Overall Responsibilities:

The person will be responsible for:

• Understand system processes, analyze data feeds and reporting for other key LCD systems as required.

• Understand the financial/client/account data and trade life cycle and relationships in order to perform data

analysis.

• Perform ad hoc reporting and analysis queries as requested by project team leader, business users, and/or senior management alike.

• Maintain knowledge of Mantas business scenarios and how they are implemented.

• Utilize Mantas Data Miner tools and any other necessary tools necessary for performing daily maintenance and project implementation for the Mantas Trade Surveillance program.

• Maintains the project file and all required technical documentation.

• Identify risks and incorporate appropriate technical solutions within the project plan.

• Possess mastery of advanced IT concepts, principles, methods, and practices, automated system development methodologies and tools.

• Possess implementation experience with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) and in-house software and components;

• Coordinates with Business Architecture Analyst, Data Architect and the Enterprise Architecture team to align business and technical standards and policies

Functional Responsibilities:

• must be aware of financial industries business knowledge globally (APAC, EU, US). Knowledge of trade data is an essential.

• Good understanding of securities trading life cycle.  Including product knowledge in Equities, Fixed Income, and Derivatives.

• Candidate must have deep understanding of all phases and requirements of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Candidate must have at least an intermediate understanding of enterprise architecture, and of the integration of business processes and information systems required to meet strategic objectives

• Candidate must have a deep understanding of the business-driven nature of IT projects and environments

• Candidate must have at least 2-3 years professional experience working with SQL, Java,JDBC with

particular focus on Web Services and related technologies including XML, XSL, XSD, UDDI, WSDL and SOAP

• Candidate must have programmatic fluency in standard scripting languages such as PERL and/or Shell Plus

• Candidate must have strong verbal, written and analytical skills, preferably with prior industry experience in a consultative position. 

•Candidate must be able to learn quickly and perform at a high level with minimum supervision.

• Experience in working with global teams on global projects

• Ensures commitments are met and sets appropriate expectations

Skills

Required Skills:

High proficiency in Oracle 9i and 10g development:  SQL*PLUS, PL/SQL, PRO*C and performance tuning experience

High proficiency in Oracle Queries and SQL*Loader for detailed data quality analysis experience (minimum 5 years).

High Proficiency in Unix Solaris environment and shell scripting skills including Korn shell, awk, Perl

High proficiency in business knowledge of  trade data, market data and reference data of Equity and Fixed Income domain of financial industry

High proficiency in MANTAS data miner tool for scenario design, analysis and performance tuning (highly preferred)

High proficiency in MANTAS datamodel  (highly preferred)

Desired Skills:

Investment Banking domain knowledge and Compliance experience –Trade Surveillance systems

Good understanding of securities trading life cycle.

Personal Skills:

Good verbal and written communication skills in dealing within IT and with end users.

Innovative thinker - must generate new ideas and novel solutions to a problem

Experience/Background

Candidate must have a minimum of 10 years of business analysis and IT development experience. Minimum of 5 years of experience in the banking and finance industry globally.

BS / BA Required in Business Computer Science