Software Analyst/Engineer - Onsite-Officer

Who we are looking for

This position is in Global Application Development based in Eastern Massachusetts. We are looking for a Software Development Analyst/Engineer who has experience as a software developer and is looking to further their career in software engineering working as part of Agile teams that are building the future state of State Street’s core trade settlement and custody platform.  The candidate will work to refine story backlog as part of a team and work to translate stories into the required code changes and own the changes throughout the development life cycle. The programming assignments will be in PL/1, CICS, and/or DB2 Stored Procedures. In addition, this candidate will also support other more senior developers/mentors on the team to help them complete their assignments.

ONSITE: Due to the role requirements this job needs to be performed primarily in the office with some flex work opportunities available.

Note: No visa sponsorship is available for this position

As a Software Analyst/Engineer you will:

• Work closely with other Agile team members and business experts to review business requirements and to create Functional Specifications for State Street’s mainframe custody applications
• Primarily work to progress Story refinement and develop functional specifications into coding assignments and see those assignments through the development life cycle (Dev, test, deploy).
• Ensure that code is configured properly in all development lifecycle environments (Development/SQA/ Production) using IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC)   
• Perform code reviews with other developers to prepare for production deployments
• Be responsible for all change management tasks and audit requirements to ensure smooth deployments of code into production (Including but not limited to, deployment plans, code reviews, Service Now tickets)
• Design, develop and test all code developed in applicable development and/or test environments including completion of appropriate SDLC/Agile/DPF audit documentation
• Provide technical expertise to review/tune jobs and programs for better application and system performance
• Triage production issues by reviewing code and logs as needed providing scheduled 24X7 on call production support

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Ability to analyze business requirements, refine stories and develop high quality code solutions.
• Ability to dig into system artifacts (Code, Flows, Data Models, Topology Diagrams) in order to interpret changes necessary based on business requirements
• Strong communication skills, self-motivated, detail oriented, and highly responsible.
• Strong collaboration skills, working with multiple teams in various locations across the globe

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Key hands on resource with 3-5 years of software development experience (Agile and/or Waterfall). 
• Stored procedure development experience is preferred
• Experience in Financial Services industry is preferred
• Experience with PL/1, COBOL, DB2, JCL,CICS, RTC, RDz, OPC is preferred
• B.S. or equivalent degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research &