Ovations Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Senior Quantitative Analyst (OVA5544)

Ovations Technologies (Pty) Ltd  •  South Africa (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

This is a 12 - month contract with our client in the Banking sector

Responsibilities Includes:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in analysing and documenting existing non-linear trading functionality and its use within the business.
  • Analyse the financial costs of risk and uncertainty.
  • Play a lead role in solutioning future trading integration requirements through existing APIs and backend integration.
  • Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure seamless communication and project execution of inflight projects.
  • Provide expert support and training to internal teams and clients of the platform.
  • Conduct regular product reviews and updates to ensure alignment with market needs.
  • Qualifications
  • BSc in Mathematical Sciences (Computational Science), BSc Financial Engineering, BSc Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics, or B.Eng Engineering
  • Professional: CQF – Certificate in Quantitative Finance, or CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst

    Experience
  • Cross Asset Trading and Risk (CATR) – Quantitative Analysis
  • Derivatives Trading (Volatility)
  • X Valuations and Analytics
  • Deep Skills in Trading Applications: Proficiency in platforms like Front Arena, Murex, or Calypso.
  • Software skills: Python, C++, C#, SQL, VBA, R, Matlab, Java
  • Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: System analysis, ability to analyze complex data and develop effective solutions.
  • Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Abilities: Clear communication with stakeholders, team members, and clients.
  • Project Management Expertise: Proven track record in designing, executing, and validating requirements from cradle to grave.
  • Technical Proficiency: Understanding of programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL) and financial modelling.
  • Risk Management Knowledge of risk management practices and regulatory requirements.
  • Leadership and Team Management: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing market conditions and technological advancements.
  • Client Relationship Management: Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to align project goals with broader business objectives
Ovations Technologies (Pty) Ltd

About Ovations Technologies (Pty) Ltd

Enabling the Digital Enterprise

South African business leadership has always been early adopters and significantly used information technology to improve productivity, efficiency, reach new markets and optimize supply chains. What is significant in recent years is that customer expectations have changed radically from the past. The challenge facing all South African and global organisations for that matter is:

• How can they best respond to this paradigm shift?

• How can they take advantage of the opportunity to innovate and grow through technology adoption? And,

• How can they do all this as cost effectively as possible?

This in Ovations’ opinion is the highly strategic journey of Digital Enablement including the critical intersection with Cloud Adoption as the strategic enabler. We, at Ovations, believe that digital enablement incorporates the change associated with the application of modern technology in all aspects of business and society, whereby Cloud Adoption is the way in which all business will implement and accelerate digital enablement.

Ovations has core domain expertise in process automation, content services, data & analytics and financial crime and risk prevention solutions. As Ovations, we provide guidance to our clients through an entire lifecycle of the cloud adoption process including initiatives to mitigate strategic workloads to the cloud deployment models encompassing IaaS, PaaS, FaaS and SaaS. We provide the following summary core cloud adoption services in this regard:

• Enterprise architecture and cloud adoption

• Cloud adoption architecture design

• Cloud people structures, roles and change management

• Cloud governance models and business cases

• Cloud adoption platform and public cloud selection

• Cloud data security and privacy

• Cloud migration strategies

• Cloud operational SLA and platform management

• DevSecOps design and implementations

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Johannesburg, ZA
Year Founded
1998
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