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Intermediate Application Developer

Posted on: November 12, 2020 Apply Now
Full-Time Job, North/Western Pennsylvania Regional Opportunities Expires January 29, 2021

For more than 60 years, Federated Hermes has provided world-class investment solutions to financial professionals in the United States and around the world. Federated Hermes’ employees have defined the qualities of the company’s success over the decades: a reputation for integrity and excellence, a commitment to customers and employees and a history of longstanding client relationships. While each market cycle brings new opportunities and challenges to the company, Federated Hermes continues to foster employee commitment to excellence in the investment management industry.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY #: 8041

POSITION TITLE: INTERMEDIATE APPLICATION DEVELOPER

DEPARTMENT: BISD-IMBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a comparable technical/engineering field, or equivalent work experience required
  • Minimum of 3 years of team-oriented development experience in a relational database environment required
  • Minimum of 2 years of programming experience in Oracle PL/SQL or Microsoft T-SQL required
  • Experience with Linux shell scripting / PERL scripting preferred
  • Experience with programming languages (C, C++, JAVA, .NET) within Financial Services preferred
  • Prior experience with job scheduling with BMC Control-M or equivalent (Cron, Tivoli, Autosys) preferred
  • Experience with middleware packages including IBM Websphere MQ and Message Broker or equivalent (BizTalk) preferred
  • Experience with Agile software development, Scrum, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) for managing code and user stories preferred.
  • Experience in financial services or securities industry with knowledge of investment products preferred
  • Knowledge of Investment Management systems (Eagle, Charles River, etc.) preferred

MAJOR DUTIES:

  • Design, write, modify, test and maintain programs, scripts and modules to meet changing business needs with the appropriate guidance
  • Develop and publish database, program, script and test specifications
  • Effectively utilize and optimize system resources appropriate to the business needs
  • Adhere to departmental Software Development Life Cycle standards (programming, turnover, testing, documentation, incident reporting, etc.)
  • Perform incident management, root cause analysis, system enhancements and bug fixes
  • Collaborate with Business Unit, Strategy and Business Analysis teams to understand requirements and business needs
  • Assist with preparing project estimates for design, coding, and testing. Participate in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Work as a part of a team to document design specification and test results and perform design review and code reviews. Obtain approvals and prepare code deployments to development, staging, and production systems
  • Keep abreast of advances and developing trends and standards in technology
  • Communicate well with other staff members to facilitate efficient and effective solutions
  • 2nd and 3rd level On-Call off hours support on a rotational basis

HOURS/LOCATION:

  • 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
  • Location – Warrendale, PA 15086

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

  • Good decision making and problem-solving skills
  • Good analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to work on multiple assignments simultaneously
  • Ability to work cohesively in a team environment

Federated Hermes offers a competitive salary and benefits package along with a professional environment.

Only those candidates in whom we have an interest will be contacted.

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