Jr Software Architect (FIX / trading software) in New York, NY

A well known leader of technology solutions in the financial, legal, scientific and media markets seeks a Jr. Level Software Architect for their equities group in NYC. The successful candidate will join a small team of Architects whose work is focused on Equities Transactions. Manager will consider hands on technical candidates who are ready to step into an Architect role. Scope: The Transactions Platform Group develops, deploys and supports transactional trading software for the exchange traded instruments business unit. The trading software includes various products for Exchanges, Targeted Messaging and legacy FIX infrastructures. Day to day responsibilities: Liaise with product management, technical operations, customer support, development, security & service owner to establish requirements and produce cost effective, scalable architectures to meet business requirements. Fully understand the interactions between all components that make up Equity Transaction Products Fully understand the interaction between the product components and the operational monitoring and maintenance capabilities. Be familiar with network technologies in order to work with network engineers to develop implementations. Produce and maintain transactions architecture documentation. Work with other transactions architects to develop overall transactions architecture. Work with other transactions architects to produce architectural documentation for specific projects/products. Produce technical briefings, presentations, FAQs, etc suitable for internal and external clients. Assist product management in developing migration strategies for clients. Work with development teams to ensure cost effective delivery of projects and to review technical deliverables. PLEASE EMAIL RESUME IN MS WORD WITH SHORT SYNOPSIS OF MATCHING SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE. Interested candidates please contact Michael Longheira at 212-661-8235 x226 or Adecco / Ajilon is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Ajilon Consulting is a global provider of IT solutions with 40 years of experience and offices throughout North America, Europe, and Australia. We support clients' immediate and long-term business needs by delivering a wide array of consultative IT services and by providing contingent consultants on an individual or group staffing basis. Our contingent consultants possess IT skills that supplement internal client resources during workload peaks, fill critical areas of expertise, and staff mission critical projects. With our parent company Adecco, we have a wide presence in North America and globally with more than 6,600 offices in 70 countries worldwide. Together we employ more than 700,000 associates on-assignment supporting over 150,000 clients. Experience: Must have the following background to be considered: College Degree (Technical or Science) or equivalent work experience FIX message protocol (not expert / network understanding related to equities trading) Broad base of technical experience and expertise Strong communication skills (written and verbal) Strong analytical skills Business awareness (needs to ensure architecture provides an appropriate balance between cost and capability) Capable of providing thought leadership and abstract thinking To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here