Our client, a market leading provider of Centralized Data Management (CDM) solutions for financial services firms, is seeking a New York-based IT Consultant advise customers about the business and technical uses of their product suite and ensure the successful deployment of the product at the customer site. The Consultant will work with their core team of developers and partners around the world to ensure high-quality implementation of the various projects.
Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Install, configure and deliver the products according to acceptance criteria
- Customize product configurations to meet customer requirements and maintain products at customer site
- Advise customers regarding the uses of the products, answer customer questions and address concerns
- Establish and maintain strong customer relations throughout projects
- Detail activities in written reports for management
- Complete work in a timely, project-based manner in accordance with project plans, deadlines, etc.
- Extensive travel required (may include international)
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline
- 3 years of experience in at least one of the following:
- Unix/Linux command prompt; Shell scripting; Java/”Java Script” programming; Relational databases (Oracle/Sybase/MS SQL server)
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with ability to transfer knowledge to customers
- Must have financial services industry knowledge (instruments, processes, regulations, etc.)
- Prefer knowledge of data vendor data (Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, etc.)
- Prefer at least two years of experience within the financial services industry working with market data
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $110,000 – $120,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Our client, a leading developer of trading and risk management software for the financial and energy sectors worldwide, is seeking qualified individuals to work in their corporate Project Management team. Individuals will be responsible for managing and supporting a diverse portfolio of project types; client software upgrades/implementations, development initiatives, internal IT projects, and more. As a member of the Release/PMO team, this individual will be heavily involved with the software development and release process while managing requirements, deliverables, risks, etc, towards the successful completion of their projects.
The successful candidate will have previous project management and/or applicable business analysis experience with exposure to the software development lifecycle. In addition, they should have a strong grasp of technical concepts including, but not limited to: software development processes, version management, database/server platforms, quality assurance best practices, etc. Experience managing software implementations and/or upgrades (either in-house or with a vendor product), exposure to the financial/energy sectors, and high overall technical aptitude are desired
REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree
5+ years experience as a Project Manager or comparable experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to understand and translate information between technical and non-technical parties
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Ability to meet tight deadlines with changing priorities and requirements
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and multi-task executive expectations within internal and external verticals
Strong MS Office, Project experience
Willingness to travel as needed
PMP certification is a plus; will also consider candidates working towards that credential
Location: Nassau County, LI
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
You will be working with a small, internationally distributed team to develop cutting edge, very high volume and extreme scalability data grid solutions for our client’s customers. Design, development, testing, maintenance, delivery and support of active data services (ADS) solutions to their clients in the US and (potentially) abroad, using Java and C# languages. This role may involve occasional travel to customer sites or to our client’s other international offices. This role may involve interfacing with customers to develop or customize according to their specifications.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related subject
6 years commercial experience with Java development
Solid software development life cycle experience, and a proven record of designing, coding, and delivering applications
Hands-on design/architecture experience with good understanding of design patterns
Experience with other data grids, such as Gemfire, Infinspan, Gigaspaces, Oracle or other RDMS
Ant knowledge
Core Java
Experience with OO design and analysis, tools and processes
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Willing to occasionally travel domestically and/or internationally
PREFERRED SKILLS:
Client facing skills
Knowledge of C#, SQL, JMX, JDBC, or JMS
Hands-on experience with Oracle Coherence
FIT testing and test-driven development
Knowledge of or interest in Commodities, Capital markets, or treasury
Location: Long Island, NY
Salary: $70,000 – $115,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
** Must be local and fluent in Portuguese.**
Our client’s Financial-based solutions offer proven tools to leading capital market institutions, government organizations, treasuries, insurance companies and asset managers. Financial-based solutions provide sophisticated trading tools, risk management capabilities and back-office processing within an elegant transaction workflow framework.
Our client is currently looking for individuals with deep financial markets competencies (including derivatives, bonds, loans, fixed income and stock exchange products) and professional standards to help them provide high quality professional services to their prestigious Latin American clientele. This candidate will be on the ground floor of a new group that will help market and implement their Financial trade processing and risk management solution.
The successful candidate will be responsible for advising clients on the use, configuration and customization of their Financial solution in areas such as valuation, risk management, settlements, accounting, collateral management and compliance. You may also be called upon to help represent our client and their products in sales opportunities.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Assist clients with the implementation of our client’s Financial and other products
Provide configuration advice and assistance working directly with our clients in their facilities
The right candidate may potentially expand upon this role to include assistance with project management and account management
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
Bachelor’s degree in a business discipline (Economics, Administration or Information Management focused on banking/finance)
Candidates must be advanced in English. Spanish is a plus
Experience in the banking marketplace, preferably in trading, asset management, derivatives, or risk management
A strong technical aptitude is highly desirable
Candidates must be able to travel extensively up to and possibly including full time at client’s premises
Must be detail-oriented and organized
Must have excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
Candidates must be willing to learn and demonstrate high self-motivation.
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Our client is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Consulting and Product Development group.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Support of Product Development including requirements gathering, specification, documentation and testing
Working with development teams during product development cycles to include testing, issue tracking and solving design issues
Client interactions including presentations, training and sales
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
Good working knowledge of Microsoft tools – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Location: Long Island, NY
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
