Primary Systems Analyst,, Officer

Company Profile

Charles River provides an end‑to‑end solution to automate front and middle office investment management functions across asset classes on a single platform. Delivered as a hosted service, the solution improves data quality and investment professional productivity, controls risk and lowers technology costs. Charles River serves more than 350 investment firms in over 40 countries in the institutional asset and fund management, private wealth, alternative investments, insurance, banking and pension markets.

Charles River was acquired by State Street in October 2018.

A client‑facing business and technical staff role responsible for all aspects of managing production Charles River IMS systems for multiple clients as part of the Charles River Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, which includes application management for hosted and non‑hosted clients.

• Act as Level 2 support for operational issues related to Charles River IMS applications, ensuring timely resolution of client cases logged in Salesforce.
• Participate in regular client calls to provide updates, clarify queries and maintain strong client relationships.
• Manage Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) processes, including annual DR testing.
• Configure and maintain interfaces for upstream/downstream data flows within CRD infrastructure and external entities; oversee connectivity, testing and post‑go‑live support.
• Own and monitor automated batch jobs, ensuring smooth execution and troubleshooting errors in nightly/daily processes.
• Implement proactive monitoring for application errors and optimize batch performance to reduce runtime and chronic alerts.
• Perform import/export troubleshooting, patching CRIMS applications and production change deployments following CRD/STT change‑management processes (via Service Now).
• Automate database refreshes from Production to Test and support on‑demand refresh requests.
• Collaborate with CRD Professional Services, Product Support and Engineering teams to address bugs, apply workarounds and implement permanent fixes.
• Support Self‑Service Portal (SSP) queries and maintain data archiving/purging processes to optimise production database performance.
• Execute ad‑hoc and scheduled production changes (e.g., settlement day adjustments, exchange holiday calendar updates).
• Provide support for lower environments for internal CRD usage and client testing prior to production deployment.
• Lead incident management for Sev 1 issues (e.g., batch failures, application outages), coordinate stakeholders and prepare RCA & preventative actions reports.
• Join problem management calls and ensure case hygiene across all tickets.
• Design, test and deploy automated import/export/reporting processes tailored to client needs.

• Financial services experience in Investment Management, Trading or related systems (Charles River IMS preferred).
• Strong knowledge of MS SQL Server, Oracle and/or Sybase database configuration and administration.
• Familiarity with servers, operating systems, networks, scripting, XML, programming languages, job scheduling, system monitoring and DR/BC processes.
• Excellent customer service, troubleshooting and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to collaborate across internal teams and external vendors to deliver seamless client service.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Financial Engineering, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum 3 plus years of relevant industry experience.

State Street is an equal‑opportunity and affirmative action employer. We consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Job : R‑785300