Information Technology - Developer / Database Developer - Expert

We are seeking an experienced visual studio 2017 developer with previous exposure to working in a financial services industry. The right individual will need to leverage their existing skills to quickly familiarize themselves with our existing environment and technology to deliver on time sensitive projects for a leading investment manager.
Must Have skills:
Minimum 7+ years of experience as an visual studio developer ( VS C++ 2006/ VS C++ 2017)
Exposure to Unix, classic ASP, SQL server a must.
Exposure to Java and Visual Basic is an added advantage.
Prior experience working in the Capital Markets domain with Asset Management, Investment Banking organization is preferred
Strong coding, design & debugging skills preferred
Writing use-cases, test-cases, BUAT, meeting with Client Sr. Managers, presenting business solutions, setting up/fine tuning business processes, project-tracking /status, etc is an added advantage.
Complete understanding of the Trade Life Cycle
Experience with all phases of the SDLC
Advanced knowledge of SQL: Sybase
Should have worked and delivered projects in a fast-phased approach
Demonstrated ability to work well with different business users and stakeholders group
Experience with multiple testing approaches: Functional, Regression, Integration and User Testing
Ability to manage/track multiple projects and working with multiple Dev. Teams.
Ability to coordinate with onshore/offshore developers
Nice to have skills:
Experience with Jira and tracking PLM
Experience in Prod support
Data mapping skills
Gap/Comparative analysis
Report analysis
What are the top 3 must-haves you will be looking for in the resumes/interviews for this role? What type of software skills is an absolute must have?
o 7+ years experience as an ANSI C developer coding for Windows Intel and Solaris SPARC.
o Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (Sybase a plus).
o Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What are the top 3 "nice to have" that would separate a successful candidate from their competition?
o Experience in the financial industry with knowledge of trade flow and corporate actions
o MQ experience a plus
o Unix and Unix shell scripting
Is this role supporting a specific project or initiative, which project or initiative is this role supporting?
o This position is to support the Investment Book of Records development team.
o The candidate will develop and support existing, and possibly new objects, written in C and used by our in-house Cobol applications. Responsibilities will include hands-on development, analysis, working with architecture team to design high-end solutions, creation and execution of test plans according to Client's published Development Process Framework. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to provide production support as necessary.
What will the interview process look like (phone screen, face to face, meet with team, how many rounds, etc)? Is there a test in the interview the candidate should be prepared for?
o Zoom call (Audio & Video)
o 2 to 3 rounds
o SQL/Coding skill test (may apply)
What are the working hours, time zone? What are the schedule requirements (hybrid, remote)?
o Preferably working hours 9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Pacific Standard Time
o At least 4 days a week in the office
What is the duration of this contract and is there a chance it will be extended?
o 12 to 18 months
What training will be provided for this contractor and what are first day expectations?
o On first day, developer can expect an orientation session, introduction to company policies, and task-specific training. Additional guidance will be provided by team members as part of our onboarding process.
What is the day to day of the person going to look like? Please be specific.
o Will get involved in full software development cycle, including analysis, design, writing technical specs, software development, testing large-scale software applications, assisting SQA teams with UAT testing and production support.
Please provide specific days/times that you are available for interview scheduling purposes.
o Monday thru Friday : After 1:00 pm PST