Business Analyst III

Job Title2 DAYS ON-SITE IN DCThey need someone with experience with cap markets, bond markets, swaps, etc- he said searching for Murex or a similar tool would bring up the right type of profiles. This resource will be supporting risk applications, so needs to have a strong understanding of counterparty risk, credit risk apps (market and credit)Job DescriptionInterface with the business client to understand business needs and requirements, and to help develop and maintain the client relationshipBuild stakeholder consensus and ensure everyone is on the same page, in agreement, and can visualize the solution being proposedDevelop business cases, requirements, use cases, test plans, test strategies, test cases, and operational procedures and plansDocument business processes and workflowsCraft business cases to evaluate the feasibility of technology initiativesIdentify business and functional requirements by working with application end-users, and lead the collection, analysis, documentation, and coordination of those requirementsDesign and execute test cases for application development and implementation projectsCollaborate with IT professionals to determine if solutions currently exist (internally or externally) or whether new solutions are feasible to meet business requirementsLeverage rapid prototyping approaches to present as-is/to-be processes/workflows and rough designs of the proposed solutionMaintain a comprehensive chronological trail of requirements and agreements and actively contribute to the project change control process. Document and manage issues and actionsProvide overall support to ensure the successful design, testing, and implementation of applications that support the business unit, Also, provide support in developing training materials and conducting trainingDocument and manage issues and actions for IT applications and projectsPrepare and make presentations using MS PowerPoint and Visio to project stakeholders and managementSkills / Experience RequiredEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or FinanceRole Specific Experience: 8+ years of relevant technical and business work experienceCapital Markets domain experience, along with knowledge of risk management, Credit and Market Risk, familiarity with concepts of finance and accounting.Knowledge of Structured DerivativesProficiency in MS ExcelExperience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institutionExtensive experience as a Business Analyst for a large financial institutionExtensive experience in gathering business requirements and developing functional specifications with special emphasis on use cases, defining test cases, and providing user training and supportExtensive experience with various system development lifecycle methodologies and tailoring the artifacts to those methodologiesSolution-oriented, detailed-focused, showing strong analytical and organization skillsFamiliarity with relational databases / RDBMS / Murex DatamartFamiliarity with Murex Feeders, Dynamic Tables, Simulation Views, Batch of Feeders.Experience with writing simple SQL statements (mostly SELECT – with aim to analyze datasets)