Business, Technical Support Analyst

Client Name: SANS
End Client Name: Mizuho Bank

Job Title: Business / Technical Support Analyst (Business 60% / Technical 40%) Equity Derivatives & Commodities
Location: 1271 Avenue of the Americas NYC
Work Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite 2 remote may change to 4 5 days onsite)
Job Type: Contract
Rate: $119/hr (C2C)

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Notes:

• Mid-level engineer supporting Equity Derivatives & Commodities Futures Trading desk.
• 60% business functional support 40% technical support.
• Experience with Equity Derivatives is essential.
• Murex or Calypso (or similar trading systems) experience is a strong plus.
• Interview: 1 video 1 in-person (quick hire).
• USC and Genuine GC only

Please note the official title is BUSINESS ANALYST but it is really a Business / Technical Support Analyst where the manager said roughly 60% is business functional support and 40% is technical support.

Business 60% Technical Support (40%) Analyst -- Mid-level engineer Equity Derivatives and/or Commodities Murex and Calypso or similar is a strong plus

Job Summary:

This is a mid-level engineer contractual position supporting an Equity Derivatives & Commodities Futures Trading desk. The candidate must have experience in Equity Derivatives and/or Commodities and is willing to provide support to traders. It would be a plus if the candidate has experience with the Murex/Calypso or equivalent trading system.

Major Responsibilities:

• Day-to-Day trade support for the Equities Derivatives/Commodities trading desk closely interacting with traders executing and risk managing complex derivative products.
• Troubleshooting support issues and provide highly active support in the resolution of problems for the trading desk manage communications to the desk regarding platform issues and resolutions.
• Ensuring accurate trade capture event processing representation of positions PL & risk exposures in risk management systems.
• Liaising with global Tech and Ops counterparts on a variety of strategic initiatives representing the business interests by providing expertise across products & systems testing new technology rollouts and driving enhancements to existing systems and processes
• Performing reconciliation processes across systems to help system upgrades and maintain various systems connectivity to ensure smooth trading desk activities.
• Learn and adapt quickly to the fast-changing desk operations. E.g. New products implementation
• Technical documentation of system requirements/solutions and maintaining support run book for Production issues.

Nice to have Qualifications:

• College degree required.
• Murex/Calypso or equivalent experience
• Database & SQL experience
• Targeted systems:
• Murex/Calypso
• Bloomberg

Required Qualifications: RECRUITERS MUST RUN CHECKLIST

• Academic background in a STEM discipline such as Computer Science Engineering Physics Mathematics or Financial Engineering
• Analytical background including an understanding of applied Math Probability and Statistics.
• At least 2-4 years of experience with developing solutions for Equity Derivatives/Commodities lines of business (i.e. Futures Total return swaps Vanilla options Exotic options Equity swaps etc.). Prior experience must include experience with: Utilizing risk management systems to identify and resolve booking errors and technology issues pertaining to trade bookings and subsequent front-to-back flows.