Sr. Business Analyst/SME - Trading, OMS/EMS, FIX Protocol, OTC Derivatives
Astra North Infoteck Inc.
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience and should be have Front Office life cycle experience.Domain & techno-functional skills
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting trading platforms and workflows, with deep knowledge of OMS/EMS architecture, FIX protocol, market/client connectivity, and TCA / best execution analysis.
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end trade lifecycle, including order creation, execution events, clearing, settlement, corporate actions, rebalancing, market rehearsals, and connectivity testing/certification.
- Strong command of front-office trading data domains, including critical data attributes, lineage, quality controls, inter-system dependencies, hierarchical relationships, and interactions between trading, market, and reference data.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and implementing trading workflows across cash equities, listed & OTC derivatives, and FX.
- Experience in money market instruments (e.g., REPO, stock borrowing and lending) is a plus.
- Deep understanding of synthetics and swap products and associated implementations, including TRS, FX Swaps, IRS, plus inter-account booking and internal cross scenarios.
- Ability to analyze complex trade structures and break them into simpler executable flows spanning order capture, routing, execution, fills, allocations, ticketing, financing, internalization, and risk/house bookings.
- Excellent communication skills; proven ability to partner effectively with traders, operations, and business & technology stakeholders, and collaborate with Developers & QAs.
- Strong documentation skills, with ability to translate high-level / one-line business requirements into well-structured BRDs and test plans covering scope, assumptions, exclusions, business rules, and edge scenarios.
- Good technical fluency, including SQL and stored procedures; ability to read Python code is an advantage.
- Organization: Highly organized; strong ability to manage priorities, track dependencies, and maintain clarity across deliverables.
- Delivery: Results-driven; strong focus on timely execution, quality outcomes, and proactive resolution of blockers.
- Teamwork: Collaborative team player who works effectively with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to achieve shared goals.