Derivative Specialist

Job Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION TITLE: Derivative Systems Analyst - Sr Associate LOCATION: Hyderabad The Derivative Systems Analyst is responsible for the analysis, design, and testing of complex applications and system integration processes supporting Clients Investment Management Technology Team. This role supports strategic investment initiatives and ensures recommended solutions are aligned with business and Client IT strategies while adhering to relevant technology standards. Responsibilities: Application support and maintenance in a DevOps/Agile delivery model Implement, test, and support derivative accounting configurations and integrations based on business requirements Responsible for documentation of the technical design based on the non-functional requirements Contribute to best practices and standards for advanced derivative configurations and business processes Perform impact analysis on various proposed technical solutions Contribute to and review test strategy and test plans Participate in complex derivative accounting testing Participate in design review sessions Clarify and resolve design related issues with developers Highlight potential and actual issues effectively and work through to the appropriate resolution Required: Experience supporting and configuring a derivative accounting system Calypso experience strongly preferred including a strong understanding of: Business functionality and workflows by derivatives product type through a trade lifecycle including collateral management and UMR/SIMM calculations Calypso task station and scheduled tasks Reporting framework Counterparties, custodians, and tri-party agent processes and configurations Regulatory UMR/SIMM calculations, tax, accounting and compliance rules and processes and configurations SWIFT messages processing and configurations Data-uploader and CDUF data file mapping and configurations Calypso API functionality/capabilities and the ability to develop to use the API Market and static data (reference data loads) processing and configuration Bloomberg and IHSMarkit knowledge User provisioning / role management set up and management Ability to support integrations with third party systems (SWIFT, MarkitWire, FXAll, TriOptima, AcadiaSoft, etc.) Calypsos Gridmapper development/updates (XML mapping) and support Testing to support calypso and third-party vendors monthly releases and/or new features Daily L3&4 production support and incident management Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer or business-related field 2 or more years of experience with designing and implementing complex solutions Demonstrated experience in solution design Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, including awareness of Agile work/collaboration concepts third-party contractors Proven ability to provide technical leadership and guidance to less experienced team members Strong understanding and adherence to IT SDLC and operational best practices Preferred: Cloud certifications Calypso v16 CDUF file format SQL, XML, .NET, TWS, SFTP, MFT, JIRA Knowledge of the SDLC, development patterns, and best practices Knowledge of data governance and data management technologies and methodologies