Lead Business Analyst, FICC, IT

CITIC Securities International Company Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CITIC Securities International Company Limited seeks an experienced IT professional to bridge FICC stakeholders and the development team. You will analyze requirements, design technical solutions, and drive improvements across systems while adopting modern frameworks like Spring/Vert.x.

The role requires deep Java 8+ and Python 3 skills, solid unit testing practices, and strong English communication. Mandarin is a plus, with a focus on collaboration and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science or IT-related discipline.
• 8–10 years of relevant FICC experience advantageous.
• Experience with Java 8+ and Python 3.
• Familiarity with Java frameworks (Spring/Vert.x).
• Experience with unit testing frameworks and best practices.
• Experience with financial market data APIs (Bloomberg/Reuters).
• English communication skills; Mandarin is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between FICC stakeholders and IT to analyze and implement technology solutions.
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for process improvements and system enhancements.
• Conduct gap analyses between current and future state processes and tech.
• Design and review technical solutions with development managers and team.
• Adopt new technologies and frameworks in projects.
• Provide reliable estimates and flag delays or issues early to project managers.
• Follow version control, CI, and release management processes.
• Maintain design, support, user manuals and operation procedures records.
• Ensure code is well-covered by unit tests and thoroughly tested before QA/UAT.

Skills

Java 8+

Python 3

Unit testing

Agile development

Communication in English

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Spring

Vert.x

Bloomberg API

Reuters API

CI/CD

Job description

• Adopt new technologies and frameworks in projects
• Development skills in Java 8 or later, Python 3
• Support project managers

Key Areas of Responsibilities

As a liaison between FICC stakeholders and the IT department, focusing on the analysis and implementation of technology solutions that meet the needs of the FICC business

Gather, analyze, and document business requirements to identify opportunities for process improvement and system enhancements.

Conduct gap analyses between current and future state business processes and technology solutions.

Work with development managers and other colleagues to design and review technical solutions

Adopt new technologies and frameworks in projects

Support project managers by providing reliable estimates and alerting them of delays or issues as early as possible

Follow the processes for version control, continuous integration and release management

Keep record and documents on design, support, user manuals and operation procedures

Ensure code is covered thorough by unit tests and rigorously tested before deploying to QA or UAT

Coordinate with production support teams on releases and issue management

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering or an IT related discipline from a prestigious institution

8-10 years of relevant experience, FICC asset classes knowledge will be of advantage

Development skills in Java 8 or later, Python 3

Experience working with one of more Java frameworks (Spring/Vertx)

Working knowledge of unit testing frameworks and best practices

Experience with financial market data API’s (Bloomberg/Reuters)

Good to have Python and other scripting languages

Familiarity with Agile development artifacts and best practices.

Ability to mesh requirements-driven tasks and technical debt reduction tasks

Execellent communication skills in English. Mandarin Chinese is an advantage

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, good attention to detail

Strong team work and collaboration ethic