Senior Charles River Systems Architect & Integrations Lead

State of Wisconsin Investment Board; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Wisconsin Investment Board seeks a Senior Business Systems Engineer to serve as a technical and functional expert for CRIMS/CRD across front- and middle-office systems. You will drive complex solution delivery, lead cross-functional initiatives, and shape long-term architecture and effectiveness of CRD and its ecosystem.

The role collaborates with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, and Technology to ensure CRD remains reliable, strategically aligned, and continuously

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 6–15+ years of relevant investment management experience, preferably supporting or leading OMS/EMS initiatives.
• Proven ability to operate with minimal direction and deliver high-impact technical/functional solutions.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Charles River or similar OMS platforms, including trading workflows, compliance, allocations, and integrations.
• Experience configuring or implementing EMS platforms such as ITG, Flextrade, or Tradeweb.
• Strong leadership capability with experience directing others.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills to assess strategic issues and design high-quality solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across divisions and teams.
• Progress toward professional certifications or advanced degrees is valued.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical/functional expert for the Charles River platform, with deep expertise in workflows, data flows, configurations, integrations, and architectural strategy.
• Lead and execute complex enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and architectural improvements across the CRD ecosystem.
• Independently drive and implement changes across front- and middle-office systems, shaping objectives and roadmaps.
• Develop and manage multi-phase programs and high-impact initiatives with minimal oversight.
• Lead cross-functional project teams and ensure high-quality, timely delivery.
• Architect integrations with market data providers and downstream platforms like Bloomberg, FactSet, SimCorp, Eagle, and custodians.
• Shape evolution of front- and middle-office architecture centered on Charles River including scalability and data integrity.
• Analyze strategic issues such as performance challenges and workflow gaps; drive root-cause analyses.
• Champion automation opportunities and process improvements across CRD and adjacent systems.
• Establish best-practice standards for configuration management, testing, docs, and production support.
• Lead sophisticated software testing and validation for system changes and risk-managed releases.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation of workflows, configurations, and integration points.

Skills

Charles River OMS

EMS platforms ITG/Flextrade/Tradeweb

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Independence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

State of Wisconsin Investment Board seeks a Senior Business Systems Engineer to serve as a technical and functional expert for CRIMS/CRD across front- and middle-office systems. You will drive complex solution delivery, lead cross-functional initiatives, and shape long-term architecture and effectiveness of CRD and its ecosystem.

The role collaborates with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, and Technology to ensure CRD remains reliable, strategically aligned, and continuously