Principal Front-Office Trading Integration Engineer

About the role

Charles River Development (CRD), part of State Street since 2018, builds enterprise investment management software for institutional investors, wealth management and hedge funds, including the open front-to-back platform State Street Alpha. This Principal Front-Office Trading Integration Engineer position assesses client needs and designs solutions aligned with CRD's current design, acting as a subject-matter expert across analysis, design, scheduling, construction and delivery. Candidates without front-office, buyside or middle-office investment software trading experience should not apply.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of client engagements and lead projects to completion within scope and statement of work.
• Gather, analyze and communicate solutions to clients and internal teams, from presales through implementation, and guide less experienced consultants.
• Mentor the team of consultants assigned to projects and ensure project issues are documented and resolved.
• Partner with sales teams on presentations and proof-of-concept projects, designing prototypes that fit client needs.
• Build relationships with clients and influence key decision-makers, and solve problems strategically across multiple projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field such as Finance, Economics, Engineering or Computer Science.
• 8-10 years of progressively responsible experience in financial or software services, with a financial market information systems background preferred.
• Ability to travel to client sites in the United States and Canada (typically 10-20%); remote work from clients is also required.
• Strong written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently and under pressure.

Required skills

• Programming in Java and C#.
• In-depth knowledge of at least one RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server or Sybase.
• Knowledge of ETL tools such as Kettle and Talend, and Kafka.
• Detailed knowledge of Tomcat, N-tier architecture, and messaging software (MQ Series, Tibco, MSMQ, Sonic MQ, Open JMS).
• Familiarity with Windows, Unix (Solaris and Linux), and Subversion or Perforce.
• Experience with Azure and Snowflake.