System Analyst - post-trade, global securities operations

Adecco; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking a System Analyst in Hong Kong to support and roll out a vendor post-trade system for global securities operations. You will work with business users, operations and tech teams to ensure requirements are understood and delivered.

You will analyse interfaces, data mapping, and system connectivity, while handling incidents and coordinating SIT/UAT testing and production verification. Strong knowledge of APIs, SaaS, and Unix/Linux is essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in information technology, computer engineering or related fields.
• At least 7 years’ experience in supporting post-trade systems, preferably in global securities operations.
• Strong knowledge of incident escalation and change management procedures.
• Solid understanding of the post-trade lifecycle: trade matching, settlement, and reporting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and rollout of the vendor’s post-trade system, including configuration, testing, deployment and post-implementation review.
• Collaborate with business users, operations, tech teams and vendors to deliver requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and support interfaces between the post-trade system and in-house systems.

Skills

Post-trade systems

Incident triage

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical writing

Communication with non-technical users

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/related

Tools

Unix/Linux

Oracle

SFTP

MQ

APIs

SWIFT ISO 15022/ISO 20022

SaaS platforms

Job description

Our client is a provides computerized clearing and settlement facilities for Exchange Fund Bills and Notes in Hong Kong, they are looking for a System Analyst with experience in post-trade system/ global securities systems, etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation and rollout of the vendor’s post-trade system, including configuration, testing, deployment and post-implementation review.
• Work closely with business users, operations teams, internal technology teams, and vendors to ensure business requirements are properly understood and delivered.
• Develop, maintain, and support interfaces between the vendor’s post-trade system and in-house systems.
• Analyse interface requirements, data mapping, message formats, and system connectivity to ensure accurate and timely data exchange.
• Serve as the first point of contact for user enquiries, production issues, and system incidents.
• Perform initial issue triage, impact assessment, troubleshooting, and incident logging before escalating to the vendor’s L2/L3 support team.
• Prepare functional specifications, test cases, process flows, and user documentation.
• Coordinate and support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and production verification.
• Monitor daily production processing and ensure issues are tracked and resolved in a timely manner.

Job Requirements:

• University degree in information technology, computer engineering or related fields.
• At least 7-year experience in supporting post-trade system, preferably in global securities operations and securities custody service.
• Strong knowledge of application support methodology to carry out incident escalation and system change management procedures.
• Solid understanding of the post-trade lifecycle, including trade matching and confirmation; settlement and clearing; reconciliations; corporate actions; accounting interfaces and reporting workflows.
• Strong experience in working with hybrid application environments, with systems or modules deployed across on-premise infrastructure ad Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms.
• Good understanding of SaaS application support, including vendor-managed releases, configuration management, access control, incident follow-up, and change impact assessment.
• Knowledge in API integration, file-based interfaces, middleware, SWIFT ISO 15022 (MT) and ISO 20022 (MX) standard
• Solid experience with Unix/Linux, Oracle, scripting, scheduling tools, and interface support utilities.
• Hands-on experience in setting up and configuring SFTP and MQ server connections.
• Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to communicate technical issues clearly to non-technical users.

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