Technical Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Square One Resources; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services consulting firm is seeking a Technical Business Analyst in London. The role involves gathering and analyzing business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, and working closely with both business and technology teams. Key skills include data management proficiency for banking products and regulatory frameworks. Ideal candidates possess strong analytical skills and experience with SQL and Agile methodologies. This position offers a competitive daily rate and requires immediate availability.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking and capital markets, focusing on data management.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks in EMEA.
• Ability to create functional specifications and user stories for Agile.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business requirements related to banking products.
• Translate business needs into specifications for development teams.
• Conduct gap analysis and prepare detailed documentation.
• Facilitate workshops and maintain comprehensive documentation.

Skills

Requirement gathering

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

SQL

Excel

JIRA

Confluence

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Technical Business Analyst - Capital Markets
Location: London
Salary/Rate: £450-500 a day inside IR35
Start Date: Feb
Job Type: Business Analyst

Role Description

We are looking for a Technical Business Analyst with strong expertise in data management and banking & capital markets. The role involves working closely with business and technology teams to deliver data-driven solutions for trading, risk, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency within the banking and financial services sector.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document business requirements related to banking products and services
• Translate business needs into comprehensive functional and technical specifications, including logical designs and user stories, for development teams
• Conduct gap analysis, impact analysis, and feasibility studies for new initiatives.
• Prepare detailed documentation including BRDs, FRDs, process flows, and data models.
• Perform data analysis, profiling, and validation to support solution design and regulatory reporting.
• Facilitate workshops, create process flows, and maintain comprehensive documentation.
• Act as a liaison between business users and technology teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Work closely with product owners, data engineers, QA teams, and project managers to ensure successful delivery of banking solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of banking and capital markets, for data domains such as Instrument, Party, Product, Arrangements, Books, Trade & reference data (e.g.: Geography, Currency, Holidays etc.).
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and reporting requirements in banking especially in the EMEA region (ECB, BSCB2329 etc).

Business Analysis Skills

• Strong requirement gathering, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to create FRDs, and user stories for Agile delivery.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Excel, SQL & deep understanding of database concepts
• Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, and data governance principles.

Tools & Methodologies

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools like JIRA, Confluence.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure) for data solutions.
• Knowledge/experience of Azure Data Factory, DataBricks.
• Knowledge of risk systems (e.g., Murex, Calypso) or trade processing platforms.