Solution Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Technical Business Analyst who will manage stakeholder relationships and drive business solutions. Candidates should possess a degree and extensive analytical experience, particularly in API messaging and financial protocols. This full-time position includes opportunities for growth within a dynamic team and offers a collaborative work environment. Responsibilities include leading technical assessments and engaging with various teams to develop effective solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or higher finance qualification.
• Extensive experience as a technical focused business analyst.
• Understanding of API messaging protocols e.g. REST and payload designs.
• Knowledge of financial message protocols e.g., SWIFT, CREST DEX, BACS.
• Ability to query relational databases via SQL or Python.

Responsibilities

• Build strong customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Lead technical and business impact assessments.
• Engage with multidisciplinary teams for solution analysis.
• Work within agile and classic project management models.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Business Data Analysis

Business Process Modeling

Commercial Acumen

Communication

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Group Problem Solving

Interpersonal Relationship Management

Requirements Analysis

Education

International Diploma in Business Analysis

Wealth management industry qualifications

Tools

Postman

Job description

Responsibilities

applications, messaging standards, and their business use, including Avaloq, Equisoft, CREST, 360T, ICE, Client Engage, eXimius, SWIFT. Demonstrate and build strong customer and stakeholder relationships to understand high level business requirements and production incident root cause, then define and document technical requirements to enable design and delivery of the changes or fixes. Lead the technical, business and test impact assessment, change implementation and deployment of periodic external vendor application upgrades. Apply technical knowledge to challenge application solution design documents produced by vendors and development teams to ensure they will deliver efficient and effective business outcomes. Work within multidisciplinary teams engaging with developers, engineers, and testers to gain their input into analysis solutions, test case development and conduct testing if required. Work within both agile and classic project management delivery models.

Qualifications

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have: Educated to degree level, or an alternative higher level finance industry related qualification. Extensive experience, working as a technical focused business analyst. Understanding of API messaging protocols e.g. REST and related payload designs - JSON, XML. Knowledge/understanding of financial message protocols e.g., SWIFT MT/MX, CREST DEX, BACS. Ability to understand and query relational databases via SQL or Python.

• International Diploma in Business Analysis
• Wealth management industry qualifications
• Knowledge of Postman application to support API analysis and testing

Benefits

What is in it for you? We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

Opportunities to work with the best in the field. Ability to make a difference and lasting impact. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team. Flexible working options.

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Job Details

Address: 32 GALLOWGATE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, City: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Country: United Kingdom.

Work hours/week: 35.

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-12-19

Application Deadline: 2026-01-02. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Job Skills: Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.