confidentially

Project management certification and technical documentation skills are
plusses.

A key responsibility would include leading effective governance over the
entire portfolio. Some knowledge of the financial services sector is
also a plus. Experience with Java, UNIX, and Oracle.

Basic knowledge of networking, Java and database server functionality.
Working knowledge of UML and ER modeling tools. Candidate will also
contribute to deliverables and project planning for internal
initiatives; and assist in the development of the follow-the-sun support
for applications.

Strong skills in Java, J2EE, EJB, and Visual Studio.

Superb verbal communication, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
Applications development experience in the financial industry and
working knowledge of financial markets is highly desirable. Good team
player with strong communication and problem solving skills.

Experience in coding middle-tier application services, application
programming interfaces and messaging services.

Design Patterns and structure for GUI applications (MVC, threading
models, delegation and events, exception handling, etc. Good written and
verbal communication skills are also required.

VS2005 experience is a plus. 2-3 years of financial experience
(preferably Investment Banking). Excellent problem solving skills and
the ability to look at problems and issues from outside the box. NET for
Web Services on IIS as well as MS Access and Visual Basic for MS SQL
Server and Sybase database environments.

It is expected that the candidate will lead business reengineering
project and is familiar with the Six (lean) Sigma approaches. Proven
ability to work in a team environment with geographically distributed
team members. This is a highly visible role with very high impact on all
development for the firm and involves highly skilled engineering,
contact with customers, and maintaining relationships with vendors.

The candidate will also be responsible for the inventory of hardware and
software licensing.

This position will also be responsible for including documenting system
enhancements and production turnover documentation for new features.

A quick learner with the ability to gain detailed knowledge of the
firm's systems, applications, infrastructure and end-users in order to
provide in-depth cover and support. Off hour remote on-call support will
be required on a rotational basis. Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills (verbal and written).

Superb communication and interpersonal skills including both formal and
informal writing abilities.

Any experience in investment management or banking is a plus.

Experience in financial industries. Significant experience developing
GUI's with Swing.

Infrastructure experience with Linux, Solaris, DB2, Sybase, firewalls,
and load balancers. NET data-access, remoting, serialization, MSMQ
queuing and transaction management.