Lead Business Analyst, FICC, IT

Key Areas of Responsibilities

  • As a liaison between FICC stakeholders and the IT department, focusing on the analysis and implementation of technology solutions that meet the needs of the FICC business

  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements to identify opportunities for process improvement and system enhancements.

  • Conduct gap analyses between current and future state business processes and technology solutions.

  • Work with development managers and other colleagues to design and review technical solutions

  • Adopt new technologies and frameworks in projects

  • Support project managers by providing reliable estimates and alerting them of delays or issues as early as possible

  • Follow the processes for version control, continuous integration and release management

  • Keep record and documents on design, support, user manuals and operation procedures

  • Ensure code is covered thorough by unit tests and rigorously tested before deploying to QA or UAT

  • Coordinate with production support teams on releases and issue management

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering or an IT related discipline from a prestigious institution

  • 8-10 years of relevant experience, FICC asset classes knowledge will be of advantage

  • Development skills in Java 8 or later, Python 3

  • Experience working with one of more Java frameworks (Spring/Vertx)

  • Working knowledge of unit testing frameworks and best practices

  • Experience with financial market data API’s (Bloomberg/Reuters)

  • Good to have Python and other scripting languages

  • Familiarity with Agile development artifacts and best practices.

  • Ability to mesh requirements-driven tasks and technical debt reduction tasks

  • Execellent communication skills in English. Mandarin Chinese is an advantage

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, good attention to detail

  • Strong team work and collaboration ethic

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