What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer / Systems Architect position at New York Technology Partners?
Senior Software Engineer / Systems Architect
Greenwich, CT
This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office/2 days remote).
We seek people who have been playing the role of hands-on systems architect. These individuals have a passion for data, software, and technology. This position is for a visionary who can help us develop business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
What will be your responsibilities within IBKR:
Using best practices and emerging technologies, transform the architecture of existing systems at IBKR to improve their scalability, extensibility, and reliability.
Improve data architecture framework, standards, and principles, including modeling, metadata, security, and reference data.
Lead activities ranging from strategic planning to functional reviews, implementation, and design of an architectural vision for delivery and educate the team on this vision.
Define data flows, i.e., which parts of the organization generate data, which require data to function, how data flows are managed, and how data changes in transition.
Create, maintain, and communicate architectural vision, technical strategies, designs, and roadmaps.
Collaborate with various teams to compile ideas, draft business cases, identify key results, and prioritize initiatives.
Perform necessary research to ensure initiatives are technically viable.
Guide, direct, and coach engineering teams/resources to support initiatives.
Document best practices, enterprise development patterns, and technology implementation strategies and drive education and adoption through the organization.
Which skills are required:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
15 years of total IT experience.
8 years of experience as a Data Modeler/Architect.
3 years of Java software development experience using J2EE and Spring framework.
10 years of Oracle PL/SQL development experience.
Knowledge of architectural design frameworks, integration frameworks, and patterns.
Extensive experience in Oracle handling large, complicated data sets.
Familiar with Oracle features such as partitioning and clustering.
Familiar with performance optimizations and using Oracle traces and AWR reports to diagnose performance issues.
Experience with data modeling techniques such as UML.
Able to understand business problems conceptually and design scalable and flexible data models and workflows.
To be successful in this position, you will have the following:
Self-motivated and able to handle tasks with minimal supervision.
Superb analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent collaboration and communication (Verbal and written) skills.
Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
