Trading Systems Engineer: Java/C#, Kafka & ETL

Charles River Development; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Trading Engineer to join the CRD implementation team. This senior role will involve Java and C# development, ETL tooling, XML messaging, and leading multiple technical initiatives across client projects.

You will collaborate with business analysts, project managers and client staff, contribute to technical documentation, and travel up to 50-80% to client sites across the United States and Canada as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a business or technical field (Finance, Economics, Engineering or CS)
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in Financial/Software Services

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple technical initiatives, potentially on multiple projects simultaneously
• Develop with a result-driven approach while maintaining implementation schedules
• Participate in functional and technical requirements gathering and review
• Create, test, and correct inbound and outbound interfaces
• Collaborate with team members including business analysts, project managers, and customer staff
• Serve as a technical expert in implementation projects
• Contribute to the technical documentation

Skills

Java

C# programming

Windows

Unix (Linux)

ETL tools (Kettle)

Perforce

XML

XSLT

ERDs

Tomcat

N-tier architecture

SOAP/XML

MQ Series/MSMQ/Sonic MQ/Open JMS

Oracle / MS SQL Server

Perl

Crystal Reports / SSRS

Finance domain knowledge

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Financial services experience

Consulting background

OMS / Buyside trading experience

ETL system integration

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science

5+ years in Financial / Software Services

Tools

Kettle

Perforce

Job description

State Street is seeking a Trading Engineer to join the CRD implementation team. This senior role will involve Java and C# development, ETL tooling, XML messaging, and leading multiple technical initiatives across client projects.

You will collaborate with business analysts, project managers and client staff, contribute to technical documentation, and travel up to 50-80% to client sites across the United States and Canada as needed.