Senior Consultant - Front-Office Investment Trading Development - Java - Sql - C# - Kafka

Senior Consultant – Front-Office Investment Trading Development – Java – Sql – C# – Kafka

Company	State Street
Location	Toronto, ON, Canada, New York, NY, USA
Salary	$Not Provided – $Not Provided
Type	Full-Time
Degrees
Experience Level	Senior

Experience supporting software engineering/coding in the Investment Trading space
Java and C# programming
Knowledge of ETL tools such as Kettle and Talend
Familiarity with at least one SCM (Perforce would be a plus)
XML and XSLT
Understanding of ERDs
Tomcat configuration and optimization
N-tier application architecture
SOAP/XML and messaging software like MQ Series, MSMQ, Sonic MQ, Open JMS, Kafka
In-depth knowledge of one of the following RDBMS: Oracle or MS SQL Server
Perl
Crystal Reports or Sql Server Reporting Services
Self-motivated and self-driven
Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, team environment
Experience in methodology-based solution delivery and managing customers’ expectations
Problem-solving skills and ability to recognize long-term solutions across multiple projects
Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to multi-task
Self-starter, able to work both independently and as part of a team
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written); good interpersonal skills; ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector; solid client interaction skills.

Lead and manage multiple technical initiatives, potentially on multiple projects simultaneously
Develop with a result-driven approach while maintaining implementation schedules
Participate in functional and technical requirements gathering and review
Create, test, and correct inbound and outbound interfaces
Collaborate with team members including business analysts, project managers, and customer staff
Serve as a technical expert in implementation projects
Contribute to the technical documentation