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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