Lead Business Analyst, Connectivity, IT

CITIC Securities International Company Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

CITIC Securities International Company Limited’s CITIC CLSA front office team in Hong Kong is seeking a Technical Lead to drive the Market Connectivity platform. You will partner with business users, vendors and other development teams to deliver robust, low-latency trading solutions.

This role requires strong compute engineering skills, 8+ years in IT delivery in banking or securities, and fluency in Mandarin and English.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of IT system delivery experience in banking/securities/financial institutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Task planning and handling requests from various parties.
• Review and recommend improvements to the system.
• Liaise with other development teams to document design of interrelated functions.
• Conduct code reviews and provide guidance to team members.
• Unit testing and functional testing of developed code.
• Ensure timely and quality delivery of software solutions.
• Comply with CSI training and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Mandarin & English fluency

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science/IT/related

Tools

Git

JIRA

Maven

Job description

CITIC CLSA provides global investors and corporate executives with insights, liquidity and capital to drive their growth strategies.

Award-winning research, an extensive Asia footprint, direct links to China and highly experienced finance professionals differentiate our innovative products and services in asset management, corporate finance, equity and debt capital markets, securities and wealth management.

As part of CITIC Securities (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), China’s leading investment bank, CITIC CLSA is uniquely positioned to facilitate cross-border capital flows and connect China to the world and the world to China.

CITIC CLSA operates from 13 countries across Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. For further information, please visit www.clsa.com.

Position Description

We are looking for a Technical Lead to join our Front Office Market Connectivity team in Hong Kong. As part of the development team, you’ll work very closely with business users, vendors and other front office development and support teams to develop our Market Connectivity platform

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Task planning and handle requests from various parties
• Continuously review and provide recommendation to improve the system
• Liaise with other development teams to agree and document design of interrelated functions
• Conduct code review and provide guidance to other team members
• Unit testing, functional testing of the developed code
• Responsible for timely and quality delivery of software solutions
• Ensure full compliance to all CSI and required training and regulatory requirements for you and your team

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree of higher in Computer Science, IT, Business, or related field.
• 8 years and above relevant experience in IT system delivery in banking/securities/FI
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of FIX/Exchange protocols would be a plus
• Knowledge of OMS/EMS/Cash Equities concepts would be a plus
• Experience in low latency techniques, LMAX disruptor etc.
• Exposure to software engineering tools/applications (like Git, JIRA)
• Familiarity with Agile development processes and techniques
• Experience of the build process using Maven
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English is mandatory