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Note: This position is eligible for remote work anywhere within the United States. However, candidates who reside within a commutable distance to our corporate offices in Saint Petersburg, FL, Denver, CO, Memphis, TN, or Southfield, MI will follow a hybrid work schedule, typically requiring 3 days per week in the office.
This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.
This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.
Job Description
As part of the Back Office development team, this Senior HP NonStop Engineer will analyze business requirements, problems, and deliver quality technical solutions. This team is responsible for application development, modification, maintenance, and support for the IT Back Office. This individual will be actively involved in highly critical back-office applications that involve Corporate Actions, Trade Clearance and Securities Transfer. This individual will also be involved in portions of the full systems life cycle (based on experience/skills) and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget. Handles complex back-end systems independently and demonstrates analytical thinking.
Responsibilities:

• Develop existing applications and contribute to development of new applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement. Develop new routine applications to meet customer requirements.
• Leverage AI platforms for documentation, test automation, support and respond to user It and business stakeholders.
• Monitor batch jobs, diagnose, and correct performance issues.
• Monitor, identify, and correct software defects and find creative ways, comfortable to work in a dynamic environment to maintain fully functioning applications software.
• Teamwork and collaboration with various stake holders are highly expected.
• May lead assigned projects, including assigning tasks, coordinating efforts, and monitoring performance.
• May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management with both tactical and strategic methods to meet business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities. Remains current with new technologies.
• Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions.
• Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
• Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Provides technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
• Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
• Create and maintain technical and/or user documentation to a high standard, and back up files to ensure instant recovery if problems occur.
• Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
• Clarity in communication clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
• Demonstrate good technical and professional skills or knowledge in position-related areas; remains current with developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Consistently integrate AI-based tools into daily workflows to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills/Previous Experience:

• More than five (5) years of relevant development or engineering experience is highly preferred.
• Experience in HP NonStop COBOL85, HPNS SQL/MX and SQL/MP.
• Experience in Pathway servers and configuration.
• Experience working on HP NonStop/Tandem Guardian OS application development.
• Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience.
• Experience working with batch job processing, handling large date volume is required.
• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid software development methodologies. Experience with brokerage and clearing business/industry is nice to have.
• Experience with Middle Office and Back Office domains is a strong plus.
• Experience with messaging platforms (e.g., MQ) is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Experience working in remote and globally distributed business environments, employing a variety of in-person and remote collaboration tools, including email, phone, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Azure-DevOps, etc.
• May occasionally work a non-standard shift including nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities. On-call rotation (once every 5-6 weeks).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Licenses/Certifications:

• None required.

Education
Bachelor's: Business Administration, Bachelor's: Computer and Information Science, Bachelor's: Computer Engineering, High School (HS) (Required)
Work Experience
General Experience - 3 to 6 years
Certifications
Salary Range
$75,000.00-$125,000.00
Travel
Less than 25%
Workstyle
Hybrid
The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave); and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.
At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.
We expect our associates at all levels to:
• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm
At Raymond James - as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.
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