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Thursday 09 Sep 2010
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DB Specialist
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Job Type Contract
Job Status Closed to New Applicants
Date Posted Mar 10, 2010
Location NYC, NY
Start Date ASAP
Duration Contractual
Company Information PKSoft Technologies

NYC, NY
Website: http://www.pksofttech.com
Job Description

The Market Risk Management & Analysis (MRMA) group is responsible for calculating, for all trading desks and all financial products globally, the Firm’s trading risks arising from market factors. These calculations are analyzed and reported to a variety of audiences, including trading desks themselves, as well as senior management of the Firm, and external regulators. MRMA interacts closely with trading desks for the production of these calculations, as position information, market sensitivities, and pricing calculators are shared between the front office and MRMA.
Market Risk Technology (MRT) provides primary Application Development and Technical Support to the MRMA group. MRT is a global team of over 100 developers located in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangalore.
We are looking for a strong Sybase IQ technologist serve in an Application DBA role. This role would include working with developers and development teams on design and performance review of database components of our application, as well as participating in the maintenance, enhancement, and daily operation of the existing capabilities, including typical DBA tasks (server configuration, backup, management). Ideal candidates will possess a combination of strong Sybase IQ technical skills, ideally with some knowledge of Sybase ASE and/or IBM DB2 as well.
Principal Responsibilities
Work with Market Risk Technology developers to assist in design and rollout of new software on the Sybase IQ platform. Responsibilities would span technical design, development, testing, tuning, release and support.
Along with Firmwide DBA team, take responsibility for operation of Market Risk Technology database servers, including Sybase ASE, IBM DB2 and Sybase IQ.
Experience / Skills
Required
• Significant expertise and professional experience in Sybase IQ operations and administration
• Track record of technical excellence with an emphasis on quality and focus on testing and continuous improvements
• Strong communication skills
• Strong initiative and sense of ownership
• Working knowledge and proficiency in software engineering principles applicable to large systems
• Willingness to learn and work with a proprietary development platform and language (SecDB and Slang)
Preferred
• Knowledge of Sybase ASE and/or IBM DB2
• Knowledge of some area of trading, and basic familiarity with one or more categories of financial instruments

Highest finished education College, University
How to Apply If interested kindly send across the details mentioned below ASAP:

Updated Resume:
Skills you’ve worked on along with years of experience:
Availability:
Visa Status:
Current Location:
Rate/hr:
Ready to relocate (Yes/No):
Complete details of 2 of your End client references – (Company’s name, Name of the person, title, contact number, email ID):
Email Resume To resume@pksofttech.com
Contact Info Kuldeep Ghildiyal
Contact Phone: 206-792-3886
Contact Email: resume@pksofttech.com

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