Senior Technical Consultant Openlink

This is an exciting opportunity to join ION as a Senior Technical Consultant. As a Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for designing, coding, testing and implementing the customer requirements while mentoring other team members. You will work with business analysts, clients and team members to design and implement product customizations and interfaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Present the project’s technical solution to client representatives.
• Support client training services.
• Consult with client’s technology users to determine technical requirements to be addressed by the ION solution.
• Provide guidance to Technical Consultants.
• Follow ION documentation standards and resolution process flow for all deliverables.
• Keep Line Manager and Project Manager(s) informed regarding the status of assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain full chargeability on client account(s) as assigned.
• On-site consultants may be required to travel to the customer site to work on projects as needed.

Development role:

• Provide technology advice, design, analysis, custom code development, and troubleshooting in the discovery workshop, design, configuration, testing, and production support of the Endur/Findur for the client’s business needs.
• Participate in and support the architectural design decisions regarding interfaces between Endur and other systems, as well as the technical approach for custom scripts and reports, and gain the client’s confidence in the recommended approach.
• Support and adhere to implementation best practices in one or more technical development areas of Endur/Findur in all technical design, specifications, custom coding, and testing deliverables.
• Assume hands-on project implementation duties (design, coding, testing) in all phases of an ION implementation, reporting to the Project/Account Manager.
• Gather and document technical requirements, code specifications, test plans/results, and any other deliverables required by the project as determined by the Project/Account Manager or Principal Technical Consultant.
• Support client training services in custom development technologies.

Required Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a directly related IT field.
• 5+ years’ experience in Software Design and Development and/or deployment.
• Minimum 3 years direct experience working with Endur/Findur in designing, coding, configuring, testing, and debugging reports, plugins, and interfaces for ION solution in client environments.
• Experience working with at least one object-oriented language such as C# .NET, Java, C++.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the energy, commodities or financial field or working with an ETRM/CTRM system.
• Experience with MS SQL Server is required.
• Experience in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting installations of enterprise software in client environments.
• Experience in interface design and implementation following standard integration patterns.
• Experienced and skilled user of office productivity tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Project Server.
• Experience writing technical specifications.
• Strong understanding of relational database concepts.
• Strong Object-Oriented Skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Must be self-motivated, independent, resourceful and capable of giving/taking constructive feedback.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• For on-site consultants, ability to work onsite at client locations as needed.
• Ability to deliver with little to no guidance from manager.
• Ability to work as part of a project team structure.

Development role:

• Strong experience with a subset of the following programming technologies: Java, Soap Webservices, JavaScript, jQuery is required.
• Experience working with integrated development environments such as Eclipse.
• Experience with business reporting tools such as SAP Crystal Report or Tableau.
• Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (GIT, TFS, Confluence, Bamboo) and issue tracking systems (Jira) is required.
• SCRUM/Agile/Waterfall development methodology experience preferred.

About us:

We’re a diverse group of visionary innovators who provide trading and workflow automation software, high-value analytics, and strategic consulting to corporations, central banks, financial institutions, and governments. Founded in 1999, we’ve achieved tremendous growth by bringing together some of the best and most successful financial technology companies in the world. Over 2,000 of the world’s leading corporations, including 50% of the Fortune 500 and 30% of the world’s central banks, trust ION solutions to manage their cash, in-house banking, commodity supply chain, trading and risk. Over 800 of the world’s leading banks and broker-dealers use our electronic trading platforms to operate the world’s financial market infrastructure. ION is a rapidly expanding and dynamic group with 13,000 employees and offices in more than 40 cities around the globe. Our ever-expanding global footprint, cutting edge products, and over 40,000 customers worldwide provide an unparalleled career experience for those who share our vision. ION is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business. ION adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor.