Software Business Analyst

Compensation: $111,000-$130,000

Business Analyst / Location: Jersey City, NJ [Hybrid]

We are looking for an experienced, energetic, and technology minded senior Business Analyst to join our ITP Platform Services team to undertake a key role in these functional areas. You must be excited to get your hands on getting things done!

Take part in exciting modernization initiatives for ITP Interfaces and IAM products.

You will drive key message format analysis to help ITP strengthen and standardize its FIX messaging capabilities.

Institutional Trade Processing’s (“ITP”) mission is to enable end-to-end straight-through processing of the post-trade lifecycle by providing buy-side, sell-side, and custodian clients with an integrated platform that reduces manual touches, decreases settlement fails and promotes settlement finality across asset classes and markets. The ITP Platform Services Group is an essential function that manages and drives the strategy of key shared assets across the entire ITP Platform. Platform Services is composed of two functional areas: Platform Interfaces is responsible for current and future interfaces that ITP offers to its customers (API’s, FIX, SWIFT, JSON, XML to name a few). Through collaboration with customers and internal teams, we define and execute on a roadmap that allows us to continue providing completive interface options to our customers. Identity and Access Management is key to the way we properly regulate permissions and access to all ITP applications. Our IAM efforts are usually heavily cross functional, and all product releases across ITP have a level of involvement with this function. We are looking for an experienced, energetic and technology minded senior Business Analyst to join our ITP Platform Services team to undertake a key role in these functional areas. You must be excited to get hands on getting things done!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As part of the ITP Platform Services group, you will support the Head of Platform Services to define and execute an interface and IAM strategy for ITP that will deliver on the business vision of an integrated platform across all products and services. This role will require you to partner across enterprise, ITP, and our clients to deliver on the next generation of machine-to-machine interfaces that enables seamless integration and onboarding of new clients, as well as the upselling of existing clients. Take part in exciting modernization initiatives for ITP Interfaces and IAM products. Drive key message format analysis to help ITP strengthen and standardize its FIX messaging capabilities. Play key role in building and rolling out of client integration focused products. Work closely with product management to identify gaps/opportunities. Identify and design solutions to address those gaps/opportunities. Road test those solutions with internal and external clients to make sure they work for them. Express that solution in clear stories that inform the rest of the development team to what they need to build and test. Support other members of the delivery team as the onsite voice of the customer, resolving queries as they are raised. Moves project forward by stepping into other functional roles (testing, iteration management, etc.), when applicable Author documentation for the functionality being delivered in iterations. Partner with internal stakeholders such as Integration and Documentation to bring their product to market. Help build BA standards and best practices. Provide second level support to external and internal customers. Acts as an evangelist for their product.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience. Minimum of 8 years of related experience Experience as a software business analyst Experience with various Interfaces offered to customers (JSON, XML, SWIFT messages, FIX protocol, etc.) Experience with equity and fixed income post trade processing gained at a buy or sell side firm, or a vendor. Experience with identify management, authentication, access control/permission of functionality and data. Experience with databases, SQL and data modeling and data analysis Understanding of core technology concepts related to B2B system integration. Agile methodology Certifications in Business Analysis or Agile a plus You are independent, delivery oriented and eager to solve problems. Well-developed sense of humor essential MUST HAVE:

Minimum of 8 years of related experience

Software Business Analyst

Experience with various Interfaces offered to customers (JSON, XML, SWIFT messages, FIX protocol, etc.)

Understand the core technology concepts related to B2B system integration.

Agile methodology

Experience with identify management, authentication, access control/permission of functionality and data.

Databases, SQL and Data Modeling and Data Analysis

NICE TO HAVE:

Certifications in Business Analysis or Agile

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pay and Benefits:

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive.

Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.

Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and other leave of absence

Company offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (Onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day of your choosing.