Deloitte - Recruitment

Technical Business Analyst – Trading Platforms

Deloitte - Recruitment Greater London, England, United Kingdom · £151K/yr

Business Consulting and Services · 10,001+ employees

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About the role

The role involves serving as a subject matter expert for trading systems initiatives and ensuring business requirements are effectively translated into technical solutions. You will be responsible for analyzing trade lifecycles and troubleshooting issues across development, support, and technical business teams.

What they look for

Trading platforms Futures exchanges Derivatives trade lifecycle Commodity trading Price risk management Market data providers Financial regulations FIX engineering Python PowerShell C# SQL Algorithmic trading Vendor management Messaging systems Network protocols

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 8 years of experience in commodity trading or capital markets with strong technical skills in scripting and programming languages. Proficiency in financial regulations, FIX engineering, and trading system vendor management is essential for this position.

Full description

Role: Technical Business Analyst – Trading Platforms

Location: London

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 6 Months

Daily Rate: Inside IR35

£580 Per Day

Payroll provider –

Rockford Payroll Info for Contingent Workers – Rockford Pay

“Deloitte sets the requirements for the assignment. Rockford Resourcing acts as the agency on behalf of Deloitte and is responsible for sourcing candidates to fulfil the assignment. Successful candidates will be employed by Rockford Payroll. Rockford Payroll is responsible for the Associate’s employment, pay and applicable employment-related processes.”

Key Responsibilities

Understanding of all major global futures exchanges Knowledge of full exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle Minimum of 8 years' experience in Commodity Trading & Price Risk Management or Capital Markets / Investment Banks – to bring credible externalisation of mindset and approach and ensure we are cost: value competitive Knowledge of market data providers (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, etc.) and liquidity aggregation platforms. Understanding of financial regulations such as MiFID II, EMIR, and FCA guidelines. Role Overview Use technical skills to ensure business requirements are understood at all levels of delivery. Assist with troubleshooting and issue resolution across development, support, and technical business users. Serve as an subject matter expert for trading systems initiatives. Communicate effectively with business, development, QA, infrastructure, and production support teams. Analyse and map RFQ, order and trade lifecycles to help formulate solutions that will improve quality & efficiency across our trading systems. Hands-on experience in delivering scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible way. Experience of Algo regulation, audit and compliance (e.g. MIFID2 & RTS6) is highly desirable Facilitate stakeholder discussions and workshops to translate business needs into clear technical solutions.

Key Skills and Experience required Knowledge of Third Party Networks and EMS/OMS software vendors. (e.g., TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, TradingScreen) Experience working with instrument static data and/or other Market Data systems & protocols experience in both Windows and Linux operating systems Experience in analysing and implementing regulatory initiatives (e.g. MIFID II, MAD/MAR) Solid relevant experience in FIX Engineering Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and propose innovative solutions. Understanding of trading lifecycle, including order capture & execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance requirements Experience with application support and vendor management Strong experience in exchange certification, application Deployment and support Must have strong technical skills in scripting, Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL or other programming languages Experience in messaging systems, and experience debugging network protocols such as TCP, multicast, would be highly regarded. Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve requirements analysis, documentation quality, impact assessment and delivery efficiency

Soft Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication skills to interact with traders, developers, and stakeholders. Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment. Proactive, self-motivated, and flexible with a positive attitude Ability to work under demanding deadlines with changing priorities in a trading room environment

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