Product Specialist (Technical), AVP

State Street; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Primary Systems Analyst for Charles River Development to manage and support Charles River IMS production environments for multiple clients. The role emphasizes remote administration, performance tuning, and ongoing system upgrades.

You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure smooth production operation, manage access control, and participate in disaster recovery planning. 3+ years of experience and a technical degree are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or analytical discipline preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Excellent customer service, technical troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert level remote management, administration and support for Client production Charles River IMS solutions.
• User administration and privileges configuration; parameter changes.
• Ensure system availability and perform application and database performance tuning.
• Monitor daily operational processing and apply patches and version upgrades.
• Assist with disaster recovery planning and business continuity; investigate and resolve issues.

Skills

Financial services

SQL & databases

Troubleshooting

Customer service

Remote management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/analytical field

Tools

MS SQL Server

Oracle

Sybase

Job description

Primary Systems Analyst, Charles River Development

Company Profile:

Charles River provides an end-to-end solution to automate front and middle office investment management functions across asset classes on a single platform. Delivered as a hosted service, the solution improves data quality and investment professional productivity, controls risk and lowers technology costs. Charles River serves more than 350 investment firms in over 40 countries in the institutional asset and fund management, private wealth, alternative investments, insurance, banking, and pension markets. Charles River were acquired by State Street in October 2018.

Background:

A client-facing, business and technical staff position responsible for all aspects of managing production Charles River IMS systems for multiple Clients as part of the Charles River Software as a Service (Saas) offerings which includes Application Management for hosted and non-hosted clients.

Responsibilities:

This role will involve working closely with Clients, providing expert level remote management, administration and support for Client production Charles River IMS solutions, including:

• Client assistance in optimal use of the system
• User administration/privileges
• Parameter configuration changes
• System availability
• Application and database performance tuning
• Daily operational processing monitoring and support
• Charles River IMS and database software patches
• Charles River IMS version upgrades
• Assistance with problem support and resolution
• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery assistance
• Working with Charles River colleagues to smoothly transition new Clients to production operation.
• Working with vendors as partners to deliver a tightly integrated, seamless service to Charles River Clients.
• Participation in the development and on-going refinement, enhancement and continuous process improvement for the services.
• Participation in the investigation, implementation, and operation of 3rd party tools to enhance/improve, automate, and streamline the delivery of the services.
• The role will involve periodic out of hours support and/or weekend work.
• Occasional travel to customer sites may be required for planning and review meetings.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications Required:

• Experience with Financial Services Investment Management, Trading or related systems highly preferable ( e.g. Charles River IMS)
• Proven ability to partner with various internal departments to deliver superior customer service.
• Experience in MS SQL Server, Oracle, and/or Sybase database configuration, operations, and basic administration functions.
• Any experience with the following is preferred: servers, operating systems, networks, scripting, XML, programming languages, job scheduling software, system monitoring software and disaster recovery/business continuity.
• Excellent customer service skills, technical troubleshooting skills, and interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or analytical discipline such as Computer Science, IT, Financial Engineering, Engineering, Science, Economics, Maths’ or Statistics preferred.
• Minimum of 3+ years' relevant industry experience

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

Salary Range:

$70,000 - $118,750 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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