Functional Analyst (Trading Systems)
Johnson Matthey is a FTSE 100 speciality chemicals company. Founded almost 200 years ago they are a leader in sustainable technologies. Over 90% of their sales come from products that have sustainability benefits and improve the quality of life for people all over the world.
Position: Functional Analyst – Trading Systems
Location: Paddington, London
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £Competitive
Closing date for applications: 25th August 2107
About the role:
It is an exciting time to join Business Information Services (BIS): they have embarked upon a ground-breaking programme of work to ensure that their IT capabilities are not only able to support and integrate updated technologies, but can also offer insight into future IT tools that could provide them with a competitive edge and improved operating efficiencies.
As they continue to build their new Trading Systems Applications Support team, they are looking to recruit a Functional Analyst to providing on-going functional and development support for the Trading Systems business solutions to ensure that current and future business requirements are met.
Responsibilities:
– Ensure the technical integrity of the end to end solution, providing on going technical and configuration management for the technical components that comprise the Openlink Endur service
– Work with business users, service providers and JM teams to plan, manage and execute the maintenance roadmap – service and enhancement packs, and essential maintenance releases
– Provide technical support for the Endur trading solution including application components, database management and configuration management of all technical environments
– Act as the trusted technical authority regarding the Endur technical solution: managing SVN code, job management and monitoring, data archiving and retrieval, and integration with other 3rd party products (e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters)
– System troubleshooting and problem solving together with third party suppliers and other BIS resolving groups
– Together with third party suppliers and other BIS teams, ensure the integrity of the technical design, ensuring capacity, availability, system access, monitoring and control mechanisms are in place
– Communicate issues and escalate appropriately to software developers and analysts for resolution
– Ensure that at all times company Policies, Standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are adhered to
About you:
– Deep functional and technical knowledge of the Endur platform built up from project implementations, service support and Version 9.x versions upgrades within highly customized environments
– Experience of working with global trading communities modelling and documenting business processes
– Proven experience in developing custom screens, reports, core trading functionality and interfaces / integration tooling
– Strong Technical skills, including ability to query databases, perform system audits, monitor performance and provide solutions to optimize services
– Experience in gathering functional requirements from business users and communicating the requirements to the development team (in the form of a build specification)
– Experience in performing Functional and non-Functional testing in support to defect resolution
– Experience in facilitating and supporting User Acceptance Testing and providing support during go live transition periods
You may have experience of the following: Functional Analyst, Functional Consultant, Business Analysis, Business Analyst, Business Solutions, Business Information Services, Business Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, Systems Architecture, Systems Architect, Solution Architect, Architect, Technical Lead etc.
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