Product Systems Analyst

at  Nedbank

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION - NQF LEVEL

• BSc Computer Science/IT/Maths/Engineering/Statistics
• Bcom Information Systems/Finance/Investments
• BTech IT, Engineering, Maths, Business Analytics
  Preferred Qualification
  Relevant Post Graduate degree
  Minimum Experience Level
  2 – 3 years in supporting trading systems

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Project Management
• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Knowledge Of Financial Markets And Instruments
• Structured Qeury Language

Behavioural Competencies

• Adaptability
• Applied Learning
• Earning Trust
• Communication
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

JOB PURPOSE

To effectively support and maintain existing trading systems within global markets and identify opportunities and recommend technology solutions that enable the achievement of business objectives. Working closely with business and enablement to support trading teams, optimise processes and drive efficiency across the business

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure stable production environment through effective support of trading and business teams, optimizing processes and driving effective solutions for the Markets business
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank
• Ensure effective business continuity by implementing robust solutions interpreted from business requirements specifications
• Participate in projects in a consulting or specialist capacity with other role players internally and external to the organization throughout the project lifecycle
• Ensure optimal functioning of trading systems by ensuring they are configured for optimal performance; and continuously improving on existing processes and functionality
• Document related processes; procedures and policies for supporting the systems Document troubleshooting procedures for recovery of incidents and successful handover of systems support to the relevant GT support areas; including training
• Manage the security and regulatory compliance of trading systems
• Manage stakeholder relationships by maintaining optimized communication channels between the technical integrations team and stakeholders
• Elicit; analyse and validate requirements for changes to trading systems within a defined stakeholders area within the markets business
• Participate in change processes and collaborate effectively with other technology delivery areas that contribute into the Markets business
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders’ businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations