Senior Programmer Analyst

Apex Systems, Inc. has an immediate oppportunity for an excellent Team Lead Development Analyst ( not just a developer), with Java/JMS, Oracle and Unix experience. The position is a 9-12 month extendable contract, located in West Patterson, NJ. 

*Candidates must have technical analytical abilities from experience working in financial trading derivatives/margin environments.

Job Description

Derivative Margin Management system

The overall objectives of this project are to enhance, support and integrate the Derivative Margin Management system with other bank systems, e.g. settlements and collateral management systems. This system is built using Java (J2EE, JMS messaging) technologies and an Oracle database.

The Colline system is designed to accomplish these main objectives:
• Maintenance of client specific information, including legal entities and legal entity hierarchies
• Maintenance of ISDA Master and Credit Support Annex terms and conditions
• Maintenance of derivatives positions and resulting risk exposure per client
• Collateral allocation and valuation
• Margin calculation engine
• Derivatives trade reconciliation tool for dispute resolution
• Client reporting (statements, cash/accruals)
• System based workflow management (e.g. defined user roles, security access, etc.)
• Web access for clients and a client integration workflow

Technical Skill/Responsibilities
• Experienced Project Leader – Sr. Programmer Analyst with 5 + years of IT and financial derivatives margin industry experience.

• Strong Project Management skills
- Leadership skills; leading the project team through the stages of team development
- Plan and manage a project
- Communication skills: verbal, both one-on-one and with a group, and written.
- Excellent communication skills with technical / non-technical roles and clients.
- Skills at interfacing across the organization and removing obstacles for the team.
- Skills in using team-based tools such as brainstorming, organizing and decision making.
- Good negotiating skills.
- Work as part of a team.

•Analytical
- Ability to gather and determine source data, processing requirements, output formats.
- Excellent analytical skills and creative approach to problem solving

• Design
- Design new systems or enhancements to existing systems.
- Design, implement, and document procedures.
- Design/modify, code, debug, test, and document application systems.
- Code, debug, test, and document routine application programs using UNIX, Oracle db, Java, C++, Perl programming languages.

• Install and test software packages.
• Install and maintain operating systems software
• Maintain program libraries, users' manuals, or technical documentation.
• Experience with Java technologies and understand its capabilities.
• Knowledge of Oracle database technology.

 

Development Tools and Platforms
Java / J2EE technologies

JMS Messaging

Oracle DB



Desired

Knowledge of Lombard Risk – Colline product highly desirable.
- Margin calls process.
- Derivatives Domestic and international experience.
- ISDA.
- Pricing Data.
- Reconciliation Cash & Collateral.
- Static Data & Pricing Input.
- Position Operations Flow.
- Experience with SWIFT reconciliation messages.

 

Intermediate skills

C++ Programming

Perl

UNIX

 

Please respond with an updated resume in Word document format to emango@apexsystemsinc.com .

 

 

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Apex Systems is a leading provider of technology staffing solutions to Fortune 500 and mid-sized clients across North America. With a core focus on Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Engineering, and a proven recruiting model, Apex Systems has become one of the most in-demand staffing companies around for providing short-term, long-term, and temp-to-perm staffing solutions.

Apex Systems offers the following to all employees: Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance - Short Term Disability - Hospitalization Coverage - Matching 401(k) –
Direct Deposit - Weekly Pay Periods - Overtime Pay – Referral Bonuses

 

 

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer and encourages minorities and females to apply