Network Security Engineer

Synergy Consulting Group is looking for a Network Security Engineer for a four + month contract with a Fortune 500 company in Pittsburgh, PA.

You will be responsible for identifying and correcting a variety of data management issues.

The salary is $70 - $80 per hour, based on skill set and experience.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Set up, update and maintain securities in all asset classes (Fixed Income products, equities, options, OTC derivatives, etc.) in proprietary and third-party operations and accounting systems.
- Initiate and maintain reference data on securities and issuers.
- Create reports and control checks to correct security data in firm trading systems.
- Respond to inquiries related to security master functions.
- Diagnose data exceptions, recommend, and develop controls to ensure accuracy.
- Maintain security master data (security reference, derived, fundamental, and analytic data) and workflows associated with maintaining the data.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- A strong knowledge of products including bonds, CDS, leveraged loans, and equities
- Basic familiarity with capital structures and issuer relationships, debt guarantees, and corporate actions/succession events
- Familiarity with investment data sources; ie Bloomberg, Paladyne, Markit. Strong Microsoft Excel skills; working knowledge of the Bloomberg Excel API preferred
- Knowledge of system integrity, data validation, Order Management Systems, and the ability to communicate well
- High School Degree and Bachelors degree (BS in Finance or BBA in Information Systems)/relevant field or equivalent work experience required.
- 8+ years working with data integrity for security master maintenance across Fixed Income and equity products