Contract Technical BA, Settlements

Adecco; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent employment consultancy is looking for an experienced Technical Business Analyst to support projects in the financial services industry. The role focuses on the Settlement module of a securities back-office platform. Candidates should have over 5 years of sector experience, strong technical skills, and a Bachelor’s degree. This is a hybrid position based in London.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience in the financial services sector.
• Strong knowledge of securities industry flows.
• Proven capability to analyze business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical technical business analysis support for projects.
• Collaborate with product managers and QA teams.
• Produce essential change documentation.

Skills

Technical proficiency in Linux

SQL

REST API integrations

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Contract Technical Business Analyst - Settlements

Location: London

Contract Length: 6 months

Hybrid

Are you an experienced Technical Business Analyst with a passion for the financial services industry? Our client is seeking a skilled professional to join their team on a six-month fixed-term contract, focusing on the Settlement module of a modern, agile, real-time securities back-office platform.

What You Will Be Doing:

In this role, you will provide critical technical business analysis support for both product and client-led change projects. Your primary focus will be on the Settlement module of the Post Trade Processing platform. Specifically, you will:

• Collaborate closely with the product manager, development, and QA teams throughout the software development life cycle to plan and agree on solutions, ensuring effective communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Assess the impact of new product features on the application and facilitate the breakdown of product requirements into technical work items.
• Liaise with internal product and development teams to capture and document cross-requirements as necessary.
• Produce essential change documentation, such as use cases, acceptance criteria, and technical specifications, outlining product needs.
• Create, update, and maintain product feature specifications as required.
• Work with professional services and implementation teams as needed.
• Collaborate with other business units to support product or client-specific developments and regulatory or industry initiatives.
• Participate in Business Process Reviews (BPRs) for both new and existing clients.

What You Bring:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training, education, and work experience.
• Over 5 years of experience in the financial services sector, ideally as a developer, technical business analyst, or product owner, particularly in custodians, back-office securities vendors, or broker-dealer operations.
• Strong knowledge of securities industry flows, particularly SWIFT MT/MX messaging related to trading, clearing, and settlement.
• Hands-on technical proficiency in Linux, SQL, REST API integrations, and related technologies.
• Ability to read and interpret interface specifications effectively.
• Proven capability to analyse and generate scope and business requirements documents.
• Strong aptitude for breaking down product-level requirements into technical work items.
• Excellent presentation and product demonstration skills.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities while adhering to deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• A responsible, dedicated, self-motivated, and dependable work ethic.

Desirable Experience:

• Working experience with various North American market infrastructures, focusing on back-office functions (e.g., DTC, CDS, NSCC, FICC).
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologies.
• General understanding of user experience constructs.
• Experience interacting with upper management and senior leadership.
• Knowledge of additional messaging protocols, including FIX and Bloomberg XML.
• Familiarity with European and Asian Settlement flows.

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