Our client, a leading financial services company is hiring a Reference Data Business Analyst (Bilingual – Spanish Speaking) on a long-term contract basis.
Job ID 82110
Work Location:
Tampa, FL
Summary:
The Business Analyst will play a key leadership role in the build out, and support the Strategic Pricing data platform, which is aiming to create a unified framework and aligned operational processes to ensure regulatory obligations are met and sustainable going forward – across and it impacts Business and regional regulators. The ideal candidate must have a deep understanding of database design, SQL, and mastery of data analytic skillsets in both qualitative and quantitative against large and complex data structure. Focus on Market Pricing Data (Equities, Fixed Income, Derivative Instruments) supporting Front, Middle and Backoffice applications with an understanding on lifecycle of trade and reporting. The candidate will also work independently to ensure successful delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Design and drive execution of accurate and reliable database / application modeling.
- Ability to perform analysis on datasets to determine their quality, coverage, complexity
- Normalize disparate data sets into a common logical model
- Independently query data from multiple relational databases for analysis
- Work directly with Technology, Operations, Legal and Business partners to successfully deliver complex projects leveraging our enterprise reference data platform
- Create BRD/FRD translating business logic into functional requirements
- Communicate business concepts and expected functional behavior to Developers and other stakeholders
- Create comprehensive use cases for testing
- Provide guidance to the local teams on technical challenges and client communication
- Project management, implementation and testing plans
Required Skills:
- Strong database design and modeling knowledge, deep understanding of data integrity and normalization
- Mastery level SQL knowledge with minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience, ability to run analysis and complex SQLs against large sets of data is a must. Preferably experience with Oracle DBMS.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills
- Experience managing the full project cycle for complex business deliverables – including translating client logic into functional requirements, writing FRDs/BRDs, working with the technology teams to ensure accurate implementation, and partner with business for user acceptance testing and production go-live.
- Experience with Pricing and/or securities reference data background in capital markets is a plus
- Technically proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Capable of managing multiple tasks under tight deadlines
Education:
4-year Bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the science majors is ideal
Pay: $64-$84 per hour.