Principal Systems Analyst

CTI Consulting

  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • 7 days ago

    Highlights

    Gather data by writing queries (KDB/Q) and be able to drill into business scenarios by understanding data from a very large data set along with the system architecture. Understand low level details of the applications, understand source code, be able to communicate how the application works to non-technical audience.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBoston, Massachusetts

    Description

    • Become a subject matter expert for the applications that provide electronic trading analytics capabilities.

    • Learn the electronic trading domain

    • Represent the development team in discussions with business stakeholders

    • Understand low level details of the applications, understand source code, be able to communicate how the application works to non-technical audience

    • Learn new technologies and use GenAI tools to help understand and document source code

    • Be able to build architectural and system workflow diagrams

    • Gather data by writing queries (KDB/Q) and be able to drill into business scenarios by understanding data from a very large data set along with the system architecture

    • Lead system design, translate business requirements to technical details working with developers and product owners

    • Breakdown and manage the work items (JIRA epics and stories) for developers and QA

    • Facilitate discussions with different stakeholders on team initiatives

    • Support production and non-production environments, be able to answer inquiries from the business support teams

    The Expertise You Have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.

    • 9+ years of Systems Analyst and Project Management experience

    • Prior hands-on software development experience

    • Experience in complex distributed systems, especially trading systems

    • Experienced in SDLC tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc.

    • Experienced in collaboration tools

    • Experienced in crafting architecture and system workflow diagrams, using tools like Visio, Draw.io, etc

    • Data modeling and design background

    • Experienced in SQL and worked on large data sets for data analytics

    • Experience in applications on Linux/Unix environments and experienced in user commands or scripting

    • Experience in cloud patterns and deployments especially in AWS

    • Familiarity with AI developer assist tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot).

    • Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and uDeploy.

    • Experience in Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially trading analytics is a big plus

    • KDB+/Q experience is a plus

    The Skills You Bring:

    • Ability to understand complex, end-to-end systems and identify performance, scalability, or resilience bottlenecks.

    • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills.

    • Ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive in a collaborative team environment.

    • Self-driven innovation and comfort working with leadership.

    • Willingness to support production systems and applications releases, including occasional weekend support.



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