Assistant Vice President – Senior Business Analyst (Investment Risk)

Who we are looking for

We are currently seeking a senior business analyst with data analysis experience.  The role will be on the information technology team partnering with the risk analysts to continue to enhance SSGA’s Risk Technology Platform.  The individual will write the detailed business and system specifications on enhancements, data loading, and data transformation; conducting data analysis of holdings, fund flow, and market data that drive the risk analytics. 

The successful candidate will have strong data analysis skills, can build partnerships, foster close collaboration and work hand in hand with both business and technology teams.  The candidate must possess an inherent understanding of technologies, relationships between technology, data, operations, and business areas to accomplish speed to market technology solutions.

What you will be responsible for

As the IT Business Analyst for Risk Technology Platform, you will

• Partner with multiple stakeholders to understand and document investment risk methodologies.
• Proficient in SQL to conduct detailed data analysis on Risk Analytics, Holdings, Fund Flows, and Market Data.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to understand the data sources and operational processes, and data dependencies.
• Document and clearly communicate the business and system specifications; review with business stakeholders, and obtain approval for developments.
• Knowledge-share the business specifications with development team; facilitate the technical design; and create the system specifications and agile stories.
• Lead story grooming,  provide subsequent clarifications, and approve QA test cases.
• Facilitate project meetings, proactively identify and remove impediments, escalate issues, and regularly report the status to the business group.
• Collaborate with others across the organization to work out deliverables dependencies and timelines as applicable.
• Maintain project artifacts, document lessons learned, and continuously refine and streamline the framework to implement technology solutions.
• Work with stakeholders to prioritize and track technology initiatives and corresponding regulatory reporting requirements.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Must be highly proficient in SQL
• Must have solid knowledge of mutual fund holdings, security reference data, market pricing data.
• Working knowledge of risk analytics is preferred
• Experience with multi-asset class proprietary / vended risk analytics engines (e.g. , FactSet PA, Bloomberg PORT+, BarraOne, Axioma) is preferable
• 5+ years of past experience as a business analyst implementing technology solutions with asset management firm(s).
• Highly organized, and ability to work on multiple related initiatives
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with all levels of the organization, both internal and external
• Solid presentation skills

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Qualified degree
• Financial Services background, including investment or asset management
• Information technology expertise

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Who we are looking for

We are seeking an experienced Application Developer to join our team in Boston, MA, supporting the Shareholder Services business unit of State Street Global Advisors. This is exciting opportunity to join a team that is modernizing and transforming our existing systems and infrastructure with a new custom built transfer agency system over the next 2 years. This role will be doing UI work, micro services, and database queries. This ideal candidate will be able to work with various business members globally as well as multiple other global IT teams.

What you will be responsible for

As an Application Developer you will

• Design, develop and support applications used by the Shareholder Services business teams
• Consult with team subject matter experts, peers and business analysts on aspects of business requirements
• Identify and resolve application issues and bugs
• Participation in design review and code review
• Quality code development within reasonable timeline

Technology and Knowledge Qualifications

• Experience, primarily in Java (8, 11, 17), Oracle PL/SQL development
• Experience in design and development of Rest/Microservice solutions
• Experience with AWS ECS, ElastiCache, SQS implementation
• Experience with Spring Boot
• Experience with Linux, including Unix scripting.
• Experience with IDE tools such as Eclipse, VSC
• Experience with Agile (Kanban) iterative development
• Experience with JBOSS Application Server
• Experience in one of Spring and ORM tools like Hibernate, JPA
• Knowledge of Autosys Job Scheduler, Cron
• Experience with Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Knowledge of Docker
• Experience with Ant, Maven, JUnit, JMock, DBUnit
• Seeking candidates who are local or willing to relocate.

Other Beneficial Skills

• Knowledge of the Asset Management or Investment Management industry and data
• Knowledge of UI development via React JS, Node JS
• Experience with job scheduling software such as Autosys and Cron a plus
• Experience with or basic understanding of IBM Message File Transfer (MFX)
• Experience with SonarQube, Black Duck, Veracode
• Experience of Spring Cloud, Eureka and Resillience4j
• Experience of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and ForgeRock
• Knowledge of Redshift Databricks
• Knowledge of code review tools like pmd, Sonar, and Checkstyle
• Knowledge of Kubernetes.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronic and Communications Engineering or a related equivalent field
• 8 plus years of professional experience in a senior developer role

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

About State Street Global Advisors

What We Do. As the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, State Street Global Advisors has served the world’s governments, institutions and financial advisors for over four decades. With a rigorous, risk-aware approach built on research, analysis and market-tested experience, we build from a breadth of active and index strategies to create cost-effective solutions. As stewards, we help portfolio companies see that what is fair for people and sustainable for the planet can deliver long-term performance. And, as pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest. As a result, we have become one of the world’s largest asset managers with trillions of dollars under our care.

Our Mission. At State Street Global Advisors our mission is to invest responsibly to enable economic prosperity and social progress. We are driven by a desire to help our clients, and those who rely on them, achieve a better future. We have a long history of developing innovative investment strategies to provide our clients with reliable and transparent returns, cost-effectively, and without excessive risk.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to Flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Company: State Street Global Advisors

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Who we are looking for

The Technical Analyst for Trading is responsible for providing technical support to front office business functions for Trading / Regulatory / Investment Oversight based on his or her expertise and knowledge in implementing robust technology solutions centered around ION platforms. This person would also be primarily responsible for providing support and maintenance of the underlying infrastructure supporting these technologies.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). We are undergoing major technological transformation in many areas, including data rationalization, automation, cloud migration, security enhancements, and infrastructure upgrades. There is much work to be done on numerous fronts.  Join us if making your mark here is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

As a Technical Analyst for Trading, you will be responsible for

• Understanding the business requirements and designing technology solutions
• Coordinating development
• Producing test plans and scenarios in order to conduct IT and UAT testing
• Establishing benchmarks to be used to measure system performance
• Planning out production implementations.
• Working on code deployments and weekend support for production moves and system validations
• Taking ownership of problems and driving towards their resolution
• Serving to help shape our AI strategy and highlight the potential for AI through early-stage solutions. 
• You would also need to support the BAU operations from a Technology SME standpoint.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Good understanding of the Investment / Asset Management business with in-depth knowledge on Fixed Income, FX and Equity products
• Experience in trading life cycle of securities with FIX connectivity expertise
• Hands on experience with ION platform implementation across trading with good knowledge of the technical aspects of the ION platform
• Strong database skills - proficiency in writing complex queries and knowledge of data modelling
• Strong analytic, debugging, problem solving and collaborative skills
• Solid working knowledge of cloud network platforms, assisting in design, plan, testing, implementation, and monitoring of cloud solutions.
• Expertise in aspects of requirement gathering, data analysis, gap analysis
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with all the project stakeholders, business stakeholders & IT Teams.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience Undergraduate degree required with preference
• 5+ years of IT experience in the Investment Management Industry
• Excellent domain expertise in Fixed Income, FX and Equity products
• Experience in trading implementations using the ION platform
• Experience with artificial intelligence and innovation accelerators a plus
• Solid working knowledge of cloud network platforms and experience with cloud environments a plus

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Senior Developer – State Street Global Advisors IT, AVP

Who we are looking for

We are currently seeking a senior developer for our GA GMH team.  The GMH team works on our internally developed GMH and Trade Portal 2.0/Fixed Income applications for our GA business partners in the Portfolio Construction, Compliance, Trading and Research business lines.

As a member of the team you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting against new and existing application demands to support business, IT, and project requirements.  The role will sometimes require you to work as an individual contributor and other times partnering with others on the scrum team.  The scrum team consists of members both in Boston, India, and China.

The successful candidate will have strong business and technology acumen, build partnerships, foster close collaboration and work well within a small team dynamic.  The candidate must possess an inherent understanding of technologies, relationships between technology, data, operations, and business areas.

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), one of the biggest asset managers in the world, that provides services to the world’s governments, institutions and financial advisors across the globe.  With over four decades of experience and trillions of dollars in assets under management, we offer one of the broadest selections of services across asset classes, risk profiles, regions and styles.  As pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest.

Join us if making your mark in the asset management industry from day one is a challenge you are ready to take on.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior Developer within the team, some areas of responsibility include,

• Ongoing enhancements and maintenance of internally developed applications.
• Taking direction for project deliverables from senior level developers on the team.
• Technical support (24x6) for application functionality related to reported issues and business queries.
• Working some hours over the weekend to support patching that requires checkout of our integrations.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• People who (1) choose to own it, (2) break through silos, (3) deliver results with integrity and speed, (4) do better every day, and (5) care for colleagues, clients and community
• Excellent communication skills (oral/written)
• Ability to prioritize effectively
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Experience working with globally dispersed teams (Boston, India, and China) in a hybrid (in office/out of office) working environment.  We require 4 days working within our Boston office.

Technology and Knowledge Qualifications

Must Haves

• 7+ years of experience primarily in Java (1.8, 11) and Oracle/Sybase database development
• Good at designing and developing solutions/services using Rest/Microservice patterns
• React JS, GWT and Java Script
• Experience with Springboot
• Familiar with Linux and Windows Operating Systems
• Oracle PL/SQL, Sybase
• Software development tools (Eclipse)
• Experience with or basic understanding of Kafka, IBM Message Queue, IBM Message File Transfer (MFX)
• Experience with JBOSS Application Server
• Experience in one of Spring and ORM tools like Hibernate, JPA
• Experience with Ant, Maven, JUnit, JMock, DBUnit
• Knowledge of the Asset Management or Investment Management industry and data
• In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
• Experience with Bitbucket, Jenkins, Artifactory

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Perl, Python
• Experience with Weblogic Application Server
• Experience with SonarQube, Black Duck, Veracode
• Experience withReact Js, GWT, Java Script
• Knowledge of Redshift, Databricks
• Knowledge of Autosys Job Scheduler, Cron
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of code review tools like pmd, Sonar, and Checkstyle
• Knowledge of AWS and basic understanding of Cloud concepts
• Knowledge of ION Minerva and/or Sentinel applications

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related fields
• Financial Services background, including investment or asset management

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

We are currently seeking an individual in Technology Lead role to join our SSGA Front Office IT development team for Fixed Income, Cash and Currency applications. The individual will be responsible for working on application development activities for existing applications and emerging projects to provide solutions and lead architecture and design on applications platforms.  The successful candidate will have strong technology and business acumen, build partnerships, foster close collaboration and work hand in hand with the business and technology teams. Core responsibilities include development skills, data analysis, data architecture skills, communications skills to liaison with business and application development teams. The role has a broad set of responsibilities and offers a great deal of exposure to various aspects of the investment and portfolio management applications and domain and to further technology and application development solutions with key focus on leading design, architecture, and team management.

As the Technology Lead, you will:

• Align with business and IT stakeholders to contribute as Technology Lead for GA’s Fixed Income, Cash and Currency technology areas
• Define, govern, and continuously evolve the technology strategy and solutions we are implementing with a focus on a successful and stable application development and technology roadmap
• Establish relationships with all stakeholders and development leads globally to ensure the right engagement and alignment is achieved for each initiative
• Establish a development framework and methodology with clearly defined scope and metrics for each initiative
• Provide technical application-level guidance and clarity to other technology leads and teams within the organization
• Provide leadership to team members working on existing software and integration components for our future state CRD implementation across Fixed Income and Cash domains
• Oversee onboarding team building initiatives and collaborating with technology leads from SSGA offshore teams
• Provide status reporting on key initiatives and escalate issues, risks and dependencies in effective manner to IT Senior Management.

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Proven track record leading technology teams (development, business analysis, QA, support)
• People management experience
• Detailed knowledge of the Asset Management or Investment Management industry, with a focus on Fixed Income and Cash Investment
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with all levels of the organization, both internal and external
• Senior level presentation skills and project management responsibilities
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to effectively organize and communicate across functional and technical lines
• Highly organized, and ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
• Solid understanding Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and development platforms
• Leadership qualities in managing complex projects and teams to deliver business results and positive outcomes

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is a requirement; Computer Science or Information Technology preferred.
• Financial Services background, including investment or asset management (preferred)
• Information technology expertise
• Should be an excellent communicator, experience on communicating with global users (both written and verbal), will be preferred.

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

About State Street Global Advisors

What we do. As the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, State Street Global Advisors has served the world’s governments, institutions and financial advisors for over four decades. With a rigorous, risk-aware approach built on research, analysis and market-tested experience, we build from a breadth of active and index strategies to create cost-effective solutions. As stewards, we help portfolio companies see that what is fair for people and sustainable for the planet can deliver long-term performance. And, as pioneers in index, ETF, and ESG investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest. As a result, we have become one of the world’s largest asset managers with trillions of dollars under our care.

Our Mission. At State Street Global Advisors our mission is to invest responsibly to enable economic prosperity and social progress. We are driven by a desire to help our clients, and those who rely on them, achieve a better future. We have a long history of developing innovative investment strategies to provide our clients with reliable and transparent returns, cost-effectively, and without excessive risk.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to Flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range:

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.