DAK Resources/Goldman and Sachs, NY and NJ

DAK Resources is looking for a few outstanding candidates to join our team in support of Goldman and Sachs in NY and NJ.

All positions are paying $40.00 to $45.00 per hours and is full time.  --------

Especially seeking Wounded Warriors

Point of Contact: David Moorefield
President
DAK Resources, Inc
Service-Disable Veteran Owned Small Business
Small Disadvantage Business
Minority Business Enterprise for State of Florida
MB Security License for State of Florida
Jacksonville Small Emgering Business
(o) 904 7901213
www.dakresources.com 

Title: Web Developer

Skills/Knowledge: Web application, Core Java, JSP, Databases (SQL/Stored Procedure)

Openings:1

Duration: 6+ months

Location: Jersey City, NJ    

Experience/ Technical Skills Requirements:

• Experience building web applications from scratch
• Strong JSP, Core Java
• Strong UI
• Good with databases (SQL/stored procedures)
• Familiar with open source frameworks
• Competent in HTML, PHP
• Competent in Perl 

Preferred: 

• Generating excel reports from java app
• Training in project management 

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Title:      Core Java with C#.Net experience 

Skills/Knowledge: Java, C#

Openings:     1     

Location: New York Start:ASAP

Duration:      1+ year   

Experience/Skills Requirements:

• Experience in Java application development (both on client and server) with C#/.Net is required.
• Should be proficient in analyzing/understanding database querying and data modeling
• Experience working in any Derivatives products a plus. Desire to learn about Equity Derivatives is required
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Should be able to manage projects and work independently
• Dedication and concern for delivering quality solutions for users
• Experience in Slang/SecDb a plus (for internal mobility). Ability to learn and be proficient in Slang/SecDb is required.

Position Description/Responsibilities:

Principal Responsibilities:

· Analyze, develop and deliver technology solutions to satisfy Equity Derivatives Sales’ requirements. Majority of the development will be in the  proprietary risk management and trading platform technology, SecDb, a proprietary OO database and scripting language used throughout Derivatives Trading as our critical risk management framework.

· Analyze, develop and deliver the Sales Strategy Desktop for Equity Derivatives Sales, e.g. integrate pricing flows from trading desks to our sales platforms, enhance front-end to enable sales to easily identify market opportunities, integrate with internal and external market data sources to our sales platform.

· Build relationships with other technology teams to leverage existing systems and processes where possible

· Build relationships with Sales, analysts and middle office to understand their business needs

· Perform design and code reviews for team members

Title:Core Java Developer C# or C++

Openings:    1

Start:      ASAP

Duration:      1+ yrs  

Location:       Jersey City

MANDATORY

· 3 – 8 Years experience.

· Strong knowledge of Object Oriented Design principles.

· Minimum three years object oriented experience using Java, C# or C++.

· Scripting in the UNIX environment

· At least one year of experience with relational database management systems

· Good understanding of the agile development principles and software development cycle.

· Experience with production support.

PREFERRED

· Involvement in real-world Enterprise Application Integration projects

· Messaging technologies, such as Tibco EMS, Tibco RV, MQ or JMS API

· UDB/DB2

· Writing GUI applications using Java Swing or C#.

· Familiarity with Java open source web frameworks, such as Struts or Spring

· Hibernate, Ant, CruiseControl

· Exposure to testing tools, such as JUnit, Fitnesse or QTP.

QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate should have a strong educational background including technology and/or mathematical courses.

Title:Java and/or C# Developer

Openings:    1

Duration:     1+ yrs   

Location:      NYC

· Solid hands on programming experience in C# and/or Java

· Strong analytical skills

· Strong communications skills

· Knowledge of Fixed Income Cash and Derivatives trading a plus.

· Should be able to manage projects and work independently

Position Description/Responsibilities:

• Analyze and develop strategic trade blotter for all securities sales divisions.
• Project planning and execution of tasks related to build and delivery of blotter strategic to targeted sales desks.
• Build relationships with sales people and operations to understand their business needs
• Build relationships with other technology teams to leverage existing systems and processes where possible; including analysis of existing trade blotters for sales and plan migration onto new solutions.
• Perform design and code reviews for team members.

Title:J2EE/Core Java Developer

Openings:    1

Start:      ASAP

Duration:     1+ yrs   

Location:      Jersey City

·  Stateless Session Beans

· Messaging / JMS / Message Driven Beans

· Transaction Management / JTA

· Multithreading

· Application Containers – Weblogic, Websphere

Position Description/Responsibilities:

The Securities Lending Technology unit of Equities is looking for a developer to work on a proprietary trading system that facilitates securities lending to cover client and firm short positions.  The successful candidate will be involved in the full lifecycle of system development as well as interacting directly with the business unit for requirements gathering and final product delivery.  The candidate will be responsible for delivering system solutions as well as work on enhancing and supporting existing infrastructure and code libraries.  The successful candidate should be proficient with following technologies/concepts:

• Core Java:  The candidate should have solid understanding of core Java concepts and Design Patterns.
• Distributed Systems using EJB and JMS:  The candidate should understand the complete lifecycle of local and distributed transactions and resource enlistment strategies.
• Volume & Scalability:  The candidate should have a relevant experience working on real-time trade processing system while solving volume related technical challenges.
• Clustered Deployment:  The candidate should understand pros and cons of clustered installation of J2EE containers as well as working knowledge of clustered environments.
• Testing Framework:  The candidate should have a good understanding of principles behind test driven development and have hands on experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit.
• Database Skills:  The candidate should be proficient with SQL, able to write and analyze complex queries with multi-table joins and aggregate functions.  The candidate should have experience with query optimization and be familiar with generating and analyzing query plans.  Prior experience with UDB or Sybase is a plus.
• Good understanding and prior experience using Spring Framework is a plus.
• OR Mapping tools:  Prior experience using OR tools such as Hibernate is a plus.

Title:      Java or C++ Developer      

Skills/Knowledge:       Java or C++, Market Risk Analysis, Risk Modeling, Corporate Risk and Derivatives Analysis

Location:       NYC

• Significant expertise and professional experience in at least one of Java or C++
• 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
• Strong desire to learn about portfolio risk techniques
• 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 portfolio risk techniques (value at risk, stress testing, scenario analysis, risk attribution, etc.)

· Knowledge of some area of trading, and basic familiarity with one or more categories of financial instruments

Title:Database Developer

Skills/Knowledge:    SQL, Scripting, ETL Tools, Stored Procedures, CVS, UDB/Oracle

Openings:    1

Start:      ASAP

Location:      Jersey City, NJ   

Experience/ Technical Skills Requirements:

• Relational database Oracle / UDB, SQL, Stored Procedures.
• Working knowledge of Unix/Linux and scripting.
• Autosys or other scheduling applications.
• Familiarity with ETL tools i.e. Informatica.
• Self-starter, self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision & work independently
• Have a willingness to be involved in first-line user support
• Demonstrate the ability to partner and work with clients to deliver benefit to the business
• Work and contribute in a team oriented environment

Preferred:

• Familiarity with multidimensional reporting and analytical tools i.e. Essbase
• Perl, KSH, or other scripting languages
• Software development lifecycle proficiency and code management skills
• Experience with at least one code repository such as CVS
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills. 
• Must have database development skills and good understanding of data modeling (Oracle and UDB preferred). 
• Ability to quickly learn new technology. 
• Basic understanding and some experience in financial applications. 
• Good communication skills. 
• Candidate must be driven and self-motivated.  Should be familiar with software development processes and best practices, but be flexible to adapt to the team's established best practices and environment. 
• Experience in scripting, automation and scheduling. 
• Preference for degree in computer science, electrical/computer engineering, finance, etc.
  
  
  

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