Technical Business Analyst

Role:
Technical Business Analyst

Location:
Chicago, IL - 3 days onsite a week

Duration: 2 months with possibility of extension

To effectively support Unified Communications operations, this role must align with the working hours of key stakeholders and business partners. The majority of work requests, coordination, and verification of activities occurs during U.S. business hours. A U.S.

-based resource ensures timely execution, real-time collaboration, and operational continuity without delays caused by time zone misalignment. Looking for a Business Analyst to join its team. This individual as part of an Agile development team, will be responsible for business analysis, requirements, design of custom developed applications as well as vendor management assuring that all business and technical requirements are being met.

• Alignment with Partner Working Hours
  • Most incoming work is generated by partners operating in U.S. time zones.
  • Real-time collaboration is required to clarify requirements, prioritize requests, and resolve questions.
• Timely Execution and Responsiveness
  • Work must be performed when stakeholders are available to avoid delays.
  • Offshore resourcing would introduce lag due to limited overlap.
• Immediate Feedback and Iteration
  • Many tasks require back-and-forth communication and rapid iteration within the same business day.
  • A U.S.
    
    -based resource ensures continuity and speed.
• Verification and Validation Requirements
  • Work outputs must be validated and approved during U.S. business hours.
  • These activities cannot be effectively completed during APAC hours due to lack of stakeholder availability.

• Real-Time
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Enables direct engagement with U.S.
  
  -based partners without delays.
• Reduced Turnaround Time:
  Eliminates overnight handoffs and rework cycles caused by time zone gaps.
• Effective Quality Assurance:
  Ensures verification, testing, and approvals occur within the same business day.
• Operational Efficiency:
  Supports consistent delivery aligned to when the business is actively operating.
• Risk Mitigation:
  Avoids missed requirements, delays in validation, and extended issue resolution timelines due to limited overlap with offshore teams.

• Agile Methodology
• Familiarity with financial market/instrument/Trade lifecycle
• Knowledge of full software development lifecycle
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• A positive goal orientated attitude with a focus on delivery

• Knowledge of the following would present a significant asset:
  • 1. Transaction processing, asset categories and related FIX messaging
  • 2. Knowledge of the top Order Management Systems(Flextrade, Fidessa, etc)
  • 3. Brokerage Front and Back Office specific functionality and processes
• Knowledge PCF is an added advantage
• Knowledge of Python 2.7+, Oracle, SQL Server
• JIRA for defect and backlog management.

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Overall +10 Years of Industry experience in IT.
• Experience in agile development methodology.
• Proven ability to collaborate with high-performing teams and individuals throughout the firm to accomplish common goals.

• Act as the Primary Liaison Between Business Partners, Engineering Teams, Vendors and Project Managers
• Review Intake with Service Owner to Prep for Stakeholder Engagement
• Conduct Stakeholder Engagement & Interviews
• Document Business Functional & Data Requirements
• Validate Business Functional and Data Requirements Output with Service Owner
• Validate Business Functional and Data Requirements Output with Stakeholder
• Translate Requirements into Use Cases, System Diagrams, Impact and Gap Analysis
• Establish Financial Planning, Cost Model & Quotes
• Identify External Dependenices & Cross Functional Team Dependencies
• Coordinate With External Dependencies & Cross Functional Teams
• Create Test Plan, Communication and Coordinate Internal/BU Testing
• Establish Training Material & Presentations
• Finalize Operational & Procedural Documentation
• Control Standards & Governance
• Communicate the Day 2 Support Model
• Define Personas of All Partners Consuming Services

• Support Sprint Planning & Backlog Creation in ADO
• Create All Intake Initiatives (i.e., Service Now Tickets)
• Maintain Backlog for New Requests
• Bi-Weekly Sprint Readiness
• Refine User Stories & Acceptance Criteria for Service Owner
• Update ADO Boards & Documentation
• Partner with Product Owners & Technical Leads to Ensure Requirements are Delivery Read

• Maintain…