Senior Systems Analyst

Wellington Management Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellington Management Company based in London is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to provide vital application support to the investment and trading floor. The successful candidate will interact directly with Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Traders, ensuring timely issue resolution and enhancing proprietary systems.

The role requires 3–7 years of experience in a financial application support role, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and familiarity with trading systems. Knowledge of SQL and financial instruments is essential. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years’ experience in an application support role within the financial services industry.
• Experience supporting Portfolio Managers and Analysts in a trade‑floor environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Self‑motivated, quick learner, able to work in a fast‑paced team.

Responsibilities

• Direct interaction and support of portfolio staff, troubleshooting, and fixing issues.
• Champion the needs of business stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
• Provide timely status reporting and communication within IT and business partners.
• Adhere to SOC1 requirements and manage production incidents.
• Develop partnerships with delivery teams for quality business solutions.

Skills

Application support

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

SQL knowledge

Education

Experience in financial services

CFA Institute Fellowship (advantageous)

Tools

Charles River IMS

Aladdin

ThinkFolio

Bloomberg

Flex Trade

FIX

AI tools (GitHub Co-Pilot)

Job description

Senior Systems Analyst

Location: London

Wellington Management, an independent investment management firm, is seeking a Senior Systems Analyst to support the investment and trading floor. The role involves direct interaction with Portfolio Managers, Portfolio Analysts, Research Analysts, Traders and Business Managers, providing application support, troubleshooting and enhancing proprietary systems.

Responsibilities

• Direct interaction and support of portfolio staff, troubleshooting, fixing and escalating issues to impact desks.
• Experience working in an application support team in a busy front‑office environment.
• Champion the needs of business stakeholders, act as their fiduciary and build trusted relationships.
• Provide timely status reporting, issue tracking and communication within IT and business partners.
• Adhere to SOC1 requirements, Incident/Problem Management process and ITIL documentation, including managing production incidents, escalation and root‑cause analysis.
• Develop a strong partnership with the delivery team to ensure on‑time, scalable, high‑quality business solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years’ experience in an application support role within the financial services industry.
• Experience supporting Portfolio Managers and Analysts in a trade‑floor environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Self‑motivated, quick learner, able to work in a fast‑paced team.
• Experience with financial services and trading systems (e.g., Charles River IMS, Aladdin, ThinkFolio, Bloomberg, Flex Trade, FIX).
• Understanding of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, swaps, options, futures, forwards, derivatives, FX).
• Experience with advanced investment data concepts such as holdings, transactions, security master, analytics, and performance.
• Detailed knowledge of investor workflows in research/valuation, analysis and portfolio construction.
• Hands‑on SQL knowledge for data extraction and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting critical production applications.
• Experience with AI tools such as GitHub Co‑Pilot is advantageous.
• Fellowship of the CFA Institute (Claritas Certificate, CFA Charter or progress toward one) is considered an asset.

Wellington Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, medical condition, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.