Consulting Assignment for Business Analyst with FIX protocol and Fixed Income Trading

Imported from previous forum

Position CON1123-208
Location: Boston, MA
Type : Consulting
Duration 3 - 6 months
TO APPLY: Send resume along with contact information and rate to:
hotlist@quantronix.com

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our client is in the process of building a new trading system for all asset classes. We’re looking for a business analyst preferably with fixed income trading systems experience to assist in full project lifecycle of the bond trading component of the system with a specific focus on requirements, design, and testing.

Daily Activities
 Gather and document business requirements from traders on client’s fixed income trading desk
 Work with Trading Systems business analysts and developers on requirements management and design
 Communicate status and risks to Trading Systems management team
 Assist testing team with development of integration and regression test plans
 Coordinate user acceptance testing and training with traders

JOB REQUIREMENTS
This position requires several years experience with investment management systems, preferably trading systems. The position also requires very strong written and verbal communication and project management skills would be considered a plus.

Skill Number of years of experience
Demonstrated experience in business analysis, requirements specification, and user acceptance testing of systems in the Trading / Investment industry 5 years
SQL (Oracle) 5 years
Strong Knowledge of Fixed Income securities and the Trading process 5 years
Requisite Pro / RUP 2 years
Knowledge of the FIX protocol 2 years
Knowledge of TradeWeb and/or MarketAxess 2 years

Education/Experience
 Experience in a business analysis role in a financial services environment a must
 Prefer experience in a trading environment
 Prefer experience working with fixed income traders, analysts, or portfolio managers
 Prefer experience with an asset manager or investment advisor
 Knowledge of Rational Unified Process (RUP) a plus
 Knowledge of fixed income derivatives a plus
 CFA / MBA or progress toward either a plus