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The candidate should have knowledge about Market Data and pricing of the related derivatives, risk models and how they are implemented in Murex
Should be able to check consistency between input market data and numbers produced by Murex and be able to challenge implementation aspects of all these models.
In addition to Murex knowledge, the candidate should be able to check the database underlying Murex and monitor/replicate all intermediate steps leading to the final result.

Business Experience

Financial Markets Products: Fixed Income, FX & Interest Rates, FXD & IRD, Commodities.
Risk Management: Market Risk methodologies, including VaR, Stress VaR
In depth knowledge of IR/FX volatilities, zero rate set-up and ideally Commodities.

Required skills:

• Min 5 years experience as an IT BA or in Front Office IT.
• The role is in the front office and sits in their sales and trading team
• Working with critical applications – one is to ensure the traders have the tool to manager their risks and their positions, understanding products for each desk,
• Rates, credits FX and understanding of derivates is important – ideal if someone understands these products and purpose for the desk.
• They want someone able to communicate with the team + business, discuss issues they’re facing and link between traders.
• Ideally understand Pnl and risk measures)

Nice to have

• Detailed knowledge and several years support experience with Charles River system is essential
• Knowledge and experience with Bloomberg AIM

Technical
IT architecture and methodologies within Market Risk.

Responsibilities:

Experience within the full life cycle from requirements elicitation through to UAT. You will be a technical Business Analyst who can define requirements, undertake project planning activities within a modified Agile environments (Sprint planning, Epics, User Stories, managing tickets in JIRA etc) and work closely with both business and technical teams. You may have been working as Product Owner and be comfortable in a role which sits somewhere between BA and PO.
As a Senior BA, you will therefore be required to work closely with business stakeholders to assist them with upgrading their business processes in addition to working closely with Product and Software Development teams on Technical BA tasks.

Required Skills:

• Proven track record as a Senior Business Analyst within the Financial Services/Investment Banking sector, preferably within Clearing
• Strong cross-product Asset Class knowledge
• Complete understanding of the Front to Back Trade Lifecycle, preferably within Equities
• In-depth understanding of Financial Services systems design, architecture and interfaces
• In-depth experience deploying Agile processes to deliver technical and systems change – user stories etc
• Proven track record of delivering Technical and Process Change as a Senior BA in complex Financial Services environments
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills – ability to liaise effectively with Business and Technology stakeholders

Experience in business process re-engineering, analysis, user requirement gathering & gap analysis
Experience in strategic data architectures, data warehouses, data marts, Business Intelligence and reporting
Experience working on all phases of the IT systems development life cycle, including an Agile methodology
Data mining and SQL skills to analyse data and data context
Any Python experience will be advantageous

Manage integration of code change from development through to production environments. This role is associated with the management of the testing, build and implementation of SwapClear releases and also any independent infrastructure, environment or SwapClear aligned changes done by other applications.

Focus will be on delivering the change programme across all lifecycles from dev, test, uat to Member Test and Production environments. A production focused approach will be required with resilience, operational readiness, performance and production support being at the forefront of delivery. A technical foundation and background is necessary in order to support the team and understand the various components involved in the SwapClear application.

Key Responsibilities Supports the technology lifecycle through the design, build and maintenance of systems, software and applications to ensure the highest quality outcomes across the domains Schedules and coordinates code deployment, liaising with other areas of the business

Manages upgrades and coordinates internal and third parties where required Creates accurate documentation and monitors system performance to effectively contribute to business and continual improvement activities Supports in deploying emergent engineering across development teams. Out of hours support overnight and across weekends and Bank Holidays is frequently needed. Should be able to provide on-call support. Strong business knowledge is required for working with business teams during investigations.

Must be self-motivating with the ability to prioritise workload amongst the team Issue management and follow up with development and project team Identify and implement automation of environment support and buildout Issue tracking and analysis Release coordination and implementation Support BAs, tester, risk analysts Maintain working relationship with development team, business teams and business management Candidate Profile Essential experience and skills required: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong Linux, Control-M, Oracle, SQL, Murex skills Scripting skills (UNIX shell scripting: bash, korn shell)

Hands-on in version control repository (Ideally bitbucket) Understanding of product development lifecycle and methodologies Exposure to SQL, Spring Framework, Hibernate, Java Springboot, Ansible, Informatica, Maven, Geneos, Service Now will be an added advantage Experience in a Post Trade or Clearing service environment Familiarity with financial products and financial terms

Excellent analytical skills and problem solving abilities Experience of working in an IT support team Strong technical background in the core technologies with multiple years of experience Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to IT and business teams and to senior management

Responsibilities 

• Builds project plans relating to the upgrade and maintenance releases for all tools in SDLC Platforms
• Ensure plans are well documented with key milestones tasks, resources, risks, issues and dependencies documented.
• Acts as the focal point for communication of the plan progress across the SDLC team, SDLC management and external stakeholders
• Manages dependencies relating to the SDLC strategy book of work and ensure these are reflected in the tooling plans
• Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects
• Assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all subordinates are actively working toward established milestones
• Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
• Research and evaluate hardware and software technology options and weigh the cost/benefit analysis when making large purchases on behalf of the company

Typical skills set

Multi-tasker able to juggle several projects and resources without breaking sweat, manages projects end-to-end, partner with experts globally across organisations, thinks strategically and makes business cases that enhance long term growth potential -leads from the front.

• Experienced as a Project/Program Manager or PMO top tier consulting firms or major banking institution.
• Understands of what it takes to run successful projects in financial services.Strong written and verbal communicator who is comfortable interacting with stakeholders at all levels.
• Expert at building lasting networks and trusted relationships.
  Reputation for hitting deadlines and staying within budgets.
• Understands of the key concepts of SDLC and Jira, Confluence and ALM.

Qualifications

• Professional Project Management Certification from accredited intuition preferred
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods
• Strong sense of personal accountability regarding decision-making and supervising department teams
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality

We are looking for a highly skilled computer programmer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. Full stack developers are responsible for developing and designing front end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications, and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties.
Will be required to see out a project from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail.

Python and React skillset
Designing, developing, and implementing various software solutions
Utilising Python specifically Django framework
Developing on the front-end using React

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, and Amber.
• Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, PHP, and .Net.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• 5+ years of commercial experience using Django or another python framework (Flask, FastAPI…)
• Commercial experience using React/Redux or equivalent
• Commercial experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle…)
• Commercial experience with AWS
• Familiarity with Linux (desktop and server)