Senior Business Analyst-Investment Technology

Invesco • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join a technology team which is embedded with our Custom Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) business. In this position, you will work closely with the business team to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge capabilities in support of Invesco’s separately managed accounts business. You’ll be expected to have basic investments knowledge to collect and visualize investment processes quickly and accurately. The environment is demanding, and you will be challenged. We expect that you are fluent in data and application integration. You’ll be a part of a dynamic, collaborative team that wants to hear your input because you have a sound foundation in technology and appreciate the nuances of investment processes. We have a pragmatic approach to architectural and technology choices and hope you will too. We pair program and follow Test Driven Development because we know it delivers remarkable results. The ideal candidate is passionate about speed, quality, automation, and continuous delivery. We’re actively cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence, and while not for everyone, this environment will be challenging and rewarding for the right individual who welcomes dynamism and the ability to work with fast evolving requirements. The Investment Services Technology team is responsible for all Global Investment Services Technology projects and programs. The team closely partners with business executives and functional teams across all aspects of Invesco’s investments business, using Agile delivery methods and collaboration to provide automated and innovative solutions. Oversees technology development solutions through new and existing applications, systems architecture, applications, data infrastructure/warehouses and machine learning algorithms and infrastructure (applications for the firm including both internal and external products). Includes maintenance and support of applications. Reviews system requirements and business processes; codes, tests, debugs and implements software solutions. Acts as the primary interface between technology and a specific business area, for the development and implementation of new systems and enhancement of existing systems. Identifies gaps and provides technical expertise in business requirements for system functional specifications and scales new and current systems, processes and procedures in a cost effective manner. Contributes to identifying business unit requirements, creating project and process specifications, coordinating with project teams and ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of working as a Software Developer/Data Engineer/Business Solutions Analyst/Engineer
• Strong experience on Oracle/ SQL Server
• Working knowledge in data presentation layers (Power BI, Tableau)
• Working knowledge in Python programming
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Familiarity with AWS cloud platform
• Securities industry knowledge
• Knowledge of Trading systems like EzeCastle or CRD
• Knowledge of “Perform” portfolio management system
• Knowledge of Order management system experience
• Ability to pivot to new technologies as they become available.
• Keep pace with a constantly changing environment.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity (e.g. imperfect data, loosely defined concepts, ideas, or goals) and translating these into more tangible outputs.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, matched with comparable written and verbal communication skills
• Strong Understanding of Finance and Accounting business processes to help bridge the gap between requirements and technical solutions
• Self-motivated. Capable of working independently and iteratively, but also able to actively contribute and participate as a team player

Responsibilities

• Liaise with business partners to identify data patterns and themes, and translate them into reportable formats
• Work closely with business analysts and product owners to breakdown data requirements into development tasks
• Deliver curated data sets to the business for report generation
• Deliver real time data for use by traders directly into the execution management system to implement systematic trading algorithms
• Contribute to the buildout of robust data pipelines using modern data engineering technology stack and Cloud architecture
• Management of application and data integration platforms using AWS Cloud Components
• Enable the full life cycle of projects: planning, design, development, testing and rollout that conforms to Agile Standards

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed