FX Trading Platform BA — Front Office Impact

Nimber; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nimber seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join an international IT team in Porto/Paris, focused on FX electronic trading platforms. You will work with FX traders and sales to translate business needs into functional specs and drive improvements from requirements through implementation.

Ideal candidates have strong financial markets knowledge, SQL expertise, Unix/Linux skills, and fluency in English. This role embraces an Agile mindset and cross-functional collaboration across offices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Business Analyst within financial markets or investment banking.
• Good understanding of financial market participants, trading processes and financial products.
• Knowledge of Forex (FX) products and/or electronic trading environments.
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis.
• Practical knowledge of Unix/Linux, including log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with FX traders and sales teams to understand business needs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Gather, analyse and translate business requirements into functional specifications.
• Support the evolution of electronic FX trading platforms, including order execution systems, market-making solutions, market-taking aggregators and single-bank platforms.
• 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

Unix/Linux

Agile mindset

Communication

Tools

Python scripting

Job description

Nimber seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join an international IT team in Porto/Paris, focused on FX electronic trading platforms. You will work with FX traders and sales to translate business needs into functional specs and drive improvements from requirements through implementation.

Ideal candidates have strong financial markets knowledge, SQL expertise, Unix/Linux skills, and fluency in English. This role embraces an Agile mindset and cross-functional collaboration across offices.