FX Electronic Trading BA — Front Office Impact

Nimber; Porto; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nimber is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a challenging FX trading platform project in Porto, working with traders, sales and developers to translate business needs into functional specifications and improvements.

The role combines financial markets know-how with a technical mindset, with responsibilities across requirements, testing, agile ceremonies and collaboration with Front Office and IT teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst in financial markets or investment banking.
• Strong understanding of financial market participants, trading processes and financial products.
• Knowledge of FX products and/or electronic trading environments.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis and investigations.
• Practical knowledge of Unix/Linux, including log analysis.
• Ability to communicate with Front Office stakeholders and technical teams.
• Experience managing requirements and delivering solutions independently.
• Agile mindset with a proactive and collaborative approach.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with FX traders and sales teams to understand business needs.
• Gather, analyse and translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Support evolution of electronic FX trading platforms, including order execution systems and market-making solutions.
• Manage enhancement requests independently, coordinating with developers and business stakeholders.
• Investigate technical issues using SQL queries, Unix commands and application logs.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot incidents and identify effective solutions.
• Contribute to testing, validation and implementation of new functionalities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and promote continuous improvement within the team.

Skills

SQL skills

Financial markets knowledge

Agile mindset

Stakeholder communication

Analytical thinking

Fluent English

Tools

Unix/Linux

Python scripting

Job description

Nimber is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join a challenging FX trading platform project in Porto, working with traders, sales and developers to translate business needs into functional specifications and improvements.

The role combines financial markets know-how with a technical mindset, with responsibilities across requirements, testing, agile ceremonies and collaboration with Front Office and IT teams.