Technical Developer Analyst Hedge Fund
£130,000 Plus Bonus
Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Technical Business Analyst / Developer to join our high profile client.
You must have had experience as a developer earlier in your career.
Our client is a well known quantitative proprietary trading firm, liquidity provider and market maker. They operate globally and are considered to be a market leader in their field. For any technologist this is the place to be, they offer an intellectual, fun and progressive environment where you are encouraged to think outside the box.
This is an environment of Google or a well-funded FinTech startup where tech is number one with huge budget allocated towards this. The firm is known globally for its attitudes and rigour more importantly, you will be surrounded by smart people deeply interested in teaching what they know, and in learning from you.
As a Technical Business Analyst, you will be the key driver of the entire project lifecycle; starting from using requirements elicitation techniques to gather business requirements, identify problems or discover gaps, evaluate project objectives and track progress, to ultimately ensure successful delivery of the project.
Day to Day the Tech BA will:
Analyse current business processes and establish the full picture
Identify technical needs and problems to solve based on thorough analysis
Structure and scope requirements into technical projects
Design end-to-end solutions, propose implementation options and provide evaluations
Create and maintain product and project specifications with exceptionally high level of accuracy
Manage functional/technical knowledge and content and drive outstanding questions towards closure
The Technical Business Analyst should have:
STEM degree
3 – 10 years experience
Been a developer and still have an understanding of hands on code
Experience in technical business analysis
Strong requirement elicitation skills: ability to capture, conceptualize and structure requirements to simple, concise and comprehensive requirement specifications to minimize requirement gaps
Good understanding on software/hardware concepts, software architecture design and software development lifecycle (Waterfall or Agile)
Knowledge of various asset classes in either listed or OTC financial instruments such as Equities, Futures, Options and Fixed Income instruments
Hands-on programming experience is required, preferably in Python
My client automates as much as they can because it reduces human error and the team holds the view that automating is also enjoyable and that should be how you also see it.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in one of the highest skilled trading teams around with a deep culture of sharing knowledge and experimentation with technology.
My client is based in London hybrid working is available