Associate Systems Architect

OmgeoOmgeo, headquartered in Boston, MA, Omgeo is the leading provider of comprehensive trade management solutions to the global securities industry.  Omgeo plays a core role as the orchestrator of post-trade pre-settlement trade management within the global securities industry.  With more than 6,000 users in 44 countries around the globe, Omgeo acts as a central hub and go-to resource for solutions that expedite information flow and connect systems in order to fuel productivity, reduce costs and minimize risks for investment managers, broker/dealers and custodian banks. Omgeo is a joint venture company owned equally by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Thomson Financial.  For more information, please visit www.omgeo.com Investing in Our FutureOur people are our most important asset and the cornerstone of our success.  While our continued success is dependent on the ongoing development of our associates - and we do invest heavily – it’s equally critical to invest in our future.  Omgeo is pleased to make a commitment to that investment with the launch of our first formal training program.  This nine month training program in Technology is designed to provide recent graduates with the fundamental industry, product and business knowledge to ready them for a successful career at Omgeo.  Current Opportunity – Associate Systems Architect, Future Talent ProgramThis is a growth position in the Technology Architecture organization. Associate architects will leverage their general education as well as technical and business training and experience to learn the Architecture discipline.  Assignments will span the Architecture discipline and team objectives to provide exposure to the wide range of activities that Architects perform. Specific assignments will be tailored to individual skills and interests. Objectives in 2008 will provide initial focus in the following areas: Technology strategy; Architecture principles and standards; project-specific architecture specification; technology governance and lifecycles management; functional performance metrics; and functional architecture tools. More broadly, Architects at Omgeo help facilitate design and implementation to direct and constrain technical solutions in order to meet short term Product objectives and drive longer-range business and technical strategies. Senior-level architects leverage deep technical expertise to enhance execution of project implementations: promote reuse, simplify the technical environment, improve technical efficiencies, and reduce the cost and timescale of development. In this role you will:· Participate in Technology Strategy activities and quarterly Product Plan updates. Assist with scoping of technical frameworks and specifications during project initiation, requirements gathering, and solution design. · Work collaboratively with other Omgeo architects and engineering teams, to design and document the architecture, make technology selections, facilitate design decisions that enhance execution of projects on Omgeo’s Product Delivery Plan.  Participate on project execution teams to help assure delivery of functional requirements, support our business and technical strategies, and meet business requirements for security, performance, scalability, capacity, availability, and BCP.· Assist Architecture team developing technology governance practices and procedures relating selection and adoption of new technologies, incorporate technologies into mainstream use within the Technology organization, and managed migration and retirement of technologies at end-of-life. Research best practices and adapt to Omgeo’s needs. · Work with other architects in the group to design and implement collaboration tools to enhance the team’s ability to deliver, measure, and track architecture strategies, principles, standards, and models.· Acquire and leverage knowledge about Omgeo’s business and product services. Deepen technical expertise in various technical domains, potentially including web and other client-facing technologies, messaging, application middleware, databases and data modeling, networking, systems infrastructure, and security.  Requirements· BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of related degree and technical experience· Technical aptitude and competence in one or more technical disciplines, such as software engineering, systems administration or engineering, networks, databases, security, UNIX, and technology operations.· Ability to analyze complex multi-dimensional requirements and map to technical architecture.· Understanding of critical success factors for high uptime, high transaction rate implementations. ability to tune systems for performance and capacity· Technical training and/or experience in one or more technology field· Education/training and/or experience in high-level analytical field · Eligibility to work in the US without Omgeo visa sponsorshipOmgeo’s Technology group is a team of approximately 150 engineering and technology professionals responsible for ensuring Omgeo's continued success by developing and overseeing technology strategies that allow for efficient and timely product creation, growth and delivery. Our Future Talent training program is packed with learning opportunities throughout.  Some of what you can expect includes:· A week-long comprehensive orientation· Classroom, web-based and on-the job training· Job shadowing· Peer mentoring and coaching· Multi-functional exposure opportunities Omgeo offers a highly competitive and generous benefits package unsurpassed by other leading companies within and outside of our industry.  To apply on line, please visit the Careers link on www.omgeo.com Company: Thomson Reuters Location: Boston, MA 02210 Job Status Full Time, Employee Job Category: IT/Software Development Career Level: Entry Level