Backend Developer - FPITTBCONBACKEND65

Long Term Contract Opportunity for

“Backend Developer”

Location     :        New York City, NY

Visa            :        US Citizen, GC, GC EAD, TN Permit or H1B

Position     :        Contract

Duration    :        Long Term

Contact      :        732 964 1851 or franklin@ittblazers.com

Position Description     

• Analyze, develop, write, document, test, debug and implement programs, stored procedures and reports as outlined in specifications
• Actively participate on assigned functional teams to ensure completion and compliance with specifications and required due dates
• Actively participate and/or lead trouble shooting procedures to assist in correction of system problems
• Actively participate and/or lead team code reviews
• Develop technical specifications based on business line provided specifications including acceptance criteria to be used by the quality assurance team for verification of their test plans
• Adhere to standards, design, documentation, and testing while maintaining appropriate quality levels
• Communicate effectively with team members to assure client satisfaction
• Assist fellow programmers in all other team functions assigned by management
• Participate in the on-call responsibilities as necessary
• Provide awareness to Development Manager and other IT teams of potential design or implementation issues

Required Skills, Education & Experience:

• Excellent documentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Must be a self starter and independent problem solver with the ability to work effectively with minor supervision
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail required
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with daily work processing deadlines
• Associates degree or 3-4 years work experience in a similar function required
• Secondary degree in Computer Science/ MIS/ CIS preferred
• Minimum 3 years development experience preferred, including project life cycle.
• Minimum 3 years working within a Unix environment.
• Minimum 3 years development experience with T-SQL
• 3-4 years of development experience in the following languages: Perl, C#, Java, C++
• Experience working on SQL Server 2008, Sybase version 15.
• Experience with feed load development and batch processing or ETL
• Experience working in a Microsoft environment including Windows, Office, Microsoft Developer Certifications a plus.
• Financial Industry knowledge, specifically Compliance and Capital Markets Surveillance a plus