Business Analyst - (US-NY-New York)

From Jeff Altman: The Big Game Hunter

Business Analyst - (US-NY-New York)

Compensation: $70K - $79K / Year
Min Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: ITWJA3

Business Analyst to join our Product Management team. The qualified individual will be responsible for acting as an interface between our Options business unit and the platform development and implementation areas. They will also be involved in creating and assembling detailed business requirement specifications for new products/applications and product/application enhancements.

Responsibilities include:
Participate in identifying user requirements by working on teams with a number of key individuals representing business and technology
Document, communicate, and review requirements with product and project team members and sponsors
Identify and document the impact of the requirements on existing systems and data
Manage deadlines and work to meet feature requirements and customer expectations
Assist in development of testing plans, scenarios and scripts and participate in user acceptance testing
Assemble, complete, and distribute updates to key documents for developers, testers, change management and our customers

Experience Required
Must have previous experience writing business requirements and training materials for trading systems
Must be familiar with formal requirements gathering and management process
Working knowledge of system design, architecture and application programming/analysis
In-depth understanding of software development life cycle
Strong knowledge of equity or derivatives products, market data feeds, trade lifecycle and post-trade processing. Knowledge of Futures is a DEFINITE plus.
Understanding of the FIX financial messaging protocol a plus
Bachelors degree in Finance, Engineering, Math, or Economics with a minimum of 4-6 years of IT business analysis experience
Previous experience in equity or derivatives trading technology for an exchange or a brokerage/financial firm is preferable

Results Expected:
Ability to learn details of managed applications quickly
Able to handle dynamic trading environment and prioritization of projects/issues among a large client base
Accurate and thorough requirements analysis
Timely completion of requirements specifications
Management of multiple analysis projects for various applications, developed internally and by other solution providers
Effective communication and coordination with development, test and implementation colleagues, which will include external organization
Know and apply best practices in requirements management

Email resume in Word to thebiggamehunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

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