Python & SQL Developer at Boston, MA (onsite) - (In-Person interview mandatory)

Title: Python & SQL Developer

Location: Boston, MA (onsite)

Duration: 6 - 12 months contract

Interview Type: Final round will be In-Person interview

Job Description:

• Strong skills in Python & SQL Development
• Hands-on Application developer analyst level contracting role that involves building Web application Front End/Back End.
• Responsible for building and maintaining firm's strategic business system that processes Investment Trading activity , pre and post trade functions, Reference data & Risk reporting.

• Key stakeholders Team works with are :

• Front office: Trading desks , portfolio managers to support pre-trade functions to manage pipeline planning, unfunded commitments , compliance checks and trading activity in the internal business systems that are integrated with upstream and downstream vendor platforms.
• Risk team: primarily for Credit, Interest, Liability & Liquidity risk functions and Asset liability matching
• Middle Office: Investment Operation processes for post trade life cycle activity such as Maintaining Security Master, Portfolio and Entity master reference data, Process Corp Actions, Trade Confirmation & Clearance , Settlement processing , process periodic remittances until maturity
• Back Office: Treasury Operations for Internal/External wire payments, Cash flow projections

• Business system Front End and Back-end server components are built on Mendix low-code platform as containers and hosted on Mendix cloud with integration to various other internal and external systems including firms' enterprise data warehouse Redshift database for archived historical data. For compute heavy workloads team uses distributed cloud computing grid using python.

Responsibilities:

• Candidate will be part of Risk and Investments IT team and primarily be responsible for solving Business needs in Post Trade & Reference data functional area. Majority of the deliverables in the initial period would be around Financial Security Master & Processing of Corporate Actions. Candidate would also get opportunities to be involved in other reference data & pre/post trade related functional deliverables
• The role will follow modern SDLC principles, test driven development, source code reviews, and change control standards to maintain compliance with policies. This role requires a highly motivated individual with strong technical ability, excellent communication and collaboration skills including the ability to develop and troubleshoot a diverse range of problems and influence stakeholders to get consensus on key decisions to ensure project deliveries are made under tight deadlines.

Required Technical Qualifications and Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience in Financial services is a must with basic understanding of Bonds, Loans, Mortgage-backed securities.
• Specific Prior experience in Corporate Actions or Security Master area is a must.
• Knowledge or experience in other Pre-Trade or Post-Trade areas such as Trade Allocations Booking/Confirmations/Settlement, Account/Entity master would be an added plus.
• Degree: Bachelor's degree required

Interpersonal skills:

• Client Service: Proven ability to build global relationships and communicate complex issues to a wide array of stakeholders with differing levels of product experience.
• Communication: Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills with the confidence to engage professionally and persuasively with stakeholders and senior figures within the firm.
• Leadership Capabilities: Ability to think critically and apply thought leadership.
• Accountability: Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership of projects with the aptitude to manage stakeholders' expectations and follow-through with professionalism.
• Team Player: Thrives in a teamwork-oriented environment and works well under pressure.
• Analytical Skills: Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and a control mentality paired with meticulous attention to detail.
• Technical Skills: Expertise in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required and the ability to work with web-based applications