| CAREER OPPORTUNITY #: 8040 POSITION TITLE: LEAD APPLICATION SPECIALIST DEPARTMENT: BISD-IMBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS POSITION SPECIFICATIONS: - Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience required
- Minimum of 7 years of team-oriented development experience in a relational database environment required
- Minimum of 5 years of programming experience in Oracle PL/SQL or Microsoft T-SQL required
- Experience with Linux shell scripting / PERL scripting preferred
- Experience with programming languages (C, C++, JAVA, .NET) within Financial Services preferred
- Prior experience with job scheduling with BMC Control-M or equivalent (Cron, Tivoli, Autosys) preferred
- Experience with middleware packages including IBM Websphere MQ and Message Broker or equivalent (BizTalk) preferred
- Experience with Agile software development, Scrum, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for managing code and user stories preferred.
- Experience in the buy-side Investment Management Industry and major data domains including Equity, Fixed-Income, Security Master, Positions & Lots, Trades, Corporate Actions, Prices/FX Rates, Cash, Benchmarks strongly preferred
- Knowledge of Investment Management systems (Eagle, Charles River, etc.) preferred
- Strong experience working on at least one Investment Book of Record (IBOR) platform e.g. Eagle Star, Eagle Pace preferred
MAJOR DUTIES: - Design, write, modify, test and maintain programs, scripts and modules to meet changing business needs utilizing advanced specialized technical skills and multiple technologies.
- Develop and publish database, program, script and test specifications
- Effectively utilize and optimize system resources appropriate to the business needs
- Adhere to departmental Software Development Life Cycle standards (programming, turnover, testing, documentation, incident reporting, etc.)
- Perform incident management, root cause analysis, system enhancements and bug fixes
- Collaborate with Business Unit, Strategy and Business Analysis teams to understand requirements and business needs
- Prepare project estimates for design, coding, and testing. Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Work as a part of a team to document design specification and test results and perform design review and code reviews. Obtain approvals and prepare code deployments to development, staging, and production systems
- Keep abreast of advances and developing trends and standards in technology
- Communicate well with other staff members to facilitate efficient and effective solutions
- Serve as a technical mentor and leader to department staff who are less experienced in the relevant technologies
- 2nd and 3rd level On-Call off hours support on a rotational basis
HOURS/LOCATION: - 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
- Location - Warrendale, PA 15086
EXPLANATORY COMMENTS: - Excellent decision making and problem solving skills
- Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously
- Ability to work cohesively in a team environment
Federated Hermes, Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment. For consideration, go to https://careers.federatedinvestors.com/psp/EXT/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=8040&PostingSeq=1 Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted. EOE |
