Technical Senior Consultant - Financial Services

Company: Deloitte
Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

Technical Senior Consultant - Financial Services

Responsibilities:

• Work with top tier asset managers in the industry to implement investment solutions
• Define requirements, identify gaps, and drive scalable solutions to solve client's pressing problems
• Develop custom technical solutions using a variety of APIs, programming languages, and tools, leveraging industry best practices and support from business subject matter experts
• Directly leading technical workstreams and/or small development teams within the context of a larger project, including building strong and effective relationships with business stakeholders
• Comfort working with international teams in an onshore/offshore model
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to travel up to 40%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  Preferred Qualifications:
  
  • 5+ years of technical experience at an investment firm, consulting firm, or financial software company. Hands-on experience implementing investment management software is desirable
  • Experience with investment management systems (i.e. Bloomberg AIM, Charles River IMS, BlackRock Aladdin, SCD). CRD experience is a plus
  • Proficient programming skills for designing and developing custom interfaces, plugins, and services to support investing workflows
  • Preferred development languages are Java, C#, SQL, and scripting languages like PowerShell and Windows batch. Experience integrating with CRD's APIs is a plus
  • Experience using ETL tools, ideally Pentaho Data Integration (also known as Kettle)
  • Experience in Agile teams utilizing CI/CD and DevOps models. Comfortable with the SDLC and change management
  • Experience with business requirements gathering, project management, and user testing management
  • The ideal candidate can react to a changing investment management atmosphere, rejoices in challenging situations, and is able to operate equally well as both a teammate and a self-starter
  • Track record of working in a collaborative, team-based environment to solve business challenges and drive change in large organizations
    Education/Certification:
    
    • Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a finance-related field
    • Technical, Industry, and/or Project Management certifications are a plus

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