Technical Consultant - Algorithmics

Job ID SWG-0618848 Job type Full-time Regular Work country United Kingdom Position type Professional Work city London Posted 28-Nov-2013 Travel No travel Job area Software Development Business group IBM Software Group Job category Consultant Business unit RiskAnalytics Job role Application Consultant Job role skillset General Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only No

Job description

Algo Risk Service on Cloud (RSoC) offers risk managers, portfolio managers, traders, and quantitative analysts a robust risk management and portfolio modelling environment to monitor, manage, and optimize risk across all asset classes and investment strategies. Hosted by IBM and delivered over the internet, RSoC provides access to state-of-the-art risk measurement and investment support tools through a sophisticated and flexible graphical user interface. In the RSoC Delivery and Production Support team, Technical Consultants provide the technical expertise to integrate and maintain the automated processes associated with the RSoC system. This expertise is employed at all stages of solution implementation, which include scope definition, configuration, user acceptance testing and production support. Responsibilities • Review the technical scope of implementation projects and identify potential concerns or areas that are outside the scope of the standard service. • Develop and document the technical design and approach for implementation projects, and ensure that the associated effort is represented in the project plan. • Have technical designs reviewed in order to align with best practices and to maintain high-quality standards. • Design and develop data integration and mapping scripts to seamlessly transfer data from vendors and internal source systems into the standard service. • Configure and automate the overnight batch process for daily operations. • Design and develop system monitoring and re-start scripts for support of system operation as required. • Initialize and maintain Development, QA, UAT and Production environments. • Manage the migration process and deploy changes to the environments. • Investigate and troubleshoot system operations and performance issues. • Periodic on-call support may be required. Qualifications • Demonstrate related experience acquired in a computing services or Professional Services industry role • Solid understanding of project life cycle and best practices. Solid understanding of version control paradigms and methodologies. • Strong hands-on troubleshooting abilities on Linux/Unix (RedHat, AIX preferred) with regards to system and software integration. Background in system administration is a definite asset. • Experience with RDBMS (Oralce/DB2 preferred). Strong knowledge of the SQL language • Experience with data ETL using Perl, shell or other scripting languages. Ability to debug and troubleshoot Java applications • Understanding of communication protocols such as HTTPS, Web Services, SSH and LDAP. • Experience with financial applications and trading systems a definite asset • Demonstrated ability to provide outstanding customer service to both internal and external clients • Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a fast paced, team oriented environment. • Demonstrated ability to communicate complex solutions clearly and concisely to individuals at all levels of technical expertise – both verbally and written. Education University degree: Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent.

Required Bachelor's Degree English: Fluent

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