Bilingual IT Business Analyst – FX & Derivatives Back Office

Position

Bilingual IT Business Analyst – FX & Derivatives Back Office (Application Support)

• Provide daily support to local users of the FX and Derivatives back-office systems.
• Liaise with the Tokyo development team to communicate requirements, issues, and enhancement requests, and ensure alignment throughout the development cycle.
• Design and document system interfaces with related upstream and downstream systems.
• Perform integration testing, interface testing, UAT, and migration activities.
• Troubleshoot system issues and work with global teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Participate in production releases, including change management preparation and post-release checks.

9:00~18:00, Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite per week

New York (Grand Central Area) or Jersey City, NJ

$80K - $110K

Weekends, Holidays

• 5+ years of experience in system development, using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, including FX, derivatives, and currency options.
• Understanding of back-office operations, such as credit limit management, risk management, settlement and position management.
• Experience providing user support for business or back-office systems.
• Ability to perform data extraction and analysis using SQL or similar languages.
• Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English.
• Familiarity with Kanban methodologies and JIRA is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently as well as in team environments.