Senior Systems Analyst

Wellington Management • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Senior Analyst, Derivative Technology to play a key role, deliver solutions to our business partners, solve complex problems, and strive to advance and sustain world-class technology platforms. At Wellington you will continually learn, develop, and expand your professional skills. As part of an inclusive culture, you will meet smart, progressive individuals who will challenge you to solve problems, anticipate our clients’ needs, and enhance our proprietary systems and platforms. This is a great opportunity for a technology analyst experienced in the financial services industry to join a strong, collaborative team in a role focusing on delivering cutting-edge, industrial strength solutions to our derivatives investment professionals. This individual must be a self-starter with a clear vision, and ability to execute on a variety of engagements across our organization.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience as a software engineer involved in application development life cycles
• 5 or more years of software development experience in financial services (with strong understanding of Fixed Income, Equity, FX, and Derivative instruments)
• Proficiency in at least one the follow computer languages: Java (strongly preferred), JavaScript, Scala
• Working knowledge of modern system design, software development principles, and methodologies
• Prior working experience in modern data management life cycle in real-world business contexts
• Comfortable with test driven development, continuous integration, metadata driven software, and agile development methodologies
• Experience working in an Agile/SCRUM development process
• Strong analytical and communication skills, both written and verbal are required
• Excellent organization and delivery skills are required
• Excellent written, verbal communication
• Demonstrate strong client focus and relationship management skills
• Willingness to work independently in an energetic, fast-paced, business-critical environment
• Committed to deliver project on time and overcome obstacles
• Strong team player with the ability to work in collaboration across teams
• Strategic mindset
• Strong work ethic
• Intellectual curiosity

Nice To Haves

• Experience in financial data domain is preferred, especially in derivatives trade and market reference data
• Experience with Amazon Web Services is a strong plus
• Experience in modern data technology stacks, e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, Big Query is preferred
• Hands-on experience in SQL or other relational database technologies is desirable
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, finance, engineering, or related field is highly desired
• Experience with the Calypso Financial Software is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Participating in architect the firm’s derivatives technology platform to optimize software structure and modularization
• Build in data transparency and observability capabilities with coherent design patterns for integration with third party vendor tools
• Manage and coordinate project-based efforts across teams consisting of investment professionals, developers, analysts, QAs, and other stakeholders
• Champion the needs of the business partners; act as their fiduciary
• Develop a deep understanding of internal systems and related workflows around entire investment process to help with solution design as well as handling support issues
• Ensure quality of product by enforcing high standards in testing and building guardrails and validations
• Assist with project management activities
• Provide hands-on analysis for support issues and assist with user training
• Provide regular status reporting and issue tracking on-going projects

Benefits

• retirement plan
• health and wellbeing
• dental
• vision
• pharmacy coverage
• health savings account
• flexible spending accounts and commuter program
• employee assistance program
• life and disability insurance
• adoption assistance
• back-up childcare
• tuition/CFA reimbursement and paid time off (leave of absence, paid holidays, volunteer, sick and vacation time)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees