Business Analyst / Sr. Business Analyst - Capital Markets - ALMT IT

Job Description

Position Purpose Current position is under ALMT IT team scope to contribute in individual capacity on development, enhancements, and maintenance & support activities for multiple applications by efficiently utilizing continuous improvement and agile methodology. Immediate tasks would include but not restricted to To create and maintain functional specifications document and work closely with the development and testing team. To co-ordinate closely with the business users and onsite BAs or managers of the application to understand the functional requirements To perform functional tests and assist with user acceptance tests. Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities Interact with functional and technical representatives of project teams in order to understand business functionalities, technical modules, integration mechanism and data sources. Prepare and present functional aspects of changes/evolutions to developers. Prepare functional specifications for developers and testers. Prepare test plans and conduct Integration, Regression, Performance and Functional Testing using automated testing frameworks (e.g. Junit, Nunit, Mock, etc.). Participate in peer reviews of Functional Specs. Organize and keep up to date detailed functional documentation. Review Functional Test Cases prepared by IT team. Estimate efforts and schedule for various modules and meet deadlines. Contribute to the technical designing phase and document the design with UML diagrams and models. Create prototype for proof of concept and business requirements validations. Provide functional assistance toDevelopment/Testing teams. Strong ability to analyze and summarize. Conduct user training sessions on applications and functionalities. Train others (wherever required) in order to ensure knowledge sharing and backup. Ensure that the project and organization standards are followed during various phases of software development lifecycle and day to day development work. Functional Release Documentation To participate in out-of-hours / daytime support as required To ensure that application is of good quality, ensure any issues are fixed on priority. To work with teams to help solve complex problems. Work towards initiatives to improve processes and delivery efficiency. Provide L3 Support, Analyze and/or solve functional problems in coordination with developers. To ensure all activities carried-out and solutions proposed, planned and delivered are compliant with Organization policy guidelines. Contributing Responsibilities Contribute towards innovation, suggest new practices to be investigated & efficiency improvement. Contribute towards initiatives to improve processes and delivery. Contribute towards recruitment efforts - both for the team as well as for the organization. Technical & Behavioral Competencies Mandatory Technical Skills: Experience as a Business Analyst in an IT industry in the Finance domain. Knowledge of Capital Market activities, Financial Products, Financial Terminologies is a must. Understanding of Trade Life Cycle Experience on PnL, Pricing & Market Risk & Sensitivities. Self-sufficient and pro-active in sourcing information Ability to understand business requirements easily and translate them into functional requirements. Excellent documentation ability. Have experience in preparing requirement specifications and perform UAT. Good SQL Query writing skills Project cycle methodology Thorough understanding of complete Software Development Lifecycle Self-motivated, good interpersonal skills and inclination to constantly upgrade on new technologies and frameworks. Good communication, good interpersonal skills and co-ordination activities, self-motivated, and inclination to constantly upgrade on new developments in the industry. Capability to understand and analyze complex IT application and financial product structures Nice to have Skills: Knowledge of Agile Processs and various roles within it like Product Owner, Scrum Master etc. Knowledge or Experience with Treasury functions and business processes. Good knowledge of RISK & PnL management in ALMT & Treasury domain. Experience/Knowledge of Datawarehouse concepts Basics of Unix/Linux OS Specific Qualifications (if required) Skills Referential Behavioural Skills(Please select up to 4 skills) Client focused Attention to detail / rigor Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Adaptability Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)Analytical AbilityAbility to develop and adapt a processAbility to understand, explain and support changeAbility to anticipate business / strategic evolutionAbility to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, trainingEducation Level:Bachelor Degree or equivalentExperience LevelAt least 5 years