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- Director - Rapid Development Framework (20645)
Job Description
Director - Rapid Development Framework-20645
Description
Standard & Poor''s is the world''s premier provider of investment research, market indices, credit ratings, financial data, and fixed income research and analysis. With more than 10,000 employees and offices in nearly two-dozen countries, S&P is valued by investors and financial decision-makers everywhere for its analytical independence, market expertise and thought leadership. For 150 years Standard & Poor''s has been an integral part of the global economic infrastructure. Its operations provide essential information to nearly every segment of the global financial community, creating the tools, analysis and research needed to make informed investment decisions.
Standard & Poor''s is looking for a Director of Rapid Development Frameworks with strong knowledge and extensive experience in using rapid development methodologies and setting up rapid development environments in support of the growth of the enterprise. This position is responsible for architecting the environment, selecting and configuring software tools and implementing rapid development processes for the applicable software portfolio. This involves selecting and recommending tools, platforms, and solutions which meet business needs, while mentoring team members in the skills involved in the practice. This also encompasses hands-on technical design, coding, testing, and debugging based on industry best practices for innovation and usage of rapid development tools, techniques and frameworks. This position is typically responsible for the more complex components of the software. It involves creating a vision and communicating complex application architecture and design models.
Responsibilities:
* Identify, evaluate and recommend technologies for rapid software development and testing.
* Lead, design, and build capabilities, prototype applications, components, and common services based on best practices for rapid development and innovation.
* Design and maintain the repository for cataloging and managing software code/constructs and reusable software components.
* Implement software engineering methods/practices
Qualifications
* Bachelor''s degree or equivalent work experience or certification
* 5+ years rapid development experience with at least 2 years at a start up, technology consulting firm or think tank/research lab environment
* 3+ programming languages/technology environments
* Expertise in leading architecture design for innovation and rapid development
* Experience at evaluating next horizon technologies
* Experience at setting architecture and rapid development direction
* Expert in applicable business areas/practices (e.g. financial services, statistical modeling, risk management, financial services)
* Demonstrates leadership in the establishment of rapid development frameworks
* Advanced mathematics, modeling or statistical background
* Experience in translating and executing on a technology direction
* Demonstrates a creative, critical-thinking approach to problem solving
* Superior organizational, analytical/critical thinking skills
* Experience in supporting all application development tasks in the software engineering process
* Demonstrates ability to build relationships with business partners and/or clients
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills with business and technical staff
* Experience in Java/J2EE, Oracle and web technologies
The McGraw-Hill Companies is an equal opportunity employer. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. For special accommodation due to disability, please email webmaster -at- mcgraw-hill.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate individual.
Schedule
Full-time
Primary Location
US-NY-New York
Job Type
Systems/Technology
Organization
MHF Information Technology
Corporate Brand
S&P Capital IQ
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Job Id:
27841141
Posted / Updated:
2/14/2012 3:41:53 AM
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