Investment & Operations Technology BSA - Derivatives

MFS Investment Management • Boston, MA

5d • $123,000 - $177,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Derivatives Investments & Operations Business Systems Architect serves as the primary technology partner and point of contact for MFS’s global investment professionals. The role architects, designs, and evolves the derivatives platform supporting the end-to-end investment lifecycle, from research and portfolio construction through trade execution, settlement, valuation, collateral management, and post-trade processing.

Working across Investments, Trading, Technology, and Operations, the Architect translates complex business needs into scalable, resilient, integrated solutions aligned with MFS’s business and technology strategies. The role shapes the derivatives technology ecosystem, improves integration across business applications, streamlines workflows, and supports faster, more informed investment decisions. It also serves as a subject matter expert, establishes architectural direction and best practices, and provides business leadership and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 6–8+ years of progressive experience in investment platform application development, including 1–2 years working on a financial derivatives application.
• Deep understanding of derivatives investment management technologies and workflows across asset classes such as equity options, IRS, CDX, FX derivatives, and total return swaps, as well as research, trading, and data domains.
• Experience analyzing and supporting financial derivatives solutions in the Investment area, including work with front-office teams such as portfolio managers, analysts, and traders, and translating business needs into technical solutions.
• Ability to organize, plan, manage, and deliver projects with geographically dispersed cross-functional teams in an Agile SDLC framework.
• Experience with SQL, scripting, and diagnostic tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work in a global matrixed environment and influence without direct authority.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance day-to-day needs with long-term goals and initiatives.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with a commercial derivatives vendor platform such as Calypso, FIS, or Murex.
• Experience with Charles River Investment Management System.
• CFA or progress toward one.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert and strategic technology partner for the Derivatives Platform, shaping its architecture and evolution.
• Develop a deep understanding of investment and operational workflows and identify opportunities for new capabilities, integration, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product owners, business analysts, investment professionals, operations teams, architects, and global development teams to design, implement, and support scalable technology solutions across financial derivative instruments.
• Translate business needs into actionable requirements and solution specifications; establish priorities, manage dependencies, and coordinate delivery across Agile teams.
• Diagnose and resolve complex, recurring, and high-impact platform issues across applications, data, infrastructure, integration, and security; drive timely resolution and advocate for root-cause and long-term solutions.
• Coordinate Technology and business teams—including Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data, Application Support, and Engineering—to establish ownership, manage dependencies, track progress, and communicate issue resolution.
• Collaborate across a global, matrixed organization to align priorities, influence decisions, and deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure platform solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, technology strategies, security policies, and risk and control frameworks while balancing global consistency with business needs.
• Uphold service-level commitments and drive improvements in platform reliability, resiliency, quality, efficiency, and user experience.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, reduce operational risk, and improve support and delivery practices.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to less experienced Business Systems Analysts and other Technology colleagues.

Benefits

• Competitive incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.
• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of base salary to a retirement account separate from the company-sponsored 401(k).
• Education assistance: $100 monthly contribution toward a loan provider, up to a $10,000 lifetime maximum.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually.
• Access to discounted tutors and college coaches.
• Generous time off and fully paid leaves, including 20 weeks for maternity leave and 12 weeks for parental and caregiver leaves.
• Choice of medical and dental plans and an employer contribution to a Health Savings Account.
• Tax-deferred commuter benefits and flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care.
• Wellness programs, including wellness webinars, an employee assistance program focused on mental health, and a subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior