Lead II - Business Analysis

7 - 9 Years
2 Openings
Kochi

Job Title:

Middle
Office Technical Analyst - Investment Operations

Department:

Credit
Technology

Position
Summary:

Searching for a business-focused technologist and functional
subject matter expert to assist with advancing the technology capabilities of the Middle Office and Controllers businesses. The individual will work closely with key stakeholders in the Investment Operations functions to lead projects, gather and document business requirements, and coordinate the development, testing, implementation, and ongoing support of these requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Work
  with middle office Ops professionals to understand and produce business and functional requirements and collaborate with the development teams to implement solutions.
• Work
  with internal resources as well as application vendors to establish the appropriate development approach and timeline.
• Track
  and maintain project plans, risk matrices, issues lists, and all related project artifacts to ensure successful implementation of related engagements.
• Develop
  comprehensive test cases and participate in development and QA Testing.
• Communicate
  effectively with stakeholders and build relationships continuously.
• Assist
  with the analysis of middle office platform processes and capabilities and the ongoing development of a technology strategy.
• Partner
  with the business to ensure SLAs and other key metrics are met or exceeded.
• Identify
  best practices for optimizing system use both internally and externally.
• Act
  as an escalation point for support issues and increase in-house functional support resolution with well-documented RCA and permanent resolutions.

Experience
Required:

• 3+
  years of experience with C, Python, SQL and Excel Macros. 8+ years of industry full-cycle experience in SDLC methodologies and approaches, including refining business requirements and defining functional specifications, development, and testing.
• Experience with Business Analysis methodologies and use
  case modeling along with excellent conceptualization, analytical, and logic skills.
• Experience
  working with data warehouse & business intelligence platforms and concepts for data modeling.
• Deep
  understanding of the middle office functions and Knowledge of credit instruments (Bank Loans, Bonds, Derivatives, etc.)
• Experience
  with a leading fund accounting platform is required. FIS VPM is strongly preferred.
• Experience
  with systems integration of applications infrastructure hosted in cloud providers, AWS and Azure.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work
  with business users, technical teams, and stakeholders. While adept at listening and soliciting feedback from all teams.
• Must be self-directed and motivated while being a solid
  team player with a strong work ethic.
• Ability
  to thrive in a high-intensity, fast-paced environment and prioritize/deliver multiple active projects.

Educational Requirements:

• An advanced degree from a top university is strongly
  desired

c,python,sql,business analysis,user acceptance testing,