Senior Technical Business Analyst - Equities / Trade Processing

Pontoon; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst to support equities and trade processing in a leading investment banking environment. You will bridge business and technical delivery teams, owning requirements through the full delivery lifecycle on large capital markets projects.

The role requires 10+ years of BA/Technical BA experience in financial services, strong SQL, Jira and QA collaboration. Office-based with a phased in-office pattern and agile delivery emphasis.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience as a Business Analyst or Technical Business Analyst within investment banking or capital markets.
• Strong hands-on experience in equities trading or securities trade processing.
• Excellent understanding of the end-to-end securities trade lifecycle.
• Experience delivering complex technology projects within financial services.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries and working with multiple database joins.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Experience working closely with developers, business stakeholders and QA teams - involve in testing (Selenium).
• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently at a senior or lead level.
• Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog management, user stories, defect tracking and management reporting.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver against a large project backlog.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities across complex capital markets and trade processing projects.
• Gather, analyse and document business and technical requirements.
• Develop detailed functional and technical specifications for development teams. Demonstrate strong understanding of the end-to-end securities trade lifecycle, particularly equities.
• Work closely with developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with QA teams throughout testing, implementation and deployment.
• Support enhancements to trade processing platforms and straight-through processing (STP).
• Engage with global business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Independently lead workstreams and drive delivery without requiring close supervision.

Skills

Business Analysis

Technical BA

Equities trading

SQL

Stakeholder mgmt

QA collaboration

Jira

Selenium

Backlog management

Tools

Jira

Selenium

MQ

SFTP

Plenum

Job description

Job Tittle: Senior Technical Business Analyst - Equities / Trade Processing
Location: Bromley
Contract: 12 months
Day Rate: Circa 750/Day
Working Arrangement: 4 days per week in the office for the first 6 months, moving to 3 days per week thereafter, subject to review.
Job Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Business Analyst to join a leading investment banking environment, supporting a range of strategic technology initiatives within the Prime Finance and Equities business.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale capital markets projects, including settlement programmes, alongside ongoing enhancements to the bank's existing trade processing platforms.

The successful candidate will play a key role in bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, taking ownership of requirements and driving projects through the full delivery lifecycle.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 10+ years' experience as a Business Analyst or Technical Business Analyst within investment banking or capital markets.
• Strong hands-on experience in equities trading or securities trade processing.
• Excellent understanding of the end-to-end securities trade lifecycle.
• Experience delivering complex technology projects within financial services.
• Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries and working with multiple database joins.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Experience working closely with developers, business stakeholders and QA teams - involve in testing (Selenium)
• Strong communication, analytical and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with the ability to work independently at a senior or lead level.
• Hands-on experience using Jira for backlog management, user stories, defect tracking and management reporting.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver against a large project backlog.

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to settlement programmes.
• Knowledge of post-trade processing, settlements, reconciliation and confirmation.
• Experience with automated testing tools, particularly Plenum.
• Familiarity with the bank's internal trade processing systems (Gloss).Understanding of GL postings, accounting entries and position management.
• Exposure to MQ and SFTP technologies.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities across complex capital markets and trade processing projects.
• Gather, analyse and document business and technical requirements.
• Develop detailed functional and technical specifications for development teams.Demonstrate strong understanding of the end-to-end securities trade lifecycle, particularly equities.
• Work closely with developers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with QA teams throughout testing, implementation and deployment.
• Support enhancements to trade processing platforms and straight-through processing (STP).
• Engage with global business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Independently lead workstreams and drive delivery without requiring close supervision.

Why Join?

You will have the opportunity to contribute to major capital markets transformation initiatives, working with global business and technology teams while influencing improvements to critical equity trade processing platforms.

We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.