Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Global Quant Trading Firm

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment management firm is seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst / Architect for their Investment Technology team in London. This role involves analyzing processes, translating needs, and designing solutions across multiple projects and global offices. Candidates should have substantial experience in financial services and strong programming skills.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in financial services, 2+ years as Technical BA, PM, Architect.
• Strong ability to communicate with business and development teams.
• Hands-on programming experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into structured technical requirements.
• Design end-to-end solutions collaboratively with stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Problem Solving

Technical Understanding

Tools

Python

Java

KDB+/q

Job description

Job Description

A leading global investment management firm is hiring experienced Technical Business Analyst / Architect to join its high-performing Investment Technology function. The firm leverages a broad array of systematic and quantitative strategies, underpinned by cutting-edge technology, rigorous research, and deep collaboration across trading, technology, and operations teams.

This role offers the opportunity to work on complex, business-critical projects across multiple global offices, interfacing directly with stakeholders in trading, quantitative research, infrastructure, and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into structured technical requirements and project plans.
• Design end-to-end solutions in close partnership with stakeholders across functions.
• Draft clear, comprehensive documentation and maintain high standards of accuracy.
• Define project scope, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• API / System / Database design tasks.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 5–10 years of experience in financial services, including at least 2 years in a Technical BA, Technical PM, Architect, Product Owner/Manager role.
• Strong technical understanding and ability to communicate across both business and development teams.
• Solid knowledge of asset classes, including Equities, Options, Futures, or Fixed Income.
• Excellent documentation and requirement elicitation skills.
• Hands-on programming experience (ideally Python, Java or KDB+/q).
• Understanding of FIX protocol.

This is a rare opportunity to contribute to mission-critical technology projects in a collaborative, high-caliber environment. If you're passionate about leveraging your technical and analytical skills to drive impact at scale, we'd love to hear from you.