Business Analyst

HSS Soft; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm seeks an experienced professional in OTC/Exchange derivatives to enhance their trade management processes. The role demands expertise in defining functional test cases, effective communication with teams, and understanding various asset classes and their lifecycle. Candidates with experience in Summit or similar systems and knowledge of Dodd Frank reporting will be preferred. Join a collaborative global team and contribute to the full software development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in OTC/Exchange derivatives.
• Knowledge of trade life cycle and market participants.
• Basic understanding of XML and SQL required.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute functional test cases focusing on business requirements.
• Communicate effectively with business users and IT management.
• Work in a global team environment, understanding remote development.

Skills

Trade Management

Reporting Processes

Interpersonal Communication Skills

Functional Test Cases

SQL

Tools

JIRA

Summit

Murex

Job description

• Experience of 5 +years of working in OTC/Exchange derivatives, with exposure to trade management & reporting processes

• Should have in depth knowledge of product structures for various asset classes like IR, FX, Credit etc.

• Should have in depth knowledge of OTC and Exchanged traded derivatives trade life cycle and trade events like unwind, novations etc. and typical market participants and related processes like affirmations, confirmations, clearing etc.

• Experience on Summit (IR, Credit and FX) is highly desirable, if not then experience on similar systems like Murex can be considered. Experience should include understanding of static/reference data setup, trade capture, workflow configurations, report configurations etc.

• Knowledge of Dodd Frank related reporting requirements would be highly desirable

• Should have extensive experience on defining and executing functional test cases, with focus on critical business requirements

• Should have basic understanding of XML, knowledge of FPML and FIX specifications would be of added advantage

• Understanding of relational data organization and basic SQL

• Knowledge of Software development Life cycle – basically someone who has been involved in full life cycle projects

• Use of JIRA / requirement and bug management systems

• Skills and confidence to communicate effectively with business users and IT management

• Has worked in a global team environment and understands the implications of remote development / business teams

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.