Who we are looking for
The ideal candidate will have a predominantly technical background implementing major fund management and/or banking software applications, preferably within a front office environment. They will also have a good understanding of the fund management and/or front-office terminology and operations.
Why this role is important to us
The team you will be joining is a part of Charles River Development (or CRD), that became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in the areas of institutional investment, wealth management and hedge funds. Together we have created first open front-to-back platform - State Street Alpha, that was launched in 2019.
Join us if delivering next generation infrastructure, using emerging technologies like AI and Blockchain sounds like a challenge you are up for.
What you will be responsible for
As Senior Consultant you will:
Assist, from a technical standpoint, in the implementation of a sophisticated trade order management and compliance monitoring systems to the fund management industry
Provide technical consultancy services for clients and their CRD Account Managers including; install, configure and test software; problem investigation; database configuration, tracing and performance analysis.
Provide technical consultancy services for systems integration
Design and development of solutions for additional Client requirements
This role involves extensive travel and will involve spending time working on Client sites both in London and the EMEA region.
What we value
Experience in at least one major DBMS (MS SQL Server or Oracle), including installation, configuration and development.
Good knowledge and experience of PL/SQL or TransactSQL (MS SQL Server)
Complex SQL
Debugging and optimization
System interfacing and integration
Proven, substantial, development experience in Java and/or C#.
Development experience in some or all of the following would be an advantage Web Services
Crystal Reports
XML Messaging
Excel VBA
Perl
.NET
Exposure to working in Financial services; front- or middle-office, or fund management business areas ideal
Experience dealing with users or clients from either a technical or business area.
Comfortable making presentations covering business, technical or sales.
Detailed knowledge of; Project phasing and reporting
On-site delivery
Systems support
Operational procedures
Batch processing
System sizing and capacity planning
System backup, contingency and disaster recovery
Regional roll outs
Education & Preferred Qualifications
Third level qualification essential ideally a Technical Bachelors Degree.
Fluency in a European language highly desirable.
Additional requirements
A natural desire to bring order to IT systems and to automate processes
A positive, customer-oriented, and energetic attitude
An analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
A desire to work hard, be challenged in a fast-paced environment, and have fun while doing it.
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