Applications Analyst

Boston Partners

$135K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent required.
  • 5+ years of software development experience, ideally in financial services.
  • Proficiency in SQL, particularly with Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Experience in C# and/or Java for back-end development.
  • Familiarity with version control systems like Git or TFVC.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

  • Implement new business applications and enhance existing ones.
  • Collaborate with Investment teams and Trading to improve performance and automate workflows.
  • Develop and maintain solutions to reduce errors and increase efficiency.
  • Provide support for existing systems.

Benefits

  • Working under the Chief Technology Officer, offering direct exposure to leadership.
  • Opportunity to work on solutions that directly impact investment performance.
  • Collaborative environment with various teams including Trading and Investment.
  • Chance to enhance technical skills with new tools and technologies in a dynamic sector.
Full Job Description
Position:
Applications Analyst

Department:
554500 Information Tech (CTO)

Location:
Boston

Job Description:

Position: Applications Analyst

Department: Information Technology

Report to: Chief Technology Officer

Location: Boston, MA

Responsibilities:
  • Implementation of new and improvement of existing business applications.
  • Work with various Investment teams, Trading and other business units to design, develop and maintain solutions that will enhance performance, automate workflows and reduce errors.
  • Support existing systems.


Qualifications and Technical Skills:
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • Five plus years of software development experience with strong analysis, design, and modeling skills. Financial services industry preferred.
  • Proficiency in SQL programming along with database modeling and design, primarily using Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Proficiency in using C# and/or Java for back-end development.
  • Experience with version control systems (Git, TFVC).
  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience with one or more of the following will be considered a plus:
    • Charles River Investment Management System
    • Markit EDM Platform
    • Data Warehouse Platforms
    • Front-end web frameworks like Angular/React
    • Large Language Models like GPT


Special Requirements
  • Job may require working beyond regular business hours on an as needed basis.


Compensation:

The pay range for this position is $135,000-$180,000.

It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable, licensure or certification obtained. Market and Firm factors are also considered. In addition to the base salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

The above declarations are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job.

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