Friday 27 September 2013

{SAP JOBS USA:125191} Very Urgent Client Requirement for Data Architect in MA...

Hello,

Hope you are doing great,

 

Please let me know on Dhruv @riderconsultinginc.com   that you are comfortable or not for the below position mentioned

 

Role : Lead Data Architect

Duration : 6 months + (meaning long term extendable but initial term will be until end of this year)

Location: Marlborough, MA

 

Description :

 

The successful candidate will work with a team of front office investment technologists to define and deliver the Data Strategy, group wide. S/he will at the same time play a key role in influencing the strategic direction of the data architecture team, governance, implementation of data strategy, data design, modeling and security.  On a day-to-day basis, s/he will provide analysis and recommendations on data functions, procedures and policies to mission critical systems in the area of investment research and portfolio construction. The successful candidate will be regarded as a trust-worthy authoritative data expert across fixed income and equity domains.

 

The candidate should have a proven track record in developing and delivering Data Strategies surrounding Investment Management Data.  Strong experience in Data Modeling, Data Design, Data Governance, Investment Management processes, systems, quality assurance and an awareness of Market and Reference Data landscape are critical. Superb ability to acquire knowledge and grasp new skills on-the-fly is essential to success in this role.

 

Delivery focus is a key attribute for this role. Other essential skills include: consensus building, team management, project management, and negotiation skills. Hands-on involvement in resolving issues is regularly required and the candidate should be adept in navigating within a mission critical fast-paced environment.

 

This role reports to the Manager of Data Architecture within IS. The candidate will work quite independently in a very entrepreneurial fashion.

 

Job Responsibilities :

 

·         Develop, promote, and build consensus around data architecture for the investor and client teams, providing technical leadership for developing and maintaining solutions.

·         Identify gaps in the Data Model and address them actively in collaboration with business facing teams using a deep understanding of financial services or high-volume, low-latency systems in other verticals.

·         In collaboration with the application teams, define, develop, maintain, and communicate information movement standards that will be used by our systems.

·         Align Investment Data Architecture efforts with other Enterprise Architecture/ Information Management counterparts to ensure overall alignment of architecture components. 

·         Define, own, and drive the evolution of our Trading Data Architecture.

·         Establish and maintain effective relationships by having a high degree of continuous interaction with our internal clients.

·         Work with our internal clients to proactively identify and prioritize opportunities for new/improved capabilities.

·         Own, track, and research investor-related data production issues and work with appropriate teams on continuous improvement.

·         Act as the thought leader and "go to" person within information services for investment and client data matters.

·         Stay abreast of the "state of the art" as it relates data architecture throughout the investment industry.

 

Job Qualifications :

 

·         At least 10 years progressive experience in Data Architecture disciplines, i.e., data modeling, architecture and integration.

·         Proven experience in developing and delivering data-related financial solutions aligned with the enterprise data architecture strategy.

·         Experience in developing and implementing Trading Data delivery architecture plan, standards and guidelines, software development methodologies and strategic plans.

·         Comprehensive understating of the financial services industry required.  The ideal candidate will also have knowledge of diverse asset classes (equities, fixed income, derivatives) data lifecycle.  Understanding of Asset Management a plus.

·         Broad experience in the software development life cycle, particularly development management background, is highly desirable.

·         Knowledge of a variety of tools, technologies and capabilities relating to the creation, dissemination and calculation of financial-related data.

·         Experience in developing data movement/ data integration standards and architecting scalable service oriented solutions. 

·         Hands-on experience with ETL, CDC and ESB tools is a plus.

·         Solid understanding of transaction and information systems, data warehouses, data marts, ODS, MDM methodologies and life cycle as well as ETL and MDM technologies.

·         Strong facilitation skills to engage subject matter experts to define data   requirements and conduct data modeling design reviews with project teams.

·         Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to explain and document the Data Architecture to diverse audiences (technical, business, etc.).

·         Highly self-directed and able to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent and competing challenges, issues, ambiguities, and contradictions.

·         Self-motivated and entrepreneurial personality.

·         Bachelor's degree in software or systems engineering, computer science, information systems management or the equivalent. Masters is a plus.

 

This position will require the resource to work out of both locations, Boston and Marlborough so flexibility for this is very important.

 

Examples of projects include : 

 

Building Components on the OMS, working on a Reporting and Compliance initiative and to isolate the existing OMS from other apps to name a few

 

In addition to the keys to the role which include data modeling and Oracle, we are looking for someone to:

·         Review solutions for the group, come up with new solutions and make recommendations

·         They will need to look at the core strengths of the database (understanding how the database works and its capabilities)

·         Understanding Replication and Data Federation

·         Understanding the HW behind the software packages - Why does Netezza work better than Greenplum

·         Communication skills are critical to this role - need to be able to explain, sell and defend your ideas with the application teams

 

Keys to this Position :

 

1.       Technical: This candidate will have strong Technical skills with Data Modeling, Data Architecture and Integration. Solid understanding of Data Warehouses, Data Marts, Data Modeling (ER/Studio preferable) and Oracle. Oracle experience is a must.

2.       We are seeking a well-rounded Data Architect that can demonstrate skills in the areas of Strategy, Delivery (tactical) and Implementation.

3.       An understanding of Next Generation data platforms such as data appliances, columnar databases and other NOSQL databases is a huge plus.

4.       Strong experience with high volume and low latency architectures solutions is necessary to support the trading systems

5.       Domain knowledge: Financial Services experience is a +

6.       Strong Client relationship skills. This individual needs to be smart and articulate and will interface with the business. Great Communication skills are a must.

7.       The following is a Plus: Equities or Fixed Income knowledge. Candidates out of Big 4 consulting firms are desired.

8.       Primary location is Boston with 1-2 days/week in Marlborough. If the person wants to be based in Marlborough and travel to Boston a couple of days per week, the manager will still entertain that arrangement. Flexibility to work in both locations weekly is very important.

 

 

Thanks,
Dhruv Soni

 

 

Thanks,
Dhruv Soni

Phone : 980-272-1261
Email :
Dhruv@riderconsultinginc.com
Gtalk :
dhruvsoni.rider@gmail.com

 

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