Java Oracle developer

Data And Governance Team Position

The Data and Governance Team at Putnam supports multiple established systems for maintaining securities data, benchmarks, and portfolio information. At the request of various investment professionals, additional elements are populated into the databases, enhancements are made, and new functionality is incorporated into the systems. Enhancements can include such things as mapping new elements, translating codes, building new interfaces, reports, backend Java processes, views, stored procedures, data loaders etc. It is the responsibility of the Programmer to work with both full-time employees and consultants assigned to the Data Team. This position reports to a Sr Product Analyst.

Technical Skills:

Strong ORACLE skill PL/SQL, SQL, PERL scripting, UNIX shell scripting, SpringFrame work, SpringBoot, JAVA, AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Extensive experience with Oracle database SQL, PL/SQL, and Stored Procedures. The candidate should have in-depth experience in EJBs, Struts framework, App/Web Server applications, JSP (JAVA Server Pages), Servlet/Web UI, Web Services, HTML, familiarity with source control systems like CVS and development/build tools like Maven, or Eclipse. Must be comfortable with UNIX and PERL scripting as well as job control systems (ex. Autosys). Must be able to conform to pre-existing coding standards. Must have a structured coding style.

Business Skills:

Fixed Income and Equity business knowledge is a plus! The candidate should have in-depth knowledge of, or a desire to learn about investment securities. Ideally that knowledge would include an understanding of stocks, international equities, corporate bonds, treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial bonds, Interest Rate swaps, total return swaps and other derivatives.

Experience:

The candidate must be comfortable traversing a variety of systems. The ideal candidate will have experience working in Java and Oracle with gradually increasing system complexity. The candidate should be capable of multi-tasking and must adapt well to changing priorities. The candidate should also have a desire to stay current with new technologies like AWS cloud computing.

Work Hours and Location:

Typical work hours are 8:30am to 5:00 pm EST. The selected candidate is expected to rotate with other team members supporting early morning hours (6:00 am) and/or late evening (6:00 pm) as needed. The selected candidate may also be on a rotating on-call schedule supporting the overnight cycle. Putnam has offices in Boston MA and Andover MA. This position can be based in either location, be hybrid or, for the right person, be remote. Location and work hours have flexibility.

Interpersonal Skills:

Team Player

Detailed, organized approach to work

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Good Business presentation.