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Position Overview:
CalPERS Investment Office seeks a Senior Technical Specialist to provide full-lifecycle application development, technical support, and maintenance of critical investment management systems, including the Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS) and Investment Data Processing (IDaP). The consultant will play a key role in supporting business-critical trading, integration, and data tools, ensuring alignment with technical best practices and CalPERS operational needs.
Key Responsibilities:
Deliverable 1: Analysis and Design
Analyze business requirements and recommend technical solutions.
Estimate level of effort for enhancements and defect resolution.
Provide technical guidance for existing applications and interfaces.
Deliverable 2: Development and Testing
Develop/support data integrations and file transfers between CalPERS and external vendors.
Collaborate on Azure Cloud development efforts and CRIMS upgrades.
Create and maintain documentation for system enhancements and changes.
Follow Change Management processes for production deployments.
Deliverable 3: Application Support
Provide daily support and monitoring for CRIMS and IDaP platforms.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues for business units including Equities, Fixed Income, and Operations.
Log and track production issues and provide regular updates to project stakeholders.
Deliverable 4: Knowledge Transfer
Ensure comprehensive documentation of work.
Participate in scheduled knowledge transfer sessions with CalPERS staff.
Minimum Qualifications (All Required):
10 years supporting critical investment management systems, SDLC, and documentation.
10 years of experience with C#, object-oriented development, and PGP encryption/decryption.
10 years developing/supporting software using .NET and SQL Server.
5 years of experience with advanced Excel Macros, Add-ins, and MS Access.
5 years of experience in technical project management.
5 years of SQL performance tuning experience.
5 years developing SSRS and/or Crystal Reports.
5 years developing interfaces with investment platforms (e.g., Blackrock Aladdin, Charles River, State Street).
3 years of experience with Azure-hosted application environments.
3 years of experience using HTTPS and SFTP/FTP tools.
Salary : $60