employee population
* Senior level HR experience

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