$80k-$110KExisting System Research and Documentation:Research and document all trading activity on a portfolio by portfolio basis, to provide an accurate record of how each trade is executed and stored electronically. This would include information on the systems used to execute trades, the systems that capture and store each trade, and the mechanisms through which trades are removed from the systems.Document all trade and position data, including:Traders in a given portfolio.Risk analysts.Accounting personnel.Back Office personnel.P&L system for Real Time pricing.Current trade reconciliation.Document backup procedures used in conjunction with trade and position management.Identify alternate mechanisms for obtaining information. For example, if a trade is currently entered by hand, could it be entered by capturing an electronic exchange drop copy? If a trade is currently captured by listening to fills from the exchange, could it be captured and verified by listening to data from the clearing house.Identify a fallback mechanism through which all positions could be electronically re-created.Design a system through which transactions will be collected from the Exchange and applied to systems.Design a system through which trade information will be collected from clearing firms and applied to systems in house.Research the availability of all settlements, and design the systems and processes through which those prices are obtained and applied to the system.Research questions as generated by other members of the Back Office and position management team.Work with technical staff and the DBA to scope the storage requirements of the Back Office system.Develop test scripts/scenarios/use cases that identify the logic and functionality that needs to be incorporated into automated unit tests.Work with Operations programming to get position management jobs fully automated. Verify that job monitoring is in place and working as expected.Research and coordinate 3rd party products that will run parallel or in place of in-house systems currently deployed.Map the functions offered by 3rd party systems (Radar, GMI, etc) to current and future Back Office needs, as well as to the functions currently available in in-house systems.Assist other technical staff in the technical analysis and/or implementation of the system.Serve as a knowledgeable resource to facilitate the work of the technical lead.Accurately define and track the development process and dependencies using the systems widely in use for in-house development (JIRA, FogBugz, etc)Research the correct configuration and maintenance of system parameters (rates, product and trader tables, etc). Assist middle or Back Office personnel in the configuration and maintenance of the system.Create an inventory of test cases through which to validate the performance of the system over time.Monitor production jobs (real-time trade feeds, settlement downloads and the application of settlement data) until they have been fully transitioned to the operations team.Qualifications:Financial industry experience a mustDocumentationUse CasesTrading SystemsProject Management (JIRA, FOGBUGZ a plus)Proprietary Trading Systems exposureStrong communication skills To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here