Technical Business Analyst

Certain Advantage; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is assisting a major energy client in London to hire a Technical Business Analyst with deep experience in exchange-traded derivatives, FIX technology, and trading lifecycle. The role focuses on delivering compliant, scalable algorithmic trading solutions within a fast-paced trading room environment.

Candidates should understand MiFID II, EMIR, and FCA guidelines, and be adept with market data systems and vendor platforms.London-based, 3 days onsite weekly, ASAP to

Qualifications

• Knowledge of exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle
• Experience with major futures exchanges
• Experience with market data providers (Bloomberg, Refinitiv)
• Understanding of MiFID II, EMIR and FCA guidelines
• Proactive, self-motivated with deadline-driven mindset

Responsibilities

• Ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Assist with troubleshooting across development, support and technical users.
• Serve as SME for trading systems initiatives.
• Communicate with business, development, QA, infrastructure and production support teams.
• Map RFQ, order and trade lifecycles to improve quality and efficiency across trading systems.
• Deliver scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible way.
• Experience with algo regulation, audit and compliance (MiFID II/RTS6) is desirable

Skills

Derivatives lifecycle

FIX engineering

Market data knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Python scripting

SQL

Tools

TT/NYFIX

Bloomberg

Refinitiv

TradingScreen

Job description

Technical Business Analyst - Exchange Traded Derivatives &FIX Engineering

ASAP to 11/06/2027

London 3 days onsite per week

Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our globally renowned energies client for a Tech Business Analyst with knowledge of the full exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle, major global futures exchanges, and experience in Commodity Trading & Price Risk Management (Capital Markets / Investment Banks also considered)

Suitable candidates will have knowledge of market data providers (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, etc.) and liquidity aggregation platforms and an understanding of financial regulations such as MiFID II, EMIR, and FCA guidelines.

To be successful you'll need a proactive, self-motivated attitude with the ability to work under demanding deadlines with changing priorities in a trading room environment.

Typical Responsibilities

• Ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions and workshops to translate business needs into clear technical solutions.
• Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support, and technical business users.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for trading systems initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with business, development, QA, infrastructure, and production support teams.
• Analyse and map RFQ, order and trade lifecycles to help formulate solutions that will improve quality & efficiency across our trading systems.
• Hands-on experience in delivering scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible way.
• Experience of Algo regulation, audit and compliance (e.g. MIFID2 & RTS6) is highly desirable

Key Skills and Experience required

• Knowledge of Third Party Networks and EMS/OMS software vendors. (e.g., TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, TradingScreen)
• Experience working with instrument static data and/or other Market Data systems & protocols experience in both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Experience in analysing and implementing regulatory initiatives (e.g. MIFID II, MAD/MAR)
• Solid relevant experience in FIX Engineering
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and propose innovative solutions.
• Understanding of trading lifecycle, including order capture & execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance requirements
• Experience with application support and vendor management
• Strong experience in exchange certification, application Deployment and support
• Must have strong technical skills in scripting, Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL or other programming languages
• Experience in messaging systems, and experience debugging network protocols such as TCP, multicast, would be highly regarded.
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve requirements analysis, documentation quality, impact assessment and delivery efficiency