Business Analyst - Trading Connectivity

Business Analyst

£500 per day inside IR35

6 month rolling contract - 2 year project

3 days on site in Central London / City of London

A leading exchange / trading technology business is looking for an experienced Business Analyst contractor to support a high-priority programme building out matching engine functionality. The team is adding resource urgently and is open to hiring multiple contractors for this project.

The role

You will help define and specify functionality for the next phase of a multi-phase exchange technology programme. The current phase is nearing completion, and the focus is moving into fixed income and structured products . There is a slight preference for structured products experience, but strong fixed income profiles are also relevant.

Candidate profile

The preferred person is a technical BA or implementation consultant-style profile with strong individual contributor capability, with strong knowledge of exchange connectivity in FS traded products.

Key responsibilities

• Specify business and functional requirements for matching engine functionality
• Support the next phase of product build-out across fixed income and structured products
• Work closely with stakeholders in a fast-moving delivery environment
• Bring strong domain understanding of exchange connectivity, trading workflows, and market structure

Ideal background

We are looking for experienced, hands‑on profiles who have done this before. Strong candidates are likely to come from one of the following environments:

• Sell‑side brokers with direct exchange connectivity experience
• Trading venues / exchanges with matching engine exposure

Relevant experience includes work involving:

• Matching engines
• Order types
• Dark books and lit books
• Trading mechanisms across asset classes
• Direct exchange connectivity
• FIX connectivity
• Technical knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP and multicast

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