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Principal Systems Analyst

Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesContractPosted Oct 14, 2026

Job description

Become a subject matter expert for the applications that provide electronic trading analytics capabilities. Learn the electronic trading domain Represent the development team in discussions with business stakeholders Understand low level details of the applications, understand source code, be able to communicate how the application works to non-technical audience Learn new technologies and use GenAI tools to help understand and document source code Be able to build architectural and system workflow diagrams Gather data by writing queries (KDB/Q) and be able to drill into business scenarios by understanding data from a very large data set along with the system architecture Lead system design, translate business requirements to technical details working with developers and product owners Breakdown and manage the work items (JIRA epics and stories) for developers and QA Facilitate discussions with different stakeholders on team initiatives Support production and non-production environments, be able to answer inquiries from the business support teams The Expertise You Have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.

9+ years of Systems Analyst and Project Management experience Prior hands-on software development experience Experience in complex distributed systems, especially trading systems Experienced in SDLC tools like JIRA, Confluence, etc. Experienced in collaboration tools Experienced in crafting architecture and system workflow diagrams, using tools like Visio, Draw.

io, etc Data modeling and design background Experienced in SQL and worked on large data sets for data analytics Experience in applications on Linux/Unix environments and experienced in user commands or scripting Experience in cloud patterns and deployments especially in AWS Familiarity with AI developer assist tools (e.

g. GitHub Copilot). Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, and u. Deploy. Experience in Capital Markets or Brokerage systems, especially trading analytics is a big plus KDB+/Q experience is a plus The Skills You Bring: Ability to understand complex, end-to-end systems and identify performance, scalability, or resilience bottlenecks.

Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and thrive in a collaborative team environment. Self-driven innovation and comfort working with leadership. Willingness to support production systems and applications releases, including occasional weekend support.

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