Business Analyst – Barclays

Job Description

Business Analyst
New York, New York

Barclays Services Corp.

What will you be doing?

Barclays Services Corp. seeks Business Analyst in New York, New York (multiple positions available)

• Serve as Equities Technology Business Analyst, project manager, and subject matter expert in execution workflows, order management, exchange and client connectivity, and regulatory reporting obligations
• Full ownership and in-depth knowledge of application functionality required to train and on-board new users potentially unfamiliar with detailed workings of equities applications
• Ability to write high quality business requirement documents and functional specs that are clear and concise enough for both traders and developers to follow
• Write detailed business and integration requirement documents using the Confluence/Wiki based documentation approach aligned with an Agile/sprint-based development methodology
• Create detailed Graphics User Interface (GUI) mock-ups and other visual requirements to be presented alongside user requirements to development teams and key stakeholders
• Work actively and closely with software development teams to ensure user requirements are clearly understood and developed as specified in the documentation
• Participate in software development staff planning to write detailed functional and design specifications to govern field, message, and user interface level details
• Gather development and testing estimates and include these in formal project plans
• Conduct comprehensive functional testing during the development process ahead of Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Document use-cases for inclusion by QA within formal regression test suite and working with UAT staff on user testing
• May telecommute

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Business, Information Technology, Engineering (any field), Finance, Economics, or related field
• 6 months of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our New York, New York location at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the façade of the building. The building is easily accessible to Restaurants, Shops and Public Transportation.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Our values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That’s why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our dynamic working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with us.

Salary / Rate Minimum/yr: $125,560
Salary / Rate Maximum/yr: $125,560

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program.