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Position Title – WR74598R062015

Sr. Systems Analyst – Security Master – Market Data - SQL – Asset Management – Marlboro, MA Area – Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only – Relo possible for exceptional candidates

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Outstanding Compensation Package – Bonus – Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities.

Position Responsibilities – Summary

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Systems Analyst to join a strong, collaborative team in a role focusing on analysis with leadership and advancement opportunities.

The Senior Systems Analyst will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis, testing, and some project management for the applications that support the company security master data. The security master applications provide the firm with business critical data related to the terms/conditions of deals as well as company and security reference data. Our application covers a wide variety of asset types, including equities, fixed income, derivatives and OTC securities, which are used throughout the firm.

Currently, an implementation of a new Reference Data platform is underway using Markit EDM. This is a great opportunity to join our team and design lasting solutions for the next generation Security Master.

This position requires a high level of direct interaction with the business users, and excellent communication and delivery skills. This individual must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work on a variety of assignments with people at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities:

· Partner with the Investment Data and Derivative Service business team to prioritize, define and document new requirements

· Champion the user’s needs to the software and quality assurance engineers, insuring the “what” and “why” are effectively communicated

· Assist in the design, testing, and support of the Security Master applications and their integration points

· Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on time, scalable and high quality business solutions.

· Proactively identify major issues, risks, and dependencies, and manage them to minimize impact to the overall implementation

· Articulate and document design decisions and technical concepts concisely and in an organized manner

· Provide team leadership on assigned projects that may include both full time and consulting staff in a matrix organization.

· Act as an escalation point person for support issues that require detailed analysis and management.

Required Skills and Competencies:

· Related (5+ years) software development experience, with methodologies such as Agile.

· Creativity, attention to detail and leadership skills

· Demonstrated experience in business and systems analysis in financial services industry

· Experience writing requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and test plans

· Experience in writing basic sql commands and comfort in navigating relational databases

· Experience in Data Management and working with data providers such as Bloomberg, Markit and Thompson Reuters a plus

· Ability to understand legacy in-house applications and highly complex and interrelated systems and processing

· Experience working with Markit EDM platform a plus

· Excellent organizational, written and verbal communication skills

· Self-motivated and willing to work in an energetic, fast paced team environment

· Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

· Financial industry knowledge is preferred

Keys to this Position:

1. Strong Systems Analyst skills required.

2. Domain Knowledge: The ideal candidate will have experience with Security Master (also known as Reference Data) and Market Data experience (i.e. Bloomberg, Markit EDM, Reuters, etc.)

If the candidate does not have Security Master and Market Data we will also look at other Asset Management experience (front, middle or back office, i.e. Trading, Portfolio Management, Corporate Actions, Settlements, Investment Operations, etc.)

3. Technical: SQL skills are required. The candidate will need to be able to query the database using SQL.