CAREER OPPORTUNITY #: 8041

POSITION TITLE: INTERMEDIATE APPLICATION DEVELOPER

DEPARTMENT: BISD-IMBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 3 years of team-oriented development experience in a relational database environment required
• Minimum of 2 years of programming experience in Oracle PL/SQL or Microsoft T-SQL required
• Experience with Linux shell scripting / PERL scripting preferred
• Experience with programming languages (C, C++, JAVA, .NET) within Financial Services preferred
• Prior experience with job scheduling with BMC Control-M or equivalent (Cron, Tivoli, Autosys) preferred
• Experience with middleware packages including IBM Websphere MQ and Message Broker or equivalent (BizTalk) preferred
• Experience with Agile software development, Scrum, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for managing code and user stories preferred.
• Experience in financial services or securities industry with knowledge of investment products preferred
• Knowledge of Investment Management systems (Eagle, Charles River, etc.) preferred

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Design, write, modify, test and maintain programs, scripts and modules to meet changing business needs with the appropriate guidance
• Develop and publish database, program, script and test specifications
• Effectively utilize and optimize system resources appropriate to the business needs
• Adhere to departmental Software Development Life Cycle standards (programming, turnover, testing, documentation, incident reporting, etc.)
• Perform incident management, root cause analysis, system enhancements and bug fixes
• Collaborate with Business Unit, Strategy and Business Analysis teams to understand requirements and business needs
• Assist with preparing project estimates for design, coding, and testing. Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Work as a part of a team to document design specification and test results and perform design review and code reviews. Obtain approvals and prepare code deployments to development, staging, and production systems
• Keep abreast of advances and developing trends and standards in technology
• Communicate well with other staff members to facilitate efficient and effective solutions
• 2nd and 3rd level On-Call off hours support on a rotational basis

HOURS/LOCATION:

• 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
• Location - Warrendale, PA 15086

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

• Good decision making and problem-solving skills
• Good analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously
• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment

Federated Hermes offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment.

Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted.

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