The Equity Support team within the Investor & Client Applications (ICA) group seeks an individual who will take on a hands-on technical leadership role across the suite of portfolio of applications and tools developed in this space but also make important contributions in connection with projects spanning areas of research & rapid solutions, portfolio construction, derivatives and at the IS department level. In the Support domain, this individual will be responsible for owning the technical outcomes and providing solutions to address investor needs. The projects will range in complexity and originate from our business sponsors or from other application teams. It is expected that this individual will become knowledgeable in short order across the business domains, applications and processes that we support, such as valuation models, research and collaboration platforms, risk management and product management frameworks. This individual will also be heavily involved in designing, supporting, improving the overall architecture blueprint within this area. The Lead Systems Analyst will work with globally located investors and team members to analyze and implement projects, delivering custom solutions to be used in the investment and research process. Daily activities will include application support, hands on design and development, project management, requirements gathering and documentation, application design, code reviews, implementation, testing/quality assurance, and end-user training. This position requires technical proficiency and a high level of direct interaction with end users and provides a broad set of opportunities including application development, project management and client management. Responsibilities: Work closely with investment professionals located globally at all levels of the organization to provide support using the follow-the-sun approach for existing applications and proactively identify opportunities for new/improved systems. Partner with users to iteratively deliver applications that are critical to their investment process. On an ongoing basis provide enhancements to previously deployed solutions. Collect, document and implement systems requirements. Set development standards, code solutions and perform code reviews, where applicable and ensure development practices adhere to firm guidelines. Perform data gap analysis and facilitate remediation efforts. Plan and manage small and large sized support projects and perform development and deployment. Work with users to prioritize needs and provide communication to keep them apprised of progress. Min Requirements: Qualifications: Strong understanding of the investment process, support and client management, research workflows, equity & derivative securities and market data services e.g. Client desktop and Server APIs, FactSet, etc. Minimum 6 years experience as a Software Developer supporting small to medium application development life cycles. Strong understanding of Object Oriented concepts. Demonstrated experience of design and development using .Net based technologies or Java. Microsoft Office application expertise, in particular with Excel and the creation/maintenance of Excel VBA macros & VBA code. Strong understanding and proven experience with technologies such as web-services (required), XML/XSLT (a plus). Strong understanding and experience of messaging frameworks using JMS (experience with Active MQ will be a plus). Understanding and experience with building performance (speed and accuracy) critical applications is required. Experience in using scripting tools such as Perl, Shell Scripts is will be a plus. Understanding of applications that use Rich Desktop clients is required. Must possess SQL. Prior experience with Oracle and SQL Server. Experience with various software development methodologies, such as Agile or RUP. Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal are required. Ability to work independently and own projects from beginning to end. Strong motivation and ability to work in a fast paced team environment. Proven ability to support multiple applications simultaneously managing milestones effectively. Must be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal supervision. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline. Experience in Financial Industry is preferred. Any work towards achieving the CFA (or related) charter will be a plus. 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