Software Engineering & Development

State Street • Irvine, CA

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Analyst role within Software Engineering & Development at State Street Bank and Trust Company in Irvine, CA, will focus on building enhancements for the bank's internal software applications. This position involves defining business requirements, creating technical specifications for developers, conducting large-scale software application testing, and performing system integration and regression testing. The role requires working on multiple projects within a monthly release cycle, managing complex, deadline-driven projects with minimal supervision, and gathering business requirements through coordination between business users, developers, and managers. Responsibilities also include developing functional specifications, test cases, and user cases, ensuring comprehensive documentation for software releases, presenting business solutions to client Senior Managers, managing project status, and providing support during release weekends and in production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in Financial Services trade flow and Corporate Actions processing.
• Strong understanding of SDLC process and project methodologies (Waterfall/Agile).
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving.
• Demonstrated solid ability with freehand SQL and data extraction.
• Proven experience working with multi-location teams.
• Proven ability to work effectively both independently and with a team as needed, leveraging strong communication skills.
• Proven ability to multi-task and succeed in a dynamic, high demand environment.
• Demonstrated thorough understanding of the Financial Services trade flow.
• Demonstrated thorough understanding of Corporate Action processing.
• Demonstrated solid knowledge of relational database models.
• Proven solid project management skills as well as ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience testing software designed for elaborate business scenarios.
• Proven aptitude for learning new things and flexibility to adapt and follow guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building out enhancements to State Street’s internal suite of software applications.
• Define business requirements and create technical specifications for developers.
• Test large-scale software applications.
• Perform system integration and regression testing.
• Leverage strong understanding of SDLC process and project methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Utilize freehand SQL and perform data extraction using Sybase.
• Work on multiple projects on a monthly release cycle.
• Work in complex deadline-driven projects with minimal supervision.
• Gather business requirements by effectively coordinating activities between business users, developers and managers.
• Develop Functional-spec, Test-cases and User-cases.
• Ensure functional, regression, integration, BUAT coverage and complete documentation for each software release.
• Meet with client Senior Managers, present business solutions, set up/fine tune business processes.
• Manage and track project status.
• Handle release weekend support as well as production support.

Benefits

• retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
• insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
• paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
• access to our Employee Assistance Program
• incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
• eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
• inclusive development opportunities
• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days

What This Job Offers

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