System Analyst- Contract - Part-Time

Contract role

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse, design, develop, implement, and support Market Data EDM Equities Trading systems, Digital Voice/Recording systems within a Banking and Financial Institutions environment.
• Participate in end‑to‑end system solution delivery, including:

• Business and technical requirement analysis

  Functional and technical design

  System integration and interfacing

  Development and configuration

  Unit testing, SIT, UAT, and production deployment

  Post‑implementation and production support

• Design, implement, and support FIX protocol-based interfaces for order routing, execution, and trade processing.
• Implement and support message‑driven architectures using Message Queue (MQ) platforms for internal and external system integration.
• Provide hands‑on support for systems running on Java, MS SQL, Oracle databases and Linux/Unix platforms.
• Support equities trading functions including order management, executions, trade capture, confirmations, and downstream settlement feeds.
• Work closely with business users, application vendors, project managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver stable and scalable solutions.
• Perform production support, troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, and performance tuning for trading systems.
• Ensure all solutions comply with security, risk, regulatory, and architectural standards.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and handover materials.

Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Banking & Financial Services IT.
• Proven experience in implementing and supporting Equities Trading systems in a front‑office or market technology environment.
• Strong experience with FIX Protocol for trading and market connectivity.
• Hands‑on experience with Message Queue (MQ) technologies for system integration.
• Solid working experience with Oracle databases (SQL, performance tuning, data analysis).
• Strong exposure to Linux / Unix environments, including shell scripting.

• Strong understanding of the equities trading lifecycle and capital markets operations and Global markets Treasury systems
• Experience supporting mission‑critical, low‑latency trading applications.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high‑pressure trading environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication skills for interaction with both technical and business stakeholders.

Essential:

• Database & Platform: SQL, Oracle, Windows, Linux / Unix, Shell Scripting
• Integration & Middleware: FIX Protocol, Message Queue (MQ)
• Domain: Equities Trading Systems, Capital Markets Technology