Lead Software Engineer - Cash, Collateral and SMA

About this role

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

Apply sound judgment and discretion to address business challenges by analyzing processes and environments and leveraging technology across business units. Lead software development efforts throughout the lifecycle, focusing on advanced software creation while adhering to established standards and best practices. Serving as a technical lead in an Agile environment for small to midsized projects, the candidate collaborates with product owners, business analysts, and quality assurance teams to deliver solutions within tight deadlines. Establish, document, and enforce technical standards and best practices throughout all project phases.

In collaboration with Product Owners, Analysts and Operations stakeholders, this role will deliver technical solutions that transform the way MFS ingests and processes cash flows, strengthens cash and collateral controls, and improves transparency across key cash views (e.g., trade-date, settlement-date, tradable, and encumbered/collateral cash). In addition, you will evaluate existing processes and technology to define and implement a scalable future target state for the highly customized and growing Retail SMA business.

You will function as a leader in an Agile environment for small to midsized projects, collaborating with globally distributed teams to deliver solutions within tight deadlines. The candidate will demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, effective communication, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO...