Technical Leader

Company:	Thomson Reuters Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (26)
Job Location(s):	Boston
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	IT - General, Management and Supervision, IT - Operations and Support

Position Description

Technical Leader-TEC00012932

Description

Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com.

The Technical Leader will design and architect complex financial application modules for our Investment & Advisory business. This person will be part of a high-performance team and will be expected to take ownership of smart (WPF & Silverlight) components. The Technical Leader will be responsible for design, architecture, timely completion and quality of these products. The role is expected to be hands on and provide guidance and ensure compliance with enterprise wide technical and functional standards.

Essential responsibilities:

Design and architect applications and mentor a team of highly skilled developers to deliver smart application components based on Microsoft .NET technology with specific focus on WPF and Silverlight
Partner with Product Management & QA teams to:
- Produce and review technical design & documentation for core application components
- Work with the central architecture team to implement standards and design patterns
- Lead alternate paths to technical solutions as needed
- Drive quality throughout the SDLC - including code review, automated unit and integration testing, continuous integration, performance monitoring.
- Work collaboratively with QA on the development and review of test plans / test strategy
- Work collaborative with Usability/User Experience group to ensure high usability of applications
- Work collaboratively with project management on project planning, task estimation
- Work closely with other teams to understand system interdependencies, and provide guidance in complex initiatives
- Work closely with Segment/Product Management team to understand customer needs

This position is located in Boston, MA.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or a related degree preferred
12 years of hands-on experience delivering reliable scalable internet facing 24x7 / high-volume applications, with expertise in developing Web Services and smart applications with .NET, C#
Project management experience involving requirements definition, schedules, software implementations and upgrades, change and risk management, business processes redesign and improvement
Passion and hands-on type attitude towards automation and business process improvement
Cross functional team leadership
Strong problem solving and follow through skills with full technical delivery accountability
Excellent time management and leadership skills
Excellent verbal and written communication in English
Experience with financial services applications with specific focus on Investment Management (5 years with financial services applications desired)

Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive - we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.

Thomson Reuters values diversity of culture and thought and seeks talented, qualified employees in all its operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other protected classification under country or local law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Job Technology Development

Primary Location US-MA-Boston

Organization Markets Product

Schedule Full-time

Education Level Bachelor's Degree (16 years)

Job Type Standard

Shift Day Job

Travel No