IT Project Business Analyst

Job reference

1282690

Location

London, London, City of, United Kingdom

Sector

IT

Function

IT & Telecoms

Employment type

Contract

Date published

October 30, 2026

Job Title: IT Project Business Analyst

Duration: 12 months

Schedule: 5/40 schedule, 3 days in the office

Location: London, United Kingdom

This opportunity sits within a major energy trading environment and focuses on improving trading systems, business analysis, and technical delivery across exchange-traded derivatives workflows. The role will support stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis, issue resolution, and solution design across RFQ, order, and trade lifecycle processes. This position offers exposure to algorithmic trading technology, FIX engineering, market data, and regulatory initiatives in a fast-paced delivery setting.

Required Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Commodity Trading & Price Risk Management or Capital Markets / Investment Banks
• Experience across the full exchange-traded derivatives trade lifecycle
• Experience analysing and mapping RFQ, order, and trade lifecycles to improve quality and efficiency across trading systems
• Experience delivering scalable algorithmic trading technology in a compliant and flexible way
• Experience working with instrument static data and market data systems
• Experience analysing and implementing regulatory initiatives such as MiFID II and MAD/MAR
• Experience with application support, vendor management, exchange certification, application deployment, and production support
• Experience working across business, development, QA, infrastructure, and technical support teams

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of major global futures exchanges
• Strong knowledge of trading systems initiatives and exchange-traded derivatives environments
• Solid FIX engineering capability
• Knowledge of market data providers such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv, and liquidity aggregation platforms
• Knowledge of third-party networks and EMS/OMS software vendors such as TT, NYFIX, Bloomberg, and TradingScreen
• Understanding of financial regulations including MiFID II, EMIR, and FCA guidelines
• Strong technical skills in scripting, Python, PowerShell, C#, SQL, or other programming languages
• Experience in both Windows and Linux operating systems
• Understanding of the trading lifecycle, including order capture and execution, allocation workflow, settlement, and compliance requirements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyse complex data sets and propose solutions
• Strong communication skills to support stakeholder discussions, workshops, and cross-functional delivery
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience of algorithmic trading regulation, audit, and compliance such as MiFID II and RTS 6
• Experience in messaging systems and debugging network protocols such as TCP and multicast
• Experience leveraging AI-assisted tools to improve requirements analysis, documentation quality, impact assessment, and delivery efficiency

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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