We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support trade lifecycle processes across a critical clearing platform for fixed-income products, including bonds and repos.

In this role, you will work closely with business, technology, operations and risk stakeholders to understand requirements, analyse trading and post-trade processes, design effective solutions and support the successful delivery of system changes from initial concept through to implementation and business-as-usual operation.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to significant technology and market-infrastructure initiatives within a complex, highly regulated environment.

Key responsibilities

- Analyse trade processing, workflows, settlement processes, dashboards and reporting requirements.
- Support the lifecycle of bond and repo products, including post-trade processes and lifecycle events.
- Engage with stakeholders to gather, document and prioritise business requirements.
- Translate business needs into clear, detailed functional and technical requirements.
- Facilitate workshops, process reviews and solution-design sessions.
- Work with delivery teams throughout the full software development lifecycle.
- Support integration initiatives involving FIX, JSON, XML, SWIFT and related technologies.
- Collaborate with technology, operations, risk, product and project teams in a matrix environment.
- Contribute to testing, implementation, change management and the transition of solutions into business-as-usual operations.
- Identify risks,



resolve complex problems and support continuous process improvement.
- Help influence user adoption and embed operational change effectively.

About you You will be a confident and collaborative Business Analyst with strong experience delivering technology and process initiatives in complex environments.

You will bring

- At least five years’ dedicated Business Analysis experience.
- Experience working across Agile, Lean and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Robust knowledge of trade processing, workflows, settlement and reporting.
- Experience with fixed-income products, particularly outright bonds and repos.
- Knowledge of post-trade processes and bond and repo lifecycle events.
- Experience with FIX, JSON and XML messaging and integration.
- Knowledge of SQL and integration technologies such as IBM MQ and REST APIs.
- Experience with SWIFT integration and Austraclear settlement processes.
- Knowledge of SWIFT ISO 20022 and ISO 15022 messaging, including MT54x messages.
- Experience using Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence.
- A proven ability to work across the full SDLC, from early ideation through to delivery and BAU embedment.

Desirable experience
- Experience with Nasdaq Eqlipse Clearing and/or Calypso.
- Experience in clearing, settlement or broader financial-market infrastructure.

Apply now If you are an experienced Senior Business Analyst with expertise in fixed-income trade processing, clearing platforms and post-trade technology, we would welcome your application. Please hit 'APPLY NOW' or email [email protected]

📌 Busnienss Analyst - Fixed Income (Sydney)
🏢 Fitzgerald Jenkins Recruitment
📍 Sydney