Patrick Javier

Head of Corporate Applications and Systems: Hybrid Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm in New York City, is looking for the Head of Corporate Applications and Systems. In this role, you will oversee existing and future corporate applications which enable firm’s business functions, establish and execute the corporate applications strategy, work collaboratively with internal stakeholders, peer technology groups, and third-party vendors to enable firm’s departments, which includes physical locations in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The firm is a cloud only technology company so the person in this position must be familiar with enterprise-class cloud software solutions (e.g. Salesforce, NetSuite, Coupa, Ceridian Dayforce, Expensify, Palo Alto, Prisma, AWS, Azure, Okta). This role will set the strategy for corporate applications data and systems integration, manage deployed platforms, and work with stakeholders when selecting and onboarding new capabilities for the company.  You will work with senior staff to understand and address gaps and weaknesses and deploy new capabilities across the firm. For this role, 3 days onsite work in midtown Manhattan, NY or Greenwich, CT office is required, the base salary is in the $200 - 260K range, DOE, plus bonus and equity. Responsibilities

• Strategic Technology Leadership: Develop and execute the corporate applications and systems strategy aligned with the company's business objectives, ensuring that technology initiatives support the company's growth and competitiveness in the FinTech sector.
• Corporate Systems Oversight: Manage the design, implementation, and maintenance of mission-critical enterprise systems, including HR, Legal, Regulatory and Compliance, Finance, CRM, and Risk Management tools and platforms.
• Technology Infrastructure Management: Work closely with the Head of Corporate Infrastructure and Technology to ensure applications and systems operate seamlessly on the company's IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, databases, and cloud services are scalability, reliability, and secure to handle sensitive financial data.
• Regulatory and Compliance, and Risk Management: Ensure that applications and systems comply with stringent financial regulations (e.g., SEC, FINRA, GDPR, etc.), oversee compliance audits, and implement robust risk management and cybersecurity measures to protect against threats.
• Vendor and Partner Management: Manage relationships with technology vendors, fintech partners, and third-party service providers. Select and collaborate with vendors that align with the company's needs and regulatory requirements.
• Data Governance and Analytics: Coordinate with other teams to oversee data governance frameworks, ensuring data accuracy, privacy, and security. Utilize advanced data analytics tools to derive insights for informed decision-making and to enhance operational efficiencies.
• Innovation and Technology Adoption: Identify emerging technologies relevant to firm’s services, evaluate their potential applications, and implement innovative solutions to improve products, services, or operational processes.
• Budget and Resource Allocation: Develop and manage applicable components of firm’s Technology budget, allocating resources effectively to meet the company's technological needs while optimizing costs.
• Team Leadership and Development: Lead a team of IT and project management professionals, providing strategic guidance, setting objectives, and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration within the Technology department that supports 1200 globally distributed employees.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of supervisory and technical experience, managing enterprise level SaaS solutions and end-user computing environments
• 5+ years managing a fully cloud-based, corporate applications and computing environment
• Able to drive results, lead multi-disciplinary teams, influence others, and foster collaboration
• Able to travel to throughout the U.S. and to international offices as needed
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both senior business users and cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions
• Results-oriented and business-savvy professional with a strong end-user technology background
• Strong process orientation, project management experience, problem solving ability, and strategic mindset
• Analytical, detail- and service-oriented
• General familiarity with information security best practices
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Experience managing Salesforce, NetSuite, Ceridian, Fusion, Palo Alto, Prisma, AWS, Azure, Okta, Coupa is a plus
• Experience leading and managing a dynamic team

Full-stack Software Engineer (Ruby and React): Hybrid Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm in New York City, is looking for a Full Stack Software Developer.  In this role, you will be working end-to-end on new features, enhancements, and defect resolution on one or more of the firm’s software platforms. This role will work closely with the product management team throughout the software development process, detailing requirements, reviewing work in progress, and addressing issues found in manual test efforts.  For this role, 3 days onsite work in the midtown Manhattan, NY or Greenwich, CT office is required, the base salary is in the $130-160K range, DOE. Responsibilities 

• Help manage web application development in React as front end and Ruby on Rails as a backend. 
• Unit and integration test development using RSpec. 
• Active participation in daily stand-up meetings. 
• Active participation in Peer Code Reviews as part of our standard SDLC and Change. 

  Qualifications 

• 5+ years software engineering experience?building?enterprise SaaS cloud-based solutions 
• 3+ years of Ruby on Rails development experience 
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with modern JS frameworks such as React 
• 2+ years of front end and back-end test automation development using RSpec, Cucumber or similar 
• Technical leadership/management experience is a plus 
• Demonstrated understanding of relational database concepts and modeling practices. 
• Familiar with cloud-based technologies – K8S, AWS etc. 
• Able to work in an Agile/Kanban methodology 
• Able to work independently or as part of a group effort, as required 
• Solid problem-solving ability 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Collaborative approach to software development 

Our direct client, a leading global firm, is expanding its cloud-based infrastructure operations team. Offering a competitive salary, bonus, and strong career growth potential, they seek an experienced engineer proficient in Windows Server Engineering and Azure Engineering to maintain and evolve core business applications worldwide, with a focus on triaging incidents and managing end-to-end solutions. This role entails a 70% focus on server operations and 30% on projects, with responsibilities including anticipating, analyzing, and solving operational incidents while effectively communicating with stakeholders. As a Senior member of the global server operations team, you will provide support across multiple regions in Microsoft Azure, serving as an escalation point and mentoring other engineers, while collaborating closely with various teams within the organization. Approachability and leadership are key traits for success in this role. As part of providing support to a global environment, you will be part of an On-Call rotation that leverages several engineers in their respective US and European time zones. This is a hybrid office-based position located out of our Stamford, CT (preferable) or Charlotte, NC location. 

• Remote working days are Monday and Fridays. 
• In-office days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

Competencies and Requirements:

• 5+ years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud offerings in a system engineering and operations capacity.  Ability to design and implement Azure native solutions to reduce the need for 3rd party toolsets.
• 7+ years of Production Server Engineering and Operational support in a global environment that is predominately Windows with exposure to various versions of Linux.  
• Strong ability to create and maintain scripts, utilizing toolsets/languages such as PowerShell, YAML, KQL, bash, JSON, Ansible, to automate manual processes.
• Experience deploying cloud resources utilizing Infrastructure as Code technology (Terraform). 

• Experience working in an Azure DevOps/DevSecOps environment and knowledge supporting and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) to both a technical/non-technical audience. 

Nice to have qualifications:

• Experience managing an Active Directory environment (DHCP, DNS, GPO, DFS)
• Experience designing and implementing Azure Monitor to provide the appropriate level of proactive alerting to ensure environmental uptime.          
• Experience with Container support and orchestration within a public cloud (Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• Ability to liase with the architecture team to present new ideas, design a solution and see it through to implementation.
• Prior experience defining and/or operating disaster recovery plans.
• Ability to Mentor other system engineers on core support and triage approach improving overall team development and the quality of delivered IT services.
• Previous experience working with Security and Compliance teams to provide evidence demonstrating compliance with operational controls.
• Ability to identify areas of inefficiency, propose and implement standards and automations to reduce complexity, improving the overall framework.
• Understand and control the operational costs associated with operating in a Microsoft Azure environment.
• Ability to demonstrate strong time management and prioritization skills within a dynamic environment. 
• Demonstrate strong Attention to Detail and a customer-centric mindset to understand requirements and follow established controls within the environment.   
• Ability to create and maintain configuration, operational and control documents.
• Possess a Growth Mindset, keen to learning and exploring.

Immediate interview and hire - send resume today for immediate consideration!    

Back-end Scala Developer – Hybrid: Our direct client, a fast-growing FinTech firm, is looking for mid to senior level back-end developers with strong Scala experience. will play an integral role in designing and implementing systems that power the company’s platform. We are looking for engineers who can build APIs and applications that are highly performant and intuitive. More than checking the boxes on specific technologies, we are looking for driven team members with technical depth and a desire to deliver end products for our clients. Current platform sits on top of a micro-services architecture with services built in Scala, Node.js and Python. If you are not already familiar with the technologies used at firm, you will have the opportunity to pick up these new tools and technologies while on the job—with support from management and mentors. This position is based in midtown Manhattan, 3 days per week onsite is expected.  Client offers a very attractive compensation and benefits package, salary ($150-200K, DOE), bonus and stock options.   Responsibilities

• Building cloud native services using Scala using open-source frameworks Akka, ZIO etc.
• Unit and integration test development using Scala Test
• Active participation in stand-up meetings
• Active participation in Peer Code Reviews as part of our standard SDLC and Change Management Process

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering
• 5-10+ years of web-based application development
• Experience in Scala, Kotlin, Node.js or Java a plus
• Demonstrated understanding of relational or NoSQL database concepts and modeling practices
• Passion for actively learning new technologies
• Ability to work independently or as part of a group effort, as required
• Solid problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Collaborative approach to software development
• Leadership/people management experience