CAREER OPPORTUNITY #: 8040

POSITION TITLE: LEAD APPLICATION SPECIALIST

DEPARTMENT: BISD-IMBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years of team-oriented development experience in a relational database environment required
• Minimum of 5 years of programming experience in Oracle PL/SQL or Microsoft T-SQL required
• Experience with Linux shell scripting / PERL scripting preferred
• Experience with programming languages (C, C++, JAVA, .NET) within Financial Services preferred
• Prior experience with job scheduling with BMC Control-M or equivalent (Cron, Tivoli, Autosys) preferred
• Experience with middleware packages including IBM Websphere MQ and Message Broker or equivalent (BizTalk) preferred
• Experience with Agile software development, Scrum, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for managing code and user stories preferred.
• Experience in the buy-side Investment Management Industry and major data domains including Equity, Fixed-Income, Security Master, Positions & Lots, Trades, Corporate Actions, Prices/FX Rates, Cash, Benchmarks strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Investment Management systems (Eagle, Charles River, etc.) preferred
• Strong experience working on at least one Investment Book of Record (IBOR) platform e.g. Eagle Star, Eagle Pace preferred

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Design, write, modify, test and maintain programs, scripts and modules to meet changing business needs utilizing advanced specialized technical skills and multiple technologies.
• Develop and publish database, program, script and test specifications
• Effectively utilize and optimize system resources appropriate to the business needs
• Adhere to departmental Software Development Life Cycle standards (programming, turnover, testing, documentation, incident reporting, etc.)
• Perform incident management, root cause analysis, system enhancements and bug fixes
• Collaborate with Business Unit, Strategy and Business Analysis teams to understand requirements and business needs
• Prepare project estimates for design, coding, and testing. Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work as a part of a team to document design specification and test results and perform design review and code reviews. Obtain approvals and prepare code deployments to development, staging, and production systems
• Keep abreast of advances and developing trends and standards in technology
• Communicate well with other staff members to facilitate efficient and effective solutions
• Serve as a technical mentor and leader to department staff who are less experienced in the relevant technologies
• 2nd and 3rd level On-Call off hours support on a rotational basis

HOURS/LOCATION:

• 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
• Location - Warrendale, PA 15086

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

• Excellent decision making and problem solving skills
• Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously
• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment

Federated Hermes, Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment.

For consideration, go to

https://careers.federatedinvestors.com/psp/EXT/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11&JobOpeningId=8040&PostingSeq=1

Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted.

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