Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Global Quant Trading Firm

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment management firm in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Technical Business Analyst / Architect to join its Investment Technology function. This role emphasizes collaboration across trading and technology teams to drive impactful projects in financial services, leveraging advanced programming skills and strong analytical capabilities.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in financial services, with 2 years in relevant roles.
• Strong technical understanding to communicate across teams.
• Hands-on programming experience in Python, Java or KDB+/q is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Draft clear documentation while maintaining high standards of accuracy.

Skills

Documentation

Requirement Elicitation

Communication

Analytical Skills

Tools

Python

Java

KDB+/q

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Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Global Quant Trading Firm, wakefield

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Client:

Ambition

Location:

wakefield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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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.

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.