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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Java-J2EE/.NET guru/architect 5+ yrs exp. (NYC area/CT) Green card/US CITIZEN 160k+ Make the smart move up, read all details below.

Java-J2EE/.NET guru/architect 5+ yrs exp. (NYC area/CT) Green card/US CITIZEN 160k+ Make the smart move up, read all details below.

Candidate invites of all types welcome. Send to email listed and there may be positions for you in the near future, broaden and expand your contacts!
Candidate invites of all types welcome. Send to email listed and there may be positions for you in the near future, broaden and expand your contacts!
If qualified, email resume to neil @oceania-inc.com or fax to 206-888-6897. Candidates meeting the description below will be contacted PROMPTLY.

Please include your salary requirements, location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Green card or US Citizen ONLY for these roles.

Also if you have somebody appropriate to refer, finder's fees are possible.

Responsibilities would include:

The Architect will partner with the business and application manager, and will be responsible for defining the big picture business/tech vision for the department. In addition, s/he will be responsible for translating business needs into a multi-product, multi-year roadmap representing the evolution of trading.

The Architect will report to the head of Trading Technology Department.

Position Requirements:

1. Architectural Ability and Experience
a. 5+ years in a senior development or architecture role. S/he should have a minimum of 2+ years tenure at a firm – as this position requires advanced architectural experience.
b. Interest in a technical track as this position may not entail a management track
c. Technical curiosity and passion. Should show strong drive to learn languages, platforms, technologies.
d. Passion to tackle complexity and seek new challenges
e. Deep framework knowledge. Either very strong in .Net or stellar in Java/J2EE.
f. Strong architectural aptitude. Technical talents need to be at the right level – i.e., more of a Visio/systems person than a mathematician or algorithm-optimizer.
g. Strong foundation of Object-oriented Analysis and design. Understands OO principle and has hands-on experience to apply principles to implementation.
h. Verifiable experience in building system architecture and design

2. Strategic vision / roadmap / standard
a. Understand the high-level business goals and create a business/technology vision aligned to the goals
b. Understand the technology marketplace, evolution in technology and ensures that they are represented in the vision
c. Work with a Portfolio Manager to create lower level portfolio roadmaps and ensure these align with the high level vision
d. Establish architectural & technology standards and best practices. Ensure these are represented in projects and provide architecture oversight of solution designs.

3. Leadership / Communication
a. Clear and crisp communicator with the ability to synthesize/elaborate on technical aspects and/or details as needed across various contexts – e.g. architectural standards, management reporting, business impact, etc. S/he must be able to communicate well verbally, in writing, and visually.
b. Ability to apply common sense – can apply 80/20 rule to architecture and do basic prioritization
c. Quick learner and ability to evaluate and mentor developers as well as additional architects
d. Management experience is a plus

4. Business Knowledge
a. Hands-on experience with one or many of the trading application portfolios (OMS, EMS, Market Data, Analytics)
b. Understanding of the competitive landscape and working knowledge of global financial markets, exchanges, etc.

LEAD Trading Application Developer, Order Management Systems (NYC Area/CT) 160K+ 5-10 yrs. min exp. (Read all details fully before applying)

LEAD Trading Application Developer, Order Management Systems (NYC Area/CT) 160K+ 5-10 yrs. min exp. (Read all details fully before applying) Make the smart move UP!

Candidate invites of all types welcome. Send to email listed and there may be positions for you in the near future, broaden and expand your contacts!
If qualified, email resume to neil @oceania-inc.com or fax to 206-888-6897. Candidates meeting the description below will be contacted PROMPTLY.

Please include your salary requirements, location preferences, and for my notes where you have been interviewing or been submitted to in the past 6 months (as there are multiple opportunities if you are a solid techie). Green card or US Citizen ONLY for these roles.

Also if you have somebody appropriate to refer, finder's fees are possible.

No financial experience is required. What is required is creativity, initiative, conceptual intelligence, and a personality, not only bent on relentless self-improvement, but also open to giving and receiving direct criticism in an environment where every employee is encouraged to challenge and criticize management of all levels.

Core Trading is one of the four key application portfolios in the Trading Technology Department. It is charged with managing and evolving a suite of trading applications that range from an order management system to various trading support applications, which enable trading of various asset classes continuously in global markets.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced technologist to lead as an Application Manager capable of ensuring that a defined business function has the technology and infrastructure it requires to meet the goal of trading excellently.

Responsibilities would include:
• Leading the strategic vision, execution, maintenance, and quality assurance for all applications within that portfolio
• Managing a team that includes both project execution capability (PM, BA, QA) and some development capacity (tech lead, dev), and will be responsible for all aspects of the project life cycle

Position Requirements:
1. Strategic Vision / Roadmap / Transformation Experience
a. Ability to engage stakeholders to understand business objective(s)
b. Can develop an understanding of the current state with many embedded legacy trading applications
c. Understands competitive landscape, including third-party solutions
d. Proven track record to put all above into context, and the ability to identify gaps between where we are and where we need to be
e. Ability to articulate and evolve an actionable plan, cutting through obstacles and leading the team through ambiguity to achieve end-state goals

2. Management Ability
a. 5+ years of OMS application portfolio management experience, including building an application development team, working with business users, and third-party vendors
b. Excellent written and verbal communication skills – capability to convince people based on reasoning, not solely on experience
c. Can establish a program of projects to achieve necessary portfolio evolution
d. Can ensure project meets the business goals, and has the ability to hold team members accountable and deliver on-time, on-budget projects which are in-line with the quality expectation

3. Technical Skill and Business Knowledge
a. Hands-on experience working with front office trading systems, particularly OMS space
b. Capable of acting as a thought partner and providing oversight to both tech lead on technology front and project manager on project execution front
c. Experience with all stages of SDLC, with the proven ability to drive an idea through to implementation
d. Practical problem decomposition and problem solving