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Employer:  AllianceBernstein
Job Ref No:  47004329
Job Title:  Senior Programmer / Analyst
Sector:  Capital Markets
Risk Type:  Other
Expertise:  Risk Manager
AllianceBernstein is a leading global investment management firm that offers high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, individuals and private clients in major markets around the world. AllianceBernstein employs more than 500 investment professionals with expertise in growth equities, value equities, fixed income securities, blend strategies and alternative investments and, through its subsidiaries and joint ventures, operates in more than 20 countries. AllianceBernstein’s research disciplines include fundamental research, quantitative research, economic research and currency forecasting capabilities. Through its integrated global platform, AllianceBernstein is well-positioned to tailor investment solutions for its clients. AllianceBernstein also offers independent research, portfolio strategy and brokerage-related services to institutional investors.

Job Description

This role offers an exciting opportunity for a highly-motivated individual seeking a challenging technical role within the financial industry. The successful candidate will join the Equity Investment Management Research Team to provide technology solutions for the buy side equity quantitative and fundamental investment teams.

This opportunity will involve working closely with the quantitative team to build and support existing market data downloads, quantitative model implementation, data mining, and data analysis.

This position can lead to a variety of career paths and allows the candidate to work alongside an established team of quantitative analysts helping to provide technology solutions to aid them in managing several portfolios. In addition the candidate will be sponsored and reimbursed to obtain his/her CFA certification. The candidate will also have an opportunity to learn or leverage existing skills in Matlab, Factset and Bloomberg.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Acquisition and integration of historical market data sources
• Requirements gathering, design and implementation of risk and return models, synthetic data types, vendor to vendor mapping and data loading
• Simplification and automation of existing manual processes
• Demonstration of predictable and rigorous test results, which will require acquiring a deep understanding of the data and performing a comprehensive impact analysis.
• Provide overnight support for batch jobs

Required Qualifications

• Strong SQL database with experience in SQL queries and stored procedures (Microsoft or Sybase)
• Degree in Computer Science (preferred), Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or Economics
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Strong analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Matlab, R, Factset or Bloomberg
• Programming experience in C++, C# or other modern object oriented languages
• Experience working in the finance industry

Submit cover letter and CV to www.alliancebernstein.com/careers, and search by Job ID 4754
Region/Country:  Americas, United States
States/Counties:  New York
Address: 
02/08/2012

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