Technical Business Analyst, Fixed Income

Jefferies; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is looking for a Business Analyst to support their Fixed Income Technology team. The successful candidate will collaborate directly with traders, enhance trading systems, and help design solutions. This role offers significant potential for growth in Fixed Income technologies.

Qualifications

• Two or more years’ experience as a Business Analyst or relevant experience within Fixed Income Technology.
• Experience of working to structured development processes and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define business requirements and develop solutions.
• Work with development and QA teams on system enhancements.
• Understand business and technical architecture.

Skills

Excellent team player

Problem-solving skills

High attention to detail

Strong technical knowledge

Job description

What you can expect:

We are seeking a Business Analyst to be part of the Fixed Income Technology team, directly supporting the Front Office within Jefferies and taking a key role in further developing the Jefferies trading systems.

The successful candidate should be capable of designing solutions to business requirements alongside a development team, a background in Fixed Income would be beneficial.

Involves working closely with the European Rates, Credit, Emerging Markets and Mortgages trading and sales teams. This role provides the opportunity for the successful applicant to grow their skills and experience within Fixed Income area, and of Fixed Income technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with the business to define their requirements and develop solutions

• Working with the development team on specifying and verifying system enhancements.

• Working with QA team on ensuring enhancements are thoroughly tested

• Understanding business and technical architecture

Person Specification

The following skills and experience are mandatory for this role:

• Excellent team player, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of requests to their conclusion

• Two or more years’ experience as a Business Analyst or relevant experience within Fixed Income Technology

• Experience of working to structured development processes and methodologies

• High attention to detail and strong technical knowledge

• Excellent problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working in an agile environment

• Fixed Income cash trading experience

• Understanding of repo and cash bond/future trading workflow

• Knowledge of front to back workflow

Personal Characteristics:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and initiative; able to find innovative and elegant solutions to complex problems.

• A passion for technology which drives architecturally sound design

• Good communication skills with high standards in visual, written and oral communication.

• Ability to build strong relationships with both technical and non-technical team members.

• Disciplined and independent personal management skills - can work to deadlines and standards with a minimum of supervision when required.

• Enthusiastic and energetic in the execution of their tasks

• Commercially aware; focused on achieving the right results with good, maintainable solutions

• A logical aptitude

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