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Global Index Systems - Team Leader / Developer
Company:
Merrill Lynch
Status:
Full Time, Employee
Location:
New York, NY
Reference Id:
IRC182448
Job Category:
IT/Software Development
Job Description

Brief Description:

As a team lead, you will be responsible for several key portions of BofA Merrill Lynch?s industry leading global bond index system.   This group develops, enhances and supports daily and monthly processing, including: flat file processing; index universe re-balancing; risk, analytical and return calculations; index aggregation, report generation and C#/.Net web based interface on the BofA Merrill Lynch Global Markets Portal. 

 

The team leader will be hands-on in the design and development phases to ensure quality and timeliness.  The team leader will interact with infrastructure groups at Bank of America Merrill to coordinate hardware and software deployment and business groups to help set priorities of assigned tasks.  The current primary focus is to migrate the current Unix based index generation
Job Responsibilities:

  • Coding of routines that perform analytical and return calculation, index aggregation and front end systems (current work is in C, C++ and some FORTRAN).   Will be Ported to C#/.Net Windows
  • Enhance existing data flow systems which incorporate QA and data updates.  (web based C#/.Net )
  • Provides ongoing status updating to Product and Senior Development Managers.
  • Ensures successful deployment.  (TFS Source control and release management)
  • Conducts and approves code and design reviews with team.  (C#/.Net)
  • Ensures that products integrate into the application portfolio and business environment by working with infrastructure, logistics, and key client personnel.
  • Participates in requirements meetings with clients.
  • Contributes feedback to and/or conducts objective setting, performance reviews and staffing.
  • Ensures that employees have clear assignments, measurable goals and tracks individual and team performance.
  • Hires, develops and rewards direct reports based on meritocracy.
Promotes an empowering work environment that embraces diversity and inspires employees to apply their total attention and talent to our mission.
Qualifications:

  • College degree, specialized training, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of Application Development and business experience.
  • Basic Understanding of bond markets and bond analytics.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Experience with projects in multiple technologies, functions (e.g. transaction management, risk management etc.) and industries.
  • Experience managing geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups.
  • Solid design, coding C#/.Net required (), testing and debugging skills.
C and C++ a plus and UNIX Korn or Perl shell scripting skills a Plus but not required.


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Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 38 countries and territories and total client assets of almost $2.0 trillion. Merrill Lynch offers a broad range of services to private clients, small businesses, and institutions and corporations, organizing its activities into two interrelated business segments - Global Markets & Investment Banking and Global Wealth Management, which is comprised of Global Private Client and Global Investment Management.

As an investment bank, it is a leading global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.

Merrill Lynch owns approximately half of BlackRock, one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management companies, with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. We're growing our business by helping clients grow theirs. Our client relationships are among our greatest competitive assets. We deepen and enrich these relationships through disciplined growth, innovation, and seamless execution.