This is a development role within the risk calculation services practice area, focused on projects for the Emerging Markets desk. Role involves workings with traders, modellers and controllers building systems for pricing, risk management and P&L.
Work includes a mixture of short term tactical development (eg. investigating P&L, setting up scenarios, small development tasks in existing trading tool) and longer term strategic work (eg. system extensions to allow trading of exotic derivatives on non-deliverable currencies)
System is written in C#, Java, C++ and proprietary language. Candidate will need to be comfortable working in all environments.
Requirements:
The candidate needs to be…
1) bright and numerate with strong problem solving skills in an extremely fast paced enviroment.
2) must have some knowledge of fixed income instruments (bonds, swaps, etc)
3) must have good communication skills to be able to articulate herself/himself in front of traders and other internal clients.
3) The ideal candidate must have strong experience on server side programming in Java/C++
Skills Desired
Past experience or working knowledge of Interest Rate Derivatives pricing and Emerging Market products is a big plus.
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $100,000 – $150,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
The Client Connectivity Services group is looking to recruit a FIX systems integrator to join a team working on a number of exciting and challenging projects supporting the rapidly growing area of client self trading technology. As a member of the Global FIX Client Integration team, you will design, configure, test and support FIX interfaces between clients and internal and external Morgan Stanley electronic trading destinations. You will be responsible for managing complex production trading environments in both equities and fixed income areas and will apply creative solutions to systems and applications issues that arise from clients who push our technology to the limit and beyond. The position involves extensive interaction with our clients, account managers and various Morgan Stanley trading desks to develop technology and business solutions to enable clients to connect and trade electronically. Additional responsibilities include working with APG development teams to translate client demand for functionality into requirement specifications to drive innovation in our FIX product offering, providing 2nd and 3rd level production support and working with 3rd party OMS, Connectivity and Service Bureau vendors to implement and test products such as Algorithmic Trading and PassPort.
Requirements:
Experience with the FIX protocol .
A basic understanding of TCP/IP, network infrastructure and firewall.
Linux
SQL/Sybase
Candidate should possess excellent communication and relationship building skills.
Self-motivated, enthusiastic and flexible team player.
Good troubleshooting skills, logical thinker, customer focused.
Candidate is required to be proactive in resolving immediate problems while balancing the need to keep on track the strategic initiatives.
Ability to perform under pressure without losing composure is key.
Skills Desired
Shell and perl scripting.
Experience working with electronic trading product offerings.
Understanding of financial markets including Cash/Futures/Options/FX and securities trading .
Experience working on a client facing team.
Experience of change control procedures.
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $100,000 – $140,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Provide daily support of client’s electronic internal/external trading and risk applications for the Institutional Equities division. Position is on the MS trading floor and candidate will provide support both in person and via hotline. Responsibilities include application testing/verification/deployment, manning hotline, application troubleshooting and resolution, and interfacing with external clients. Business lines being covered range from Cash, Programs, Derivatives, Swaps, Algorithmic, Client Facing systems. Candidate will be in close, constant contact with the business unit, and will often act as a liaison between the business and development groups. This is not a desktop support role.
Requirements:
Ability to function in a high pressure environment,
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritize,
Strong Unix, FIX and SQL knowledge.
Equity trading knowledge a plus (series 7 and/or 63 licenses)
Skills Desired
Experience working on a trading floor supporting electronic trading and risk systems.
Knowledge of equities trading and trade flow.
XML, PERL
Skill Proficiency: Intermediate
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $90,000 – $135,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Participate in deployment of in-house written and commercial products for Market Data distribution. Manage related projects, using the best practics and technical standards. Responsibilities include:
- working with development teams on software support and integration
- capacity planning and management of the time-sensitive data delivery infrastructure
- outage management, including communication with affected clients, documentation and resolution implementation
- facilitation of audit and security requirements
- create effective strategies for proactive monitoring of the plant
Requirements:
- solid knowledge of Unix/Linux OS
- good scripting skills in shell, Perl or Python
- excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- ability to communicate in clear and concise manner with technical and non-technical personnel
- functional knowledge of networking topology and basic protocols (TCP/IP, multicast)
- familiarity with financial industry and trading concepts
Skills Desired:
knowledge of relational databases and SQL
- experience with programming languages (C,C++, Java)
- familiarity with middleware components (MQ, XML)
- exposure to FIX and FAST technology
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $90,000 – $140,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Our client is seeking to hire a Global Head of Research and Structured Finance Workflow Solutions. This new senior role will take ownership of two key aspects:
- The role will be responsible for the website and the associated Solutions subscription product lines.
- The role will have responsibility for the P&L of the Research and Structured Finance business lines.
Management of the various Websites including free & subscription content
This will require understanding key client requirements as well satisfying the demand of internal users from across the Company. Taking on responsibility for the website in its entirety means to optimise the customer experience, improve operational efficiency and update a high quality dynamic website maximising their online presence.
Specific responsibilities include:
-Develop and maintain web site architecture
-Develop a system to work with key stakeholders across the company to prioritize content addition/change requests and implement those changes in a timely fashion
-Monitor site traffic and initiate and implement a formal reporting process and develop plans to increase usage
-Develop and implement a strategy for a regional website design & maintenance
-Ensure subscribers are able to find content easily and have leading edge tools to analyse the content
-Manage team of product managers to execute the above working in conjunction with IT group and Product Operations
Commercial Management of Research and Structured Finance Business Units
This will require the individual to be able to think strategically about the credit information businesses, build robust business cases to get the required investment and then to be able to execute on those business cases.
Specific responsibilities include:
-Meet Revenue targets for each business through soundly executed Go to Market Plans and marketing strategies
-Increase market visibility of Company product lines
-Develop business plans to grow revenues of each business unit
-Ensure the sales force are equipped to position and sell the Company product range to the right users with the necessary information on competing products
Requirements:
Individual must have 10+ years of similar Rating Agency experience or running research or portal management in a Ratings agency or Investment Bank.
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $130,000 – $160,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
The Associate Project Manager will work in a PMO setting, where he/she will provide project coordination, management, and administrative support. The Associate PM will assist in maintaining project plans, processes, designs and timelines. You will collect, track, and maintain project deliverables and monitor deadlines. He/she will also help to maintain/reconcile project information stored in spreadsheets, databases, and the sharepoint website. This person will generate reports to the technology development staff and management, and attend meetings to gain understanding of deliverables, status and specifications.
The Associate Project Manager will be analyzing and generating report metrics. You will work closely with developers, quality assurance, and documentation teams within the technology development group to ensure accuracy of status and timely deliverables. This person will help to identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the team. The Associate PM will also investigate issues requiring resolutions in order to execute assigned tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong skills with MS Project, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
3-5 years of experience, preferably in a software development environment
Bachelor’s degree is preferred
Strong analytical, writing, communication and problem solving skills
Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills
Acute attention to detail
Outstanding organizational skills
Ability to work independently and in a team setting
Independent worker that can handle multiple tasks
Location: Nassau County, LI
Salary: $50,000 – $70,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
The position entails working directly with the traders in a small development team to capture, analyze, cleanse, data mine market data. The position requires both development and support of the platform working in a fast paced but structured environment.
Responsibilities:
· Implementing market data capture capabilities across many exchanges
· Cleanse the market data for use in research
· Analyze the market data for research purposes working with the financial engineers
· Build abilities to playback market data for back testing
Requirements:
Expertise in market data
Expertise in C++
Familiarity with raw exchange feeds (ITCH, OUCH, ARCA, NYSE openbook, etc).
B.S. in computer related field
Good software engineering discipline and process orientated
Knowledgeable in Equities, Rates trading
5+ years experience
Experience in algorithmic trading applications is a plus
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $130,000 – $165,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
The Role: The OTC Derivatives Application group is seeking a Project Manager with in-depth knowledge of one or more of the following OTC Derivatives Products: Structured Notes, Convertible Bonds, and Interest Rate /FX/Commodity/ Equity/Inflation derivatives. The candidate will have experience driving successful execution of systems involving deal structuring, security pricing/valuation, market data acquisition, quantitative modeling and risk management. The group is rapidly growing and expanding its coverage into the pricing and structuring of exotic swaps, caps and floors, range accruals, asset swaps, structured notes, volatility sensitive products and convertible bonds. The person in this role will work with developers, quants, business, clients and some of the best people in the industry to deliver applications that feed the capital markets.
Responsibilities – Project and Program management across portfolio of OTC Derivatives projects – Scheduling, budgeting, milestone verification, risk management, and project status reporting – Business Analysis with Product management to accurately translate capture project requirements – Instill execution-focused ethos in junior developers
Requirements: – Business domain knowledge of one or more of the following OTC Derivatives Products: Structured Notes, Convertible Bonds, Interest Rate /FX/Commodity/ Equity/Inflation derivatives -7 to 10 years direct work experience in a technical project management capacity -Ability to make critical decisions under uncertain conditions -Ability to lead others to action and execution excellence -Ability to concurrently manage 5+ projects in time-to-market critical environment -Can adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving skills -Application/Solution Architecture skills, can identify and rectify solution gaps -Strong written and oral communication skills -Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills -Skilled in the use of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to use these tools to improve the efficiency of others
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Salary: $110,000 -$130,000
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
We are looking few Core Java/SWING/FIX TEAM of developers with the following skills: Business Skill (MUST HAVE): – Order management, execution management, order workflow, order types – Market data delivery and display – Position management, P&L, risk – Expertise in one or more underlying product areas (FX, Equities, Fixed income, futures & options) * FX is a MUST – FX Trading Markets * spot, forwards, swaps, NDFs – TREASURY: Internal corporate dealing (price management, credit and automated deal and cover) – Advanced order types e.g. time‐slice, pegged, iceberg, stops etc., Personal skills (MUST HAVE): – Strong verbal and written communication skills – Excellent problem solving skills – Client‐focused * ability to connect and partner with technology colleagues at partner banks – Team player * willing and able to drive collaborative efforts across the organization to improve product quality, reduce expense and increase productivity – Ability and interest in working in a dynamic, focused, energetic and rapidly evolving company Technology Skills: – Strong CORE java knowledge with emphasis on efficient, high‐performance code. – Experience with GemFire, FIX Protocol 4.4 or above – User Interfaces: Event handlers, SWING, SWT or similar low‐latency applications – System Interfaces: Socket programming, concurrent, distributed programming in Java – Keen understanding of the challenges in multi‐threaded development (e.g deadlocks. race conditions) – In‐depth understanding of the challenges in developing high‐throughput, low‐latency trading systems – Build/process management : Maven, CruiseControl, Subversion, Kovair (or equivalent products) – Profiling and performance tools such as JProbe, DTrace, SystemTap, etc. – Domain knowledge in Financial Systems: Market Data, Exchange connectivity, Bank trading APIs and/or FIX
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Our client is a leading software developer of trading and risk management software for major financial institutions and large multi-national corporations. They are seeking a talented Technical Trainer who thrives in a dynamic, fast paced, innovative, and growing environment. This person would become an integral part of an energetic team of creative and inventive educators. You will have the ability to develop learning content using multiple learning modes and media. This is a full time position, and will be located out of their Long Island office. This position requires 50% travel domestically and internationally. If you enjoy training and working with various databases, developing software and programming applications, this might be a great position for you.
You will be responsible for facilitating their internal and client product training classes. The Trainer will be involved in creating, reviewing, and implementing training services rolled out by our client. You will also prepare system training databases for the training courses. The Training Specialist will work with Project Managers on training needs analysis and course follow up after completion of classes. You will have the ability to create new and engaging classroom training programs.
The Training Specialist will rotate with other trainers in teaching our internal University class. Here, new employees have the opportunity to gain exposure to our client in general and the different products they offer. You will also rotate with other trainers traveling to various client sites. At client sites, you will be required to teach a number of different classes related to our client’s products.
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
A Bachelors degree, preferably in computer science, engineering; or education or certification as a Technical Trainer
Should be technically savvy with knowledge of Java, C, C++, C#, Perl
3-5 years experience in developing and delivering technical training courses to internal and external clients
Excellent presentation and classroom management skills
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
Experience with Financial or Energy trading environment is a plus
Ability to analyze training feedback and as a result of this data, help modify various programs
Must have great oral and written skills
Willingness to travel 50% of the time is a must; certain trips might be on short notice
Location: Nassau County, Long Island
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
