Fixed Income Business Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm seeks a Business Analyst to join their Fixed Income Technology team. The role involves defining business requirements, collaborating on development, and providing opportunities to grow within the Fixed Income sector. Ideal candidates will possess 2+ years in a similar role and have fixed income trading experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a Business Analyst or related in Fixed Income Technology.
• Experience in structured development processes.
• Fixed Income cash trading knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define business requirements and develop solutions with teams.
• Collaborate on system enhancements and testing.
• Understand business and technical architecture.

Skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Agile methodologies

Technical knowledge

Communication

Job description

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We are seeking a Business Analyst to be part of the Fixed Income Technology team, directly supporting the Front Office within the organisation and taking a key role in further developing the organisations trading systems.

The successful candidate should be capable of designing solutions to business requirements alongside a development team, a background in Fixed Income would be beneficial.

Involves working closely with the European Rates, Credit, Emerging Markets and Mortgages trading and sales teams. This role provides the opportunity for the successful applicant to grow their skills and experience within Fixed Income area, and of Fixed Income technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with the business to define their requirements and develop solutions
• Working with the development team on specifying and verifying system enhancements.
• Working with QA team on ensuring enhancements are thoroughly tested
• Understanding business and technical architecture

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are mandatory for this role:

• Excellent team player, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of requests to their conclusion
• Two or more years’ experience as a Business Analyst or relevant experience within Fixed Income Technology
• Experience of working to structured development processes and methodologies
• High attention to detail and strong technical knowledge
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Fixed Income cash trading experience
• Understanding of repo and cash bond/future trading workflow
• Knowledge of front to back workflow

Personal Characteristics:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and initiative; able to find innovative and elegant solutions to complex problems.
• A passion for technology which drives architecturally sound design
• Good communication skills with high standards in visual, written and oral communication.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical team members.
• Disciplined and independent personal management skills - can work to deadlines and standards with a minimum of supervision when required.
• Enthusiastic and energetic in the execution of their tasks
• Commercially aware; focused on achieving the right results with good, maintainable solutions