Calypso Business Analyst

LUXOFT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The LUXOFT SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. RSF IT division seeks a Calypso back-office analyst to develop and maintain Calypso-based back-office processes in project and maintenance modes.

You will work with business users, architects, and engineers to implement NR scenarios, interfaces, and regulatory reporting within a global capital markets context. With 5+ years of total experience and 3+ years in Calypso, you will analyze requirements, design solutions, and support production.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in IT or finance.
• 5+ years total experience; 3+ years as Calypso business analyst.
• Experience on Calypso v14–v18.
• Deep knowledge of Static Data, Workflows, Confirmations, Settlements, Messages/Swift, Positions, Accounting, Corporate actions, Reporting Framework, Reconciliation.
• Understanding of repos, bonds, SLB, issuances and trade lifecycle.
• Experience with regulatory reporting HRF, NORIA, MMSR.
• Experience interfacing Calypso with external systems.
• AGILE track record; willing to do L3 support if required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; autonomous and team oriented.

Responsibilities

• Analyse enhancement requests for repo business and new products.
• Propose solutions in collaboration with Architects.
• Specifications, workload estimates, planning, test scenarios, release documentation.
• Coordinate user acceptance tests.
• Monthly releases, following milestones for analysis, coding and testing.
• Support the release roadmap in production.
• Application support, level 3 (expert).
• Troubleshoot and fix issues/bugs.
• Coach more junior team members as required.

Skills

Agile

L3 support

Communication

Problem solving

Team player

Autonomous

Time management

Willing to learn

Education

Master's or Bachelor's degree in IT/Finance

Tools

Calypso

Calypso v14–v18

Job description

Project Description:

Our client is the corporate and investment banking arm of The Group, world's 12th largest bank by total assets.

We work daily with international branches located in 30 markets by:

• Envisioning and preparing the Bank's futures information systems
• Partnering and supporting core banking flagships and transverse areas in their large scale development projects.
• Providing premium In-house Banking applications,

This unique positioning empowers us to bring our core banking business a sustainable competitive advantage on the market.

We seek innovative and agile people sharing our mindset to support ambitious and forthcoming technological challenges.

The department is responsible for development and maintenance of Capital Market IT applications (in-house and package) used worldwide, covering Front Office (Murex, Apex, Orchestrade...), Back Office (Summit, Calypso...), Market data referential (Asset Control..), Market Risk (in-house application on big data technologies).

The Repo and Secured Financing (RSF) IT division, works across the full value chain to sustain business activity and enable its acceleration.

This role aims to develop on the Calypso back-office package, in project mode as well as maintenance, and to support the "run the bank" function. It requires a deep understanding of the nature of business operations, timing of activities & data flowing through internal and external systems. The build and support team continuously works with business users, infrastructure engineers and system managers.

Responsibilities:

Build & change management:

• Analyse enhancement requests for the repo business and new products.
• Propose solutions in collaboration with Architects.
• Specifications, workload estimates, planning, test scenarios, release documentation.
• Coordinate user acceptance tests.
• Monthly releases, following the team's milestones for analysis, coding and testing.
• Support the release roadmap in production.

Incidents and Requests management (business users and other IT teams)

• Application support, level 3 (expert).
• Troubleshoot and fix issues/bugs.

Continuous improvement

• Improve operational processes.
• Coach more junior team members as required.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in relevant specialties (IT, finance).
• 5+ years of total working experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Calypso business analyst on Calypso back office.
• Experience on Calypso versions v14 to v18.
• In depth knowledge of Static Data, Workflows, ScheduledTask, Confirmations, Settlements, Messages / Swift messages, Positions, Accounting, Corporate action, Filters, Reporting Framwork, Reconciliation features.
• Understanding of financial assets (repos, bonds, SLB, issuances) and trade lifecycle.
• Experience with regulatory reporting HRF, NORIA, MMSR.
• Experience in interfacing Calypso with external systems.
• Hands-on experience in implementation projects.
• AGILE track record.
• Experience in implementing NR scenarios.
• Willing to do L3 Support if required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Appetite to follow technology trend and participate to communities.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies.
• Strong perseverance and diligence towards attaining goals and effective time management
• Passion for sharing expertise and grow team members' skills.
• Autonomous, self-motivated and excellent team player