Technical / Business Analyst (Aladdin & eFront) (Ref: 196832)
Job Title: Technical / Business Analyst
BlackRock Systems: Aladdin and eFront
Reference: 196832
Location: Abu Dhabi
Contract: 6–12 months
Start: August preferred
Contact: James.Howe@ForsythBarnes.com
We are supporting an investment management organisation in Abu Dhabi with multiple contract requirements across their Data Analytics team.
We are looking for experienced Technical Analysts / Business Analysts with hands-on experience across eFront and Aladdin, supporting platform, data, reporting and workflow initiatives across an investment environment.
Key Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst, Technical Analyst, Systems Analyst or similar
- Hands-on experience with eFront
- Hands-on experience with Aladdin
- Experience within investment management, asset management, sovereign wealth, private markets, alternatives, private equity or wider financial services
- Strong understanding of investment platforms, investment data, reporting workflows, portfolio data and analytics
- Experience working across business, data, technology and investment stakeholders
- Strong documentation skills, including BRDs, functional specifications, process flows, user stories and data flow documents
- Experience supporting platform change, system implementation, data migration, integrations, reporting enhancement or UAT
Technical Analyst Focus
- System workflows and platform functionality
- Data flows, integrations and reporting requirements
- Platform configuration, data mapping and technical testing
- System issue investigation, root cause analysis and resolution
- Working with data analytics, technology and platform teams
- Supporting UAT, releases, defects and system implementation activity
Business Analyst Focus
- Business requirements gathering
- Functional requirements documentation
- Process mapping and user stories
- Stakeholder workshops and requirement validation
- Investment operations, portfolio management or reporting workflows
- UAT planning, test case preparation and business sign-off
- Acting as the bridge between business users and technical delivery teams
Preferred Experience
- Investment data, portfolio data, risk data or performance data
- Portfolio management platforms or investment data platforms
- Data warehousing, reporting or analytics environments
- Performance reporting or risk analytics
- Fund operations or investment operations
- Private markets, alternatives or private equity
- Platform transformation, system implementation or data migration