Senior Associate, Investment Analytics and Data (DevOps)

Job Description :

The Research Department at Dimensional is integral both in the successful day-to-day functioning of the firm and in developing Dimensional’s long-term strategy.

The team produces high-quality, thought-leadership research on investments and financial markets that is of interest to clients.

The team also leads the development of the firm’s investment approach, the application of that approach through portfolio management and trading, and the implementation of technology solutions that make the investment process more efficient.

Investment Analytics and Data (IAD) is part of the Research Department within Dimensional. Data and data analysis are the foundation of how Dimensional constructs and manages portfolios and works to provide the best investment experience possible for our clients.

IAD is responsible for ownership of investment data, which means managing data from acquisition through distribution, driving analysis to create information from data, and creating the information and analysis consumed by internal and external reports.

IAD is a hub group touching numerous areas of the implementation of the investment process and interacting with most other departments within Dimensional.

The Portfolio Analytics team within IAD works with the Portfolio Management and Technology teams on the systems that implement Dimensional’s portfolios.

The Portfolio Analytics team seeks a Senior Associate capable of supporting key initiatives underpinning our daily investment process.

The work is team based and involves building systems and tools to support the creation and maintenance of our systems. Success in the role will mean being acutely aware of our development processes, delivery pipelines and support needs, and actively identifying opportunities for improvement.

This position can be either hybrid in-office in Charlotte, NC, or Austin, TX, or fully remote from North Carolina or Texas.

This role will be the first of its kind in the department and will entail shaping the future state of our build and deployment process both in design and execution.

Responsibilities :

Work with the development team to streamline software delivery pipelines and identify opportunities for improvement.

Develop automated solutions to build and deploy updates, configuration, and tooling.

Make informed suggestions for long-term plans on how we deliver software to the solution architects.

Write software in a collaborative environment, participate in code reviews and design sessions, and mentor junior team members.

Must Have :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.

Relevant DevOps experience.

Strong scripting skills for Windows Server and Linux (powershell, bash).

Experience with CI servers.

Experience optimizing builds.

Experience with on-prem deployment technologies.

Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Intellectual curiosity combined with attention to detail.

Exceptional Candidates will Display :

Expertise with the dotnet build system.

Expertise using Ivy and Angular Builds.

Familiarity with Octopus Deploy and Ansible.

Familiarity with TeamCIty and / or Github Actions.

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