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Systems Analyst

at Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Overview

Job Purpose
ICE Clear Credit is the world's largest systemically important Clearinghouse for Credit Default Swaps (CDS). It is an entrepreneurial and aggressive organization that implements world-class clearing solutions.
ICE Clear Credit is seeking a Systems Analyst to work closely with our internal Business and Technology teams to define end-to-end systems requirements for initiatives related to trade capture, position management, pricing, risk and/or collateral management.
Responsibilities
Produce detailed business and functional requirement specifications from existing systems, previous drafts, and SME interviews
Perform analysis including 'pre-development' Excel/VBA based tools and prototypes that cover various what-if scenarios and use-cases that will ultimately assist with development, testing and support
Understand and identify dependencies/impacts to the entire ecosphere of ICCs Clearing Systems - proactively identify dependencies and impacts of changes to other clearing systems
Participate in overall technology architecture, design and implementation sessions with development team, resolving questions and issues around business/functional requirements
Hands on involvement with QA and UAT test plan reviews - ensuring the end product delivers to its critical business requirements and objectives - and ensures high end-user satisfaction
Respond to technical and functional product questions raised by internal and external stakeholders
Develop Subject Matter Expertise for the Clearinghouse systems and become a go-to for business and system related inquiries
Knowledge and Experience
Financial Markets: Experience with OTC Credit Derivatives and/or other OTC derivatives - Interest Rate, Structured Products, Options. Candidate with good understanding and experience in working with Pricing / Risk Management / Portfolio Margining Models and Systems is preferred.
Mathematics: Comfortable with Financial Mathematics - including basic statistics and calculus. Familiar with the use of statistical and stochastic models in pricing of financial derivatives. Comfortable with the use of Excel and VBA to generate prototypes of pricing and risk models.
Technology: Experience working within an integrated technology environment - using relational databases to read and analyze data.
Comfortable with documenting business and system requirements including documentation of comprehensive use-cases and working within iterative software development environment. Most importantly, being an integral part of the technology organization.
Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree (Finance, Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance etc.) beneficial.
Early career professionals with the above academic credentials - working in technology departments at financial institutions
Data analysis - Understanding of SQL, Microsoft Excel-VBA or Maltab a plus
Must have prior experience in business analysis and worked as a liaison between Business and Technology teams as part of the SDLC process.
Schedule
This role offers work from home flexibility of up to 2 days per week.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.

Intercontinental Exchange is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity in its hiring and business practices.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.        
        
        

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Job Posting: 11884089

Posted On: May 12, 2024

Updated On: May 12, 2024

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