Front-Office Software Trading Engineers (API, ETL, Java, C#), AVP - Charles River Development

Work locations: Clifton, NJ; Berwyn / Malvern, PA; Princeton, NJ; Burlington / Boston, MA. Candidates must have investment banking trading experience.

About the role

Front-Office Trading Software Engineers participate in the post-go-live of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (CRIMS) product. Their contributions include defining new client requirements, configuring and tuning the application to the client’s business and technical needs, testing technical workflows, and resolving issues. The Specialist will liaise with other Charles River Support team and Product resources to troubleshoot application issues and determine the optimal technical solution.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience gained in the financial industry working for a consultancy or software vendor. This role is highly technical and spans XML messaging, Charles River web services API, ETL tool usage, Java and/or C# programming, and database administration tasks.

The team is part of Charles River Development (CRD), which became a part of State Street in 2018. CRD helps create enterprise investment management software solutions for large institutions in institutional investment, wealth management, and hedge funds. Together, we have created the first open front-to-back platform—State Street Alpha—launched in 2019.

Responsibilities

• Java and C# programming
• Lead and manage multiple technical initiatives, potentially on multiple tasks simultaneously
• Develop with a result-driven approach while maintaining tight schedules
• Participate in functional and technical requirements gathering and review
• Create, test, and correct inbound and outbound interfaces
• Collaborate with team members including business analysts, project managers, and customer staff
• Serve as a technical expert in implementation or supporting projects

Requirements

• Java and C# programming
• Windows and Unix (Linux)
• Knowledge of ETL tools such as Kettle and Talend
• Familiarity with at least one SCM (Perforce is a plus)
• XML and XSLT
• Understanding of ERDs
• Tomcat configuration and optimization
• N-tier application architecture
• SOAP/XML and messaging software like MQ Series, MSMQ, Sonic MQ, Open JMS, Kafka
• In-depth knowledge of one of the following RDBMS: Oracle or MS SQL Server
• Perl
• Self-motivated and self-driven
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, team environment
• Experience in methodology-based solution delivery and managing customers’ expectations
• Problem-solving skills and ability to recognize long-term solutions across multiple projects
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task
• Self-starter, able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, and ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector
• Solid client interaction skills
• Ability to travel as the assignment requires (30-50%)
• Strong preference for financial services industry experience
• Previous consulting background
• Previous OMS implementation experience
• System integration using ETL tools
• Experience with Azure and Snowflake

Qualifications

• A BA/BS degree in a business or technical field including Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science
• A minimum of 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in the Financial / Software Services industry (financial market information systems background preferred)
• Ability to travel to client sites throughout the United States and Canada as well as work effectively when remote from clients. Travel of 25-35% is typical but may exceed that in any given year.

Pay

Salary range: $100,000 - $167,500 annual. The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location, the applicable range could differ.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and family care responsibilities
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
• Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans