Technical Business Analyst – Capital Markets
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
Face-to-Face Interview Required)
Experience: 6-8 Years
We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Business Analyst with experience in Capital Markets Investment Banking Trade Surveillance and Data Analytics. The ideal candidate will combine strong business analysis expertise with technical knowledge in SQL Java Spring Boot data analysis testing and software delivery to support large-scale surveillance and regulatory technology initiatives.
This role will partner with business stakeholders surveillance teams data providers and engineering teams to develop solutions that identify market abuse trading anomalies and regulatory risks across multiple asset classes.
- Lead end-to-end business analysis activities for complex data-intensive technology initiatives.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather analyze and document functional and non-functional requirements.
- Translate business needs into detailed functional specifications user stories use cases and acceptance criteria.
- Facilitate workshops requirement sessions and stakeholder meetings.
- Support trade surveillance platforms used to identify market manipulation insider trading spoofing wash trades and other market abuse activities.
- Analyze trade position and reference data to support surveillance models and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure solutions align with compliance risk management and regulatory controls.
- Perform complex data analysis using SQL to support investigations reporting and business decision-making.
- Partner with engineering teams on solution design data models technical specifications and system enhancements.
- Work with internal and external data providers to ensure data quality and completeness.
- Lead QA planning test case development execution and defect management activities.
- Coordinate SIT UAT regression testing and validation efforts.
- Support independent validation processes and regulatory control reviews.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning backlog refinement stand-ups and retrospectives.
- Support delivery teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Work in both Agile and Waterfall project environments.
- Develop prototypes proof of concepts and analytical models.
- Leverage GenAI tools GitHub Copilot and modern analytics technologies to improve requirements definition testing efficiency and delivery quality.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
- Business Requirements Gathering
- Functional Requirements Documentation
- User Stories
- Use Cases
- Gap Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Process Analysis
- Functional Specifications
- Acceptance Criteria
- Trade Surveillance
- Capital Markets
- Investment Banking
- Sales & Trading
- Market Abuse Monitoring
- Trade Data Analysis
- Position Data
- Reference Data
- Regulatory Compliance
- SQL
- Data Analysis
- Core Java
- Spring Boot
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- QA Testing
- SIT
- UAT
- Defect Management
- Data Modeling
- Data Validation
- Data Quality Analysis
- Reporting & Analytics
- Proof of Concept Development
- GitHub Copilot
- Generative AI (GenAI)
- Analytics Tools
- Automation Tools
- Experience in Trade Surveillance or Market Conduct Monitoring.
- Background in Regulatory Technology (RegTech).
- Experience supporting highly regulated financial services environments.
- Knowledge of securities trading workflows and market abuse controls.
- Exposure to cloud-based analytics platforms and data technologies.