Calypso Functional FO-MO

1 Day ago • 3 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

This role involves supporting and building out Calypso instances. Responsibilities include addressing production support issues, troubleshooting, and providing support to Front Office (FO) and Middle Office (MO) users. The role requires configuring, updating, and optimizing functional setups in Calypso, executing scheduled tasks, developing functional solutions, and monitoring system error messages. Additionally, it includes monitoring feeds, security definitions, ensuring document completeness, and collaborating with stakeholders for project implementation. The candidate will also be expected to manage deliverables and contribute to clear outcomes.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of experience in Capital Markets and Calypso
  • Good knowledge of Financial products across assets
  • Expertise with Calypso derivatives solution, including accounting.
  • Ability to work with little supervision, be a fast learner, and team player
  • Must be resourceful and demonstrate initiative.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to train and transfer knowledge to stakeholders
  • Proven track record of implementation/migration projects.
  • Proven experience in Calypso integrations, reporting, and technical aspects
  • Experience of adherence to governance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of trade flow, trading systems, and related concepts.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Excellent analytical skills and understanding of project life cycles
  • Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Comfortable with direct communication with technical and business resources
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Experience with working in a collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment
Good to have:
  • Experience with software vendor in a Business Analysis role.
  • Experience in the insurance industry.
  • Expertise in Calypso Back-Office system support.
  • Knowledge and functional experience in Asset Classes (FX, FI/MM, IRD, FXD, etc.)
  • Experience in the Market Risk area with knowledge of FRTB, VaR, etc.
  • Hands on experience massaging or analyzing data using tools such as Excel or SQL.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to learn new skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a group
  • Experience of Agile practices (SCRUM, KANBAN)
  • Any technical knowledge (Writing simple sql query, be able to read code )
  • Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Job Details

Project description

Luxoft has one of the world's leading Calypso practice.
We are a top-tier Calypso Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration.
We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered Calypso projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Project Description:
Support and additional build out (projects) for Calypso instance.

Responsibilities
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Address and respond to production support issues and trouble shoot issues arising from day-to-day activities Calypso instance

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Provide support to FO and MO users on Calypso

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Configure, updated, optimize functional set up in Calypso

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Execute (where required) SOD/ EOD Scheduled Tasks

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Develop necessary functional solutions for Calypso instance as per requirements (if required)

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Monitor if market quotes fail to update Calypso system error messages

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Monitor feed & security definitions download, if reprocessing of trades needed or reprocessing of events

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Ensures supporting documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored

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Works closely with relevant business and technology stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s)

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Submits status reports to stakeholders; coordinates and provides updates to steering committees

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Collaboration with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of work

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Manage deliverables ensuring transparency of risks, issues and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional / business owners

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You might be acting also as a business analyst as well in order to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria.

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A Sampling of Tasks Expected to be Performed:

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Configuring Standard & Custom Interfaces within Calypso

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Setting up Quote Feeds from Bloomberg

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Set-up Holiday Calendar feed

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Set-up Interest Rate Curves & other market data

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Set-up Dividend Curves for Custom Index

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Set-up Equity Volatility Surface feeds

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Translate Historical Volatility of Volatility-controlled indexes to a Volatility Surface to be used in Calypso

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Set-up pricing configuration & pricing parameters

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Some end-of-day processing/monitoring needed

Skills

Must have

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3+ years of experience working in Capital Markets and Calypso

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Good knowledge of Financial products cross assets

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Expertise with a front-to-back Calypso derivatives solution, including accounting, is a must. Preferably with an insurance industry focus. Other Required Skills:

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Ability to work with little supervision, be a fast learner, self-motivated, team player, and collaborator with strong problemsolving skills.

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Must be resourceful and demonstrate initiative in getting the job done.

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Good oral and written communication skills are essential.

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Ability to train and transfer knowledge to Guardian's business and technology stakeholders

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Proven track record of delivery of implementation / migration projects

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Proven experience in the development of Calypso integrations, reporting, and other technical aspects

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Experience of adherence to governance frameworks / implementation and handover to BAU

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Comprehensive knowledge of trade flow, trading systems and related concepts and technology, including valuation and client/market risk management

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Leadership skills

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Excellent analytical skills, understanding of project life cycles, and ability to act in an entrepreneurial manner to ensure the requirements from the business are gathered in the appropriate manner.

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Proven analytical, planning, problem solving and decision-making skills

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Comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources

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Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

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Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment

Nice to have

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Experience with the following is a plus:

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Experience working with a software vendor in a Business Analysis role or a functional back-office user role within the

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insurance industry.

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Expertise in the support and implementation of the Calypso Back-Office system primarily in post-trade processing areas of

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Trade validation, Cross-Asset Accounting, Settlements, Reconciliations, Messages (SWIFT/Paper), Regulatory and Internal

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reporting.

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Knowledge and functional experience in support of one or more of the following Asset Classes:

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a. Foreign Exchange (FX)

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b. Fixed Income and Money Market (FI/MM)

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c. Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD)

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d. FX Derivatives (FXD)

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e. Credit Derivatives

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f. Equities and Equity Derivatives

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g. Commodities and Commodity Derivatives.

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Candidates with experience in the Market Risk area with knowledge of FRTB, VaR (Parametric, Monte Carlo, Historical

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simulation), Back Testing, Stress testing, Sensitivities and Scenario analysis will be considered. Knowledge of market data

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providers.

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Hands on experience massaging or analyzing data using tools such as Excel, SQL, or similar.

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Additionally:

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Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment is essential.

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Have a willingness to learn new skills

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Must have attention to detail

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Must have the ability to work independently and also as part of a group

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Experience of Agile practices and processes (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN)

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Any technical knowledge (Writing simple sql query, be able to read code )

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Conflict management ensuring collaborative outcomes

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Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

Other
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Languages

Spanish: C2 Proficient,English: B2 Upper Intermediate

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Seniority

Regular

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