We are
At Synechron we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industryleading digital solutions. Synechrons progressive technologies and optimization strategies span endtoend Artificial Intelligence Consulting Digital Cloud & DevOps Data and Software Engineering servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models Digital Underwriting mobilefirst applications and more. Over the last 20 years our company has been honored with multiple employer awards recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about Synechron has a global workforce of 14500 and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.
Our challenge
We are lookingfor Senior Business System Analyst with experience in Capital Markets reference data specifically securities master and instrument data.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other accordance with law the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto ON is CAD $130k CAD $140k/year & benefits (see below).
The Role
Responsibilities:
- Platform Assessment & Roadmap:
- Conduct periodic reviews of our GoldenSource (or equivalent) implementation for securities master data.
- Evaluate vendorprovided enhancement packs patches and major version upgrades; recommend which to adopt based on business value ROI and technical feasibility.
- Maintain a multiyear roadmap for platform evolution balancing stability with new feature adoption.
- Requirements Gathering & Analysis:
- Collaborate with frontoffice middleoffice and operations teams to identify gaps in current referencedata processes.
- Elicit and document functional and nonfunctional requirements for platform enhancements (e.g. data model extensions workflow automation exception management).
- Translate business needs into detailed technical specifications and user stories.
- Technical Design & Integration:
- Work with architects and developers to design integrations between GoldenSource marketdata feeds (Bloomberg Refinitiv etc. downstream consumers and ETL/ESB layers.
- Define datamapping transformation and businessrule configurations within the platforms workflow engine.
- Ensure high availability and performant B2B data delivery (APIs file feeds message queues).
- Testing Deployment & Support:
- Develop and execute test plans (unit integration regression and UAT) for platform upgrades and configuration changes.
- Coordinate cutover activities rollback procedures and postgolive support.
- Troubleshoot dataquality issues and production incidents; lead rootcause analysis and remediation.
- Data Governance & Quality:
- Enforce referencedata governance policies: stewardship assignments data lineage documentation and KPI monitoring (completeness accuracy timeliness).
- Partner with dataquality teams to define SLAs exceptionshandling workflows and reconciliation routines.
- Stakeholder Communication & Training:
- Prepare executivelevel impact assessments upgradebenefit analyses and status dashboards.
- Conduct training sessions workshops and update user documentation on new features and best practices.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Finance Computer Science Information Systems or equivalent experience.
- Domain Expertise:
- 8 years in Capital Markets referencedata specifically securities master and instrument data.
- Indepth understanding of identifiers (ISIN CUSIP FIGI SEDOL) corporate actions and product taxonomies.
- Platform Experience:
- Handson experience configuring upgrading and supporting GoldenSource (or similar goldensource platform: Alveo SunGard MDM etc..
- Strong knowledge of platform modules: data model workflow engine certification business rules and distribution services.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficient in SQL and relational data modeling.
- Familiarity with middleware/ETL tools (Informatica MuleSoft IBM DataStage) and API frameworks (REST/SOAP).
- Solid grasp of version control (Git) CI/CD pipelines and virtualization/containerization (Docker).
- Analytical & Communication Skills:
- Excellent problemsolving and processoptimization mindset.
- Strong written and verbal communication: able to distill complex technical topics for business audiences.
Preferred but not required:
- Prior experience with B2B datadelivery protocols (SFTP/SCP MQ FIX).
- Scripting expertise (Python Shell) for automation and datavalidation routines.
- Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Certifications in GoldenSource CBIP or CDMP.
We offer:
- A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 15 days 3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave(floating days and sick days).
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical dental vision life insurance and longterm disability.
- Flexible hybrid policy.
- RRSP with employers contribution up to 4.
- A higher education certification policy.
- Ondemand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
- Cutting edge projects at the worlds leading tierone banks financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A truly diverse funloving and global work culture.
SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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