Senior Business Analyst - Investment Banking

EPAM Systems; India; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst with expertise in Compliance Trade Surveillance in the Investment Banking sector to bridge business operations with IT, examining workflows and collecting requirements.

You will develop practical solutions that support strategic objectives while maintaining compliance and operational effectiveness, and you will collaborate with cross-functional teams across business users and technology.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of IT experience in financial services, including enterprise software design.
• Experience with capital markets and asset classes like equities, fixed income, FX, and derivatives.
• Hands-on with compliance trade surveillance tools: SMARTS, Trading Hub, Actimize.
• Strong ability to translate technical requirements into practical solutions.
• Proficient in data analysis and writing SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Identify IT solutions and support their rollout.
• Gather requirements via stakeholder interviews and data sources.
• Develop practical software solutions aligned to future state.
• Create functional designs and data-backed solutions.
• Serve as liaison between business users and IT teams.
• Support QA and project management activities.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Data analysis

SQL queries

Azure Cloud

Agile

Scrum Master

Stakeholder interviews

Communication

Compliance

Tools

SMARTS

Actimize

Trading Hub

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with expertise in Compliance Trade Surveillance in the Investment Banking sector to serve as a liaison connecting business operations with IT functions. The successful candidate will examine business workflows, collect requirements, and develop practical solutions that support strategic objectives while maintaining compliance standards and operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Identify necessary IT business solutions and support their rollout Perform requirements-gathering tasks utilizing both internal and external data sources, such as stakeholder interviews Develop practical software solutions to tackle business challenges while keeping the strategic future state model in mind Create functional solutions backed by comprehensive data analysis Serve as the main point of contact linking business users and the technology team throughout all phases of project implementation Support quality control efforts and project management tasks

Requirements

• 7-10 years of IT experience overall, including several years designing and developing enterprise software within distributed environments in the financial services sector, ideally involving investment banking and compliance-focused projects Knowledge of capital markets along with familiarity with asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and associated derivative products Background working with compliance trade surveillance tools such as SMARTS, Trading Hub, and Actimise Proficiency in applying business analysis methods, including translating technical requirements into effective solutions Competence in data analysis and querying, including writing SQL queries, to support requirements gathering Exposure to Cloud platforms, Azure preferred, particularly regarding Data Ingestion, Data Cleansing, and Data Egress Knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including prior experience serving as a Scrum Master Ability to produce clear, concise, and comprehensive requirements and functional design documents to professional standards Excellent verbal communication abilities, with the capacity to adjust communication style based on audience Enthusiasm for technology and the development of IT systems and applications Adaptability to collaborate effectively across varied teams, functions, and cultures Demonstrated collaborative approach to resolving issues and readiness to work beyond defined role boundaries to achieve desired results