Essential Functions:

• Be intimately involved with every IT-related aspect of Southeastern’s trading and portfolio accounting systems
  
• Continuously identify and implement  new technologies to improve SAM’s computing environment
  
• Work with business users to evaluate technology solutions
  
• Partner with third-party software vendors and consultants to design and implement solutions
  
• Work with both internal and external team members to write scripts and develop code to solve business problems
  
• Implement changes and upgrades as required
  
• Maintain and enhance the data load processes between trading and portfolio accounting systems
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, business-critical application issues under tight time constraints
  
• Provide technical support to end users in the US and participate in on-call support rotations for remote offices in Europe and Asia
  
• Develop systems, procedures, and other documentation as needed
  
• Partner with business users to enhance and utilize existing CRM applications
  
• Maintain an existing account reconciliation system
  
• Transfer trade data to various custodian banks
  
• Upgrade and maintain existing social networking applications
  
• Work productively and supportively with other IT members
  
• Assist with IT infrastructure projects as needed
  
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Personal Characteristics:

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  Outstanding integrity, ethics, and morals
  
  
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  Function well independently and as part of a team
  
  
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  Strong analytical skills
  
  
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  Highly motivated, organized, and results driven
  
  
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  Confidence in attacking issues and performing functions with a sense of urgency
  
  
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  Intellectually curious and eager to learn new concepts
  
  
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  Ability to maintain a professional demeanor in high pressure situations
  
  
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  Strong work ethic exhibited by willingness to work long hours as necessary
  
  
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  Well developed interpersonal skills. Ability to interface with business users and get along well with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature, and flexible manner. 

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required.  Major in Computer Science, Math, or related scientific discipline preferred.  Relevant technical certifications are beneficial.

Technical Skills:

• Operation Systems (Server Editions):  Linux and Windows experience preferred.

• Web/App Server:  Apache/Tomcat and IIS preferred.
  
  
  
• Programming Languages:  SQL programming experience is preferred.  A scripting language such as Perl, UNIX shell scripting or sed/awk is also preferred.  An object-oriented language such as Java or C++ is helpful.

• DBMS: SQL Server experience preferred.  Some experience with PostGreSQL is beneficial

• Applications/Technologies:  Experience in any of the following is preferred - Fidessa LatentZero Capstone Suite (Minerva, Sentinel and Tesseract), FIX connectivity, Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) solutions, Advent APX, Other OMS/EMS and related applications.

Experience:

Previous work experience in a demanding, professional IT environment is preferred.  Experience in the financial and investment management industries is beneficial.  Working with applications and technologies in a trading or portfolio accounting environment is ideal.