Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Global Quant Trading Firm

JR United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment management firm seeks an experienced Technical Business Analyst/Architect for its Investment Technology function in Watford. This role involves analyzing business processes, interfacing with stakeholders, and designing solutions in a high-caliber collaborative environment. If you have extensive experience in financial services and a strong technical background, we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in financial services, with at least 2 years in a Technical BA or similar role.
• Solid knowledge of asset classes (Equities, Options, Futures, Fixed Income).

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing business processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Translate business needs into structured technical requirements.
• Define project scope, milestones, dependencies, and risks.

Skills

Technical understanding

Communication

Documentation skills

Requirement elicitation

Hands-on programming (Python, Java, KDB+/q)

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Technical Business Analyst / Architect - Global Quant Trading Firm, watford, hertfordshire

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Location:

watford, hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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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.