Quantitative Business Analyst
amidel · Johannesburg
Job description
About the role
Amidel is a leading Business Consulting and Technology Company delivering advanced solutions to enterprises in both private and public sectors. We are seeking high‑caliber Quantitative Analysts (“Quants”) to join our team in a strategic role that involves shaping the quantitative aspects of trading systems.
Key responsibilities
- Collaborate with traders, risk managers and stakeholders to gather business requirements and analyse current trading workflows and market data feeds.
- Design and implement quantitative solutions, defining integration requirements for trading platforms such as Front Arena or Murex and market‑data providers like Bloomberg and Reuters.
- Validate and optimise market data for trading and risk systems, ensuring data quality, reliability and performance.
- Work with developers to test and validate system configurations under live market scenarios and resolve issues.
- Create detailed documentation of data flows, functional designs and communicate project progress to stakeholders.
Required profile
- 5 – 8 years of experience in quantitative analysis, trading‑systems or business‑analysis roles within investment banking.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science; CFA or FRM certification is a plus.
- Proven experience with capital‑markets, derivatives or structured products is advantageous.
Required skills
- Trading systems: Front Arena, Murex.
- Market‑data platforms: Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg API, Reuters/Refinitiv.
- Programming: Python, VBA, SQL, APIs, XML, JSON.
What we offer
- Work on cutting‑edge trading and market‑data projects.
- Collaborate with a dynamic, professional team in a fast‑paced environment.
- Opportunity to shape innovation in trading and risk systems through quantitative analysis.
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amidel
Johannesburg