.NET/SQL Application Developer/Architect

.NET/SQL Application Developer/Architect Summary We are seeking a highly motivated senior developer / architect to join our software development and application support team. The well rounded individual will help design and program web based business and reporting applications. Candidates must be able to translate business requirements into technical architectures, data models and designs. Candidates should have excellent client facing skills and be able to articulate technical issues. The candidate should be well versed in agile software development methodologies, expert in multiple tools and technologies, possess excellent technical problem solving skills, programming and unit testing skills. In addition, the candidate will be expected to help shape technical documents with complex designs and fully understand and utilize the appropriate tool set to solve client needs. Primary Function & Essential Responsibilities Responsible for providing solutions to complex problems withworkable solution architecturesand technical documents Remove, resolve, or escalate roadblocks for team members in a timely manner Facilitate project meetings effectively and ensure team is focused on continuous improvement Identify opportunities for usability improvements, simplification and standardization across application stack(s) Ensuring that code meets coding and security specifications. Manage quality aspects of offshore and outsourced development initiatives. Responsible for peer code reviews as well as vendor code reviews. Responsible for reading an existing code base in order to analyze its behavior and make fixes or enhancements to it Assist in build vs. buy decision for business unit applications, R&D around upcoming technology Evangelize the solution, the process and the team to business leadership Responsible for effective communication and interaction with project teams Responsible for meeting project objectives on time Liaison to the Application Architecture team and PMO teams to ensure guidelines and process across all technology initiatives are aligned properly Skills & Abilities Technical Skills: 5+ year's cumulative experience designing and developing applications on the Microsoft .Net platform and technologiesi.e. C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, WCF, Silverlight, AJAX, jQuery, etc. Microsoft Office Excel expertise, in particular the creation / maintenance of Excel VBA macros and VBA code is required. Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture Understanding of design pattern and Microsoft best practices Strong understanding and proven experience with technologies such as web-services, XML / XSLT,WCF, Smart clients Strong understanding and experience of messaging frameworks. Experience with ETL processing using SSIS Must possess SQL programming and SQL tuning skills. Experience writing and tuning stored procedures Understanding and experience with building performance (speed and accuracy) critical applications Understands how to analyze a code base as well as the fundamental constructs of object based programming. Detail oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills to effectively work in a dynamic environment Results driven with an ability to multitask and meet aggressive deadlines Experience with development methodologies ranging from Waterfall to RUP to Scrum Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex software problems Excellent verbal and written communication skills Prefer exposure to one or more of the following business platforms related to investment management - Trading and Settlements Platforms (example - Black Mountain Systems – Everest), Portfolio Accounting (examples - Advent – Geneva, Markit - Wall Street Office), Risk Management systems or performance reporting systems (Eagle – PACE, data warehouse) Technical Platform Specialty Microsoft C# Experience with SQL, particularly T-SQL Experience with MS SQL Server Experience with Tableau or other reporting platforms Microsoft SQL Server Report Services and Report Builder (SSRS) Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Server (SSAS) Microsoft SQL CLR Programming Qualifications Desired Background/Education: BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical training and professional work experience. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr Prosum