Business Analyst – Capital Markets, Python, CCR

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Hybrid(Downtown, Toronto)

Duration: Until 04/30/2026, with Possibility of extension

Our client, a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for a Business Analyst – Capital Markets, Python, CCR to work closely with the business teams to solicit and capture business and technology requirements and use cases. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in role:

• Lead the intake process with the stakeholders and Technology teams, reviewing requirements, scope to enable teams to provide work estimation.
• Generate business requirements and documents that align to the policies to ensure that the new technology meets the needs of the business lines
• Collaborate actively with the delivery team to prioritize backlog and solution discovery, ensuring ongoing management of sprints
• Work alongside developers and business teams to develop functions or technical requirements for new features, corrections and upstream changes
• Design functional test cases and carry out the testing independently, concurrently with development.
• Provide technical solutions when needed, and can contribute to code for smaller modules with minimal guidance
• Utilize strong written and verbal communication skills when conducting and facilitating interactions with stakeholders and management
• Exercise initiative and sound judgment in the execution of project plans and schedules.

Must-Have Skills:

• 8 years of Business analysis or relevant experience
• 3+ years of Business analysis experience in technology-based projects within the Capital markets
• 3+ years of Experience with test case design, integration testing, and regression testing
• 3+ years of Previous experience with and knowledge of SDLC
• 2+ years of recent experience with Unix and SQL (Postgres)
• 2+ years of recent experience with Python
• Proficiency with MS Office Tools (Advanced Excel) and applications
• 2+ years of recent experience with JIRA and Confluence

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Recent experience with Counterparty Credit Risk is highly preferred
• Previous experience with projects related to input data changes or enhancements in the processing of data

Soft Skills Required:

• A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills is necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level.
• Ability to analyze complex situations and problems and do the necessary research using multiple sources of information to arrive at innovative solutions.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, MBA or other related advanced degree.
• CFA or FRM

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.