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Technology and IT

Consultant – Director of Software Development Part Time NEW

Summary:

  • Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry.
  • Our mission is to provide top business advisory services to our hedge fund client base.
  • Our Business Advisory Services focuses on the multi-faceted needs of Hedge Funds and Family Offices.
  • Arootah was founded by Rich Bello, the Co-Founder and COO of the industry-leading $10 billion hedge fund, Blue Ridge Capital.
  • Rich brings more than 30 years of experience, including leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Tiger Management, and Ernst & Young.
  • Arootah is searching for an experienced Director of Software Development to consult with our highly prestigious client base.
  • As a consultant, you will work with our Hedge Fund and Family Office clients to provide expert advice and support.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide advice and guidance to Arootah clients who seek help with their Software Development needs.
  • Consult some of the leading Hedge Funds and Family Offices in the world and share your experience as an expert in office management to help clients.
  • Best practice reviews.
  • Developing realistic and effective action plans.
  • Breaking apart goals into actionable steps.
  • Vendor selection and oversight.
  • Creating and implementing policies, procedures, and control measures.
  • Evaluating each client’s advancement toward goal achievement through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices.
  • Special projects or other areas of need.
  • Direct software programming and development initiatives to lower operational barriers, enhance the investment management process and improve efficiency and productivity across all areas of the firm.
  • Lead the development, deployment, and integration of software solutions for the firm including planning and managing release cycles and formulating and managing budgets.
  • Hire, guide and manage the software development team and external vendors to develop, implement and launch world class software and in-person products and services.
  • Evaluate software solutions and system performance with a focus on budget/cost controls, risk mitigation and regulatory and legal compliance.
  • Determine system specifications and analyze test and staging data requirements.
  • Resolve software deployment and integration errors, and document processes.
  • Create and maintain suitable DevOps channels to support the needs of the organization.
  • Maintain build environments to speed up software development.
  • Develop, implement, and direct software system validation and testing methodologies.

Requirements:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of proven experience as a Director of Software Development at a Hedge Fund, Investment Management firm or Family Office.
  • 6+ years of hands-on project management and professional software development using C#, Java, or C++, plus an understanding of RDBMS design and optimization practices.
  • Knowledge of IT security practices, distributed systems, containerization, common automation tools (Jenkins/SOS Job scheduler, etc.), CICD toolsets (GIT, Atlassian, Gitlab, etc.), and the Microsoft Visual Studio/DotNet development environments.
  • Experience automating infrastructure provisioning, DevOps, and continuous integration/delivery.
  • Deep technical background developed from experience working with various applications and technologies to evaluate design alternatives and their time/cost/performance tradeoffs.
  • Comprehensive understanding of software development life cycle.
  • Passionate about staying current on modern solutions and best practices.

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