Job description

Our Role:

Our Technology Solutions Group is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with exciting changes on the horizon under new senior leadership. We are looking for a highly analytical, data driven, technical savvy Business Analyst like you that can partner with our internal & external business users to capture & analyze requirements and assist with implementation and testing of software releases. You will have in-depth knowledge of Fixed Income products and will feel comfortable working within large internal and external data sets.

Your Impact:

• Utilize knowledge of business analysis concepts and SDLC methodologies to support business initiatives and system enhancements.
• Perform business process reviews and workflow changes, working with business users, vendors and IT when applicable.
• Analyze data to help support business requirement gathering and data quality.
• Document business requirements and functional and technical specifications
• Keep abreast of industry initiatives and market trends that impact the business to continue to improve efficiencies.
• Assist with internal/external communication, improving transparency and disseminating information.
• Support day-to-day business issues.

Your Required Skills:

· 10+ years of Business Analysis at a buy-side Fixed Income firm

• Demonstrated experience with various SDLC and application development and release control methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall
• Experience in various Fixed Income instruments is required (e.g. U.S. Treasuries, Investment Grade, High Yield, EMD, Mortgages, Sovereign Debt / Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, OTCD, and Repos)
• Working knowledge of data governance and ability to ensure high data quality is maintained throughout the data lifecycle of a project

· The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to structure SQL queries, understand stored procedures, have experience with Business Intelligence Reporting tools and understand relational database models.

• Very strong relationship management capabilities and confidence engaging directly with business partners and technical resources
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to conduct root cause analysis on system, process or production problems and ability to provide viable solutions
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects and work effectively under pressure; exceptional organizational and administrative skills; at ease with abundance of details, yet mindful of big picture at all time

Your Desired Skills:

• Experience working with Vermillion and Quill Software
• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (Jira, Confluence)

· Ability to create, maintain and breakdown User Stories, Tasks and Epics in Jira

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or a related field.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $80.00 - $95.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Newark, NJ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Systems & Applications Engineers & Analysts: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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