Solutions Architect
Description
Job Title: Solutions Architect
Location: New York, New York
Reporting To: SVP, Head of Information Systems
Job Description: The Solutions Architect is a key member of Alger’s 4-person solutions architecture team responsible for designing, developing, implementing and maintaining critical technologies used in Alger’s business processes. This individual will have the unique opportunity to work with business stakeholders across all teams within the firm. They will play an integral role in the continued progression and modernization of Alger’s Enterprise Data Management, Automation and Reporting initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with Business Stakeholders, vendors and other technical teams to design, implement and maintain technical components of business processes.
- Participate as an individual contributor or technical lead on projects relating to a wide variety of business functions.
- Analyze and troubleshoot/remediate issues with both internally developed and vendor packaged solutions.
- Utilize and perform various phases of the software development life cycle, including:
- Requirements gathering and analysis
- Preparation of technical specifications
- Process modeling
- Design & build
- Maintaining proper Enterprise Data Management
- Represent Alger technology team as Subject Matter Expert working with outsourced developers for corporate website hosted on SharePoint.
- Keep up with current technology trends and propose appropriate solution recommendations.
- Keep up with External regulations and Internal Policies that impact Architecture Practices.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of training and experience (Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in a 4.0 scale is required).
- 8+ years’ experience implementing IT solutions in the Asset Management industry.
- Experience with portfolio management, trading and market data concepts (portfolios, holdings, trades, securities, performance, benchmarks, etc.).
- Experience with back and middle office business processes in the asset management industry (e.g. Fund accounting and administration, Custody, Portfolio Accounting, trade administration, etc).
- Expert in Microsoft SQL; specializing in stored procedures, sophisticated query design, database structure design, data warehousing and reporting services.
- Experience with Azure SQL architecture highly desired.
- Experience with Power BI, Power App, SSIS, Entity Framework, Rest APIs, Windows Communication Foundation (ODATA).
- Experience designing and developing modern SharePoint environments
- Experience designing and implementing ETL orchestration and workflow automation systems, preferably ActiveBatch.
- Experience with knowledge of workflows between Order Management, Execution Management, Portfolio Accounting and Mutual Fund Accounting systems.
- Experience with Eagle and Charles River Investment Management System preferred
- Experience with Marketing Automation platforms, preferably Seismic
- Working knowledge of ASP.NET, MVC, web API, JSON, Java Script and AJAX technologies
- Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, and influence skills; ability to operate at senior levels in both written and verbal communications.
- Excellent Analytical and problem-solving skills
Compensation: Base salary anticipated to be $145-165k, plus discretionary bonus and outstanding benefits
Working at Alger:
Alger is an entrepreneurial, privately owned firm that encourages and empowers its employees to be intellectually curious and continually improve. We seek individuals who can think independently yet work collaboratively, are motivated to be best in class, challenge the norm and have fun while doing it. Alger values its employees and rewards them accordingly.
Alger provides ample training (see below) to employees and encourages employees to grow in their roles. This culture of continuous improvement is reflected by the fact that many Alger employees have worked at the firm for 10, 15+ years.
We offer a comprehensive personal wellness program that provides resources to help you take charge of your physical well-being, encourage a healthy lifestyle and better manage health care costs. Alger also provides its employees with numerous ways to save and invest, including a comprehensive 401(k) with a generous employer match, financial planning tools, automatic investing plans and more. Underlying our financial wellness program is a strong educational platform.
We’re focused on helping employees more easily manage their work and personal lives. Our life management programs include paid time off, sick leave, paid medical leave, paid parental leave, health club membership reimbursement program and helpful employee assistance programs.
To learn more about Alger, our philosophy and some of the people that drive our investment success please visit our Profiles in Success page HERE.
Alger is proud to be an E-Verify & Equal Opportunity Employer. It is Alger’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No qualified applicant or employee of Alger shall be discriminated against in employment on the basis of race, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), mental or physical disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by law (“Protected Characteristic”). This Policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including but not limited to, hiring, compensation, benefits, promotion, and termination.
Note: This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as may be required. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not to be construed as a contract for employment.
Website: www.alger.com
Fred Alger & Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.