Updated 01-15-2010 Position Title – WR095006 Lead SW Eng. – Equity Trading - C#/.Net – Messaging – GUI - Boston, MA Area - Outstanding Package Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS Local Candidates Only – No Sponsorship Company Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus – Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth possibilities. Position Responsibilities - Summary The Equity Trading team is seeking a Lead software engineer to be an integral member of the development team responsible for developing the firm’s next generation Equity Trading System. This role will report to the Software Engineering Manager for the Equity Trading applications. Great Opportunity to be involved in building a complete Trading System from the ground up in a elite Buy Side Firm. Detailed Responsibilities; As a Lead member of this team, the individual will have the following responsibilities: · Technical design, implementation, deployment, and support of the Equity Trading System · Partner with Business Analysts to review and implement business requirements · Partner with Project Managers, Technical and QA Leads on estimates, statuses, identify issues and raise risks · Partner with the Architecture team to ensure track work is aligned with the strategic direction of the enterprise · Stay current with evolving Trading industry and technical trends to ensure systems and team are of highest caliber Keys to This Position: Looking for a Lead Developer that can be hands on with C#/.Net with strong GUI – Ideally with Trading or High Volume, High Transactional GUI development experience. 1. Technical requirements: C#/.Net 2.0+, VS 2005+, GUI, Messaging, (WPF, Data Grid & WCF, a Big plus) 2. Leadership experience. Experience leading a development team of 15 (5 onshore & 10 offshore) - Team management responsibilities, including the direct supervision of approximately 15 software engineers (consultants) – 5 Onshore – 10 Offshore thru a Lead – Group is mostly made up of consultants. Responsibilities breakdown – 65% Technical Leadership – 35% Team Leadership. 3. Domain knowledge (in this order): Trading Systems, Financial Institution - Front Office, Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, etc. , or other Financial Services Experience. Work will involve building the Front End (GUI) for a Major/Multi Year Trading System Project – This will be the Order Mgt – Order Execution & Order Allocation Portal used by the Firm’s Traders. 4. Strong Communication skills. 5. Seeking experience with High Volume, High Transactional Systems. This individual will be a strong Technical, Hands On Leader that knows how to build High Speed Performance Applications. Required Skills and Competencies: The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills and proven ability to design and deliver solutions relevant to complex business problems. Specific requirements include: · 10+ years of experience including 3 plus years of experience managing or leading a development team. · 5+ years of GUI development using Microsoft technologies · 2+ years of .net development experience using C# · 2+ years of using .net frameworks version 2.0 or greater · Experience with Visual Studio 2005 or greater · WPF or WCF is considered a strong plus as is Data Grid Knowledge · Strong knowledge of Relational DB Systems – Oracle is Preference but other major RDB Systems is fine · Strong analysis, design and modeling skills · Strong knowledge and experience with message technologies (e.g. MSMQ, ActiveMQ) · Knowledge of software development and testing methodologies and their effective application · Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment supporting a business-critical production environment · Computer Science degree or related field Contact Information Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org Founded in 1999, Wright Associates is an employee recruiting and search firm that provides comprehensive recruiting and search services to the high technology executive requiring professional expertise in the talent acquisition process.