Imported from previous forum
[ original email was from Adam Elkind - aelkind@comsys.com ]
The individual selected for this position will become a member of the Proprietary Positioning (PPB) Operate team located in New York. This individual will have responsibility for supporting Mid-Office and Front-Office teams located in London, Tokyo and New York. This individual will be expected to contribute on both an individual basis as well as a member of larger teams.
Analyst activities will include working closely with traders, middle office and back office users to support critical application operations, provide first tier contact for end user application / batch issues, and assist with operating critical risk management batch processes.
Responsibilities:
· Support operations of PPB’s risk management, P&L system and
accounting / settlement batch processing systems. Responsible for market data collection, monitoring, trade capture and performance and event management.
· Provide end user support to help with break / fix work as well as
evaluate and develop user enhancement requests. Manage enhancement deliverables from idea / specification phase through deployment.
The application suite consists of a complete risk management system comprised of trade capture, pricing, profit and loss, reference data, market data, accounting, settlements and reporting and position management.
The systems support a wide range of complex fixed income and derivative instruments and trading strategies including: mortgage-backed securities, government and corporate bonds, credit derivatives, interest rate derivatives, and exchange traded futures and options.
The PPB Operate team is also responsible for the management of the UAT and Production environments. This involves the coordination of testing and deployment of applications in the UAT and Production environments. Members of the PPB Operate team are responsible for managing these efforts and liaising with the necessary UNIX and Sybase SAs / DBAs.
Ideal candidate has excellent problem solving skills, interested in working within a team structure, positive attitude, and thrives in a dynamic business / technical environment that values change.
Essential Skills:
· Perl, UNIX shell scripting
· C Programming Language
· Autosys JIL
· Solaris, HTML, Sybase, Excel/VBA
· Strong / Clear Communication skills
· Good financial instrument knowledge and buy-side investment
management experience.
· Proven Experience in the Financial Services Industry
Nice to Haves:
· UNIX / Database infrastructure experience.
· Hand’s on programming experience in: Java, J2EE, XML, EJB, JSP,
WebLogic,
please forward resume to: aelkind@comsys.com