Investment & Operations Technology BSA - Derivatives

MFS • Boston, MA

2d • 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, including research, portfolio construction, trade execution, settlement, valuation, collateral management, and post-trade processing. Working across Investments, Trading, Technology, and Operations, the Architect translates business needs into scalable, resilient, integrated technology solutions aligned with MFS’s business and technology strategy.

The role shapes the future of the derivatives technology ecosystem by improving application integration, streamlining workflows, and enabling informed investment decisions. It also serves as the Derivatives Platform subject matter expert, establishes architectural direction and best practices, and provides leadership and mentorship to less experienced colleagues. The position is hybrid and requires current authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis; it is not eligible for sponsorship.

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, interest rate swaps (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.
• Ability to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.
• Proven 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 navigate 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.
• Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available.

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 designation 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 an 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.
• Translate business needs into requirements and solution specifications; establish priorities, manage dependencies, and coordinate delivery across Agile teams.
• Diagnose and resolve complex, recurring, and high-impact platform issues involving applications, data, infrastructure, integrations, and security.
• Drive timely issue resolution, identify root causes, and advocate for resilient long-term solutions that improve stability and reduce operational risk.
• Coordinate across global Technology and business teams, including Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data, Application Support, and Engineering, to assign ownership, manage dependencies, track progress, and communicate resolution.
• Collaborate across a global, matrixed organization to align priorities, influence decisions, and deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure platform solutions comply with enterprise architecture standards, technology strategies, security policies, and risk and control frameworks while balancing global consistency and business needs.
• Uphold service-level commitments and lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance 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 Technology colleagues.

Benefits

• Competitive incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.
• MFS retirement contribution equal to 15% of base salary, separate from the company-sponsored 401(k).
• Education assistance of $100 monthly, up to a $10,000 lifetime maximum, paid directly to the loan provider.
• 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 webinars, an employee assistance program focused on mental health, a subsidized fitness benefit through Wellhub, and access to well-being apps.

What This Job Offers

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