Senior IT Business Analyst - AVP

TN United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior IT Business Analyst to join their dynamic team in Belfast. This role involves liaising with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure the stability of critical reference data systems. You will work on innovative projects, enhancing data governance and quality strategies while collaborating with global teams. With a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package, this position offers an exciting opportunity for professional growth in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about technology and data analysis, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Performance bonuses

Private medical care

Life insurance

Employee assistance

Pension plan

Parental leave

Discounts

Learning resources

Qualifications

• Experience in financial markets is advantageous.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are essential.
• Proven ability to manage projects successfully.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with vendors and monitor market data changes.
• Analyze impacts of vendor-driven changes on applications.
• Foster communication between business leaders and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

SQL

Project Management

Data Analysis

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Senior IT Business Analyst - AVP, Belfast

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Client:

11037 Citibank, N.A. United Kingdom

Location:

Belfast, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

4

Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

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Job Description:

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.

We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients. You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

The Senior Tech Business Analyst is an intermediate-level position responsible for liaising between external and internal vendors and will understand any changes on the vendor side that could have impact. The Senior BA will understand the vendor side change, analyse the impact and work with other internal stakeholders to make changes as needed to ensure the overall stability of Citi’s golden source of reference data.

The overall objective of this role is to contribute to the continuous development of a strategic data application within the ISG (Information Services Group).

In this role you will work on a best-in-class system that acts as the strategic source for high quality Securities Reference data across the enterprise, enhancing its capabilities and data in line with business and regulatory requirements. By joining the Security Master Central (SMC) team, you will work with the latest technologies and interact with stakeholders from across the bank, enabling Citi to succeed in delivering value for our clients, while playing a key role in our data governance and data quality strategy. Our partners are teams across the full trade lifecycle, ensuring a wide-ranging variety of projects. This will ensure that the role will continue to positively challenge you; however, you will meet and outpace this challenge due to an excellent support structure and multitude of training opportunities available.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and sustaining long-standing relationships with company-approved vendors.
• Researching and implementing industry/vendor software migration projects.
• Monitoring and interpreting communications from multiple vendor sources on market and vendor data changes.
• Analyzing the impact of market and vendor-driven changes on SMC application and Citi business.
• Proposing solutions, if needed, to ensure that market and vendor-driven changes are accurately reflected on the SMC application.
• Alerting the appropriate SMC stakeholders and working with users to ensure smooth outcomes of market and vendor-driven changes.
• Utilizing knowledge of software development lifecycle procedures and concepts, and basic knowledge of other technical areas to identify and define necessary system enhancements, including using script tools and analyzing/interpreting code.
• Deriving test cases and testing system component changes through testing environments to ensure solutions accurately reflect vendor management analysis.
• Analyzing large sets of product reference data across various securities from different sources.
• Consulting with users and clients to troubleshoot complex system issues through in-depth evaluation of business processes and systems.
• Fostering communication between business leaders and IT stakeholders to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information clearly and logically.
• Acting as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Advising or coaching new or lower-level analysts and working as a team to improve delivery efficiency, performing other duties as assigned.
• Assessing risk when making business decisions, ensuring compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, and managing control issues transparently.

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience with knowledge of financial markets is advantageous.
• Experience managing and implementing successful projects.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to tailor delivery to the audience.
• Proven problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure, and manage deadlines or unexpected changes.
• Experience in data analysis and knowledge of databases.
• SQL knowledge is essential.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across levels, regions, and functions.
• Ability to operate with limited supervision, exercising judgment and autonomy.
• Experience in partner management and influencing skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, primarily Excel.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and applicable business systems and standards.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience.

This high-level job description covers the main responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

What we’ll provide you:

• Hybrid working model (up to 2 days remote per week).
• Competitive base salary, reviewed annually.
• Additional benefits including 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, performance bonuses, private medical care, life insurance, employee assistance, pension plan, parental leave, discounts, and learning resources.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable and valued. Join us to be energized, motivated, and empowered to thrive.