Technology Solution Analyst (IT Business Analyst)
The CME Markets technology portfolio seeks a Technology Solutions Analyst to join the global solutions and architecture team. This role provides the technical analysis necessary to drive the evolution and growth of CME’s core trade execution and post‑trade systems, powering major electronic trading platforms across Futures & Options, EBS and BTEC markets. The mission is to continuously deliver new features while maintaining systems that are both low‑latency and highly reliable.
This role will involve working closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Development, Testing and Architecture stakeholders to provide creative solutions that meet functional business needs while strictly maintaining the required performance profile and other non‑functional requirements.
Core Responsibilities
* Support elicitation, discovery, prototyping, and technical business analysis activities, including detailed requirement build‑out and user story analysis.
* Perform impact analysis, scenario creation, test distillation, functional design, and logical design.
* Define and design detailed technical artifacts, including messaging protocols, data and mapping specifications, and solution interfaces.
* Discover, define, and design detailed application behaviors, logic, data modelling, flows, and mappings for front‑end or back‑end systems.
* Contribute to the product vision and impact assessment for new projects and enhancements.
* Maintain an evolving knowledge base.
Required Experience and Skills
* 3‑5 years of analysis experience in business systems, quality assurance, or architecture.
* Experience in product development, SDLC, and Agile methodologies.
* Prior experience supporting and implementing technology‑based projects.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; facilitation, negotiation, explanatory, and influencing skills.
* Degree in information systems, computer science, or related field (experience may substitute).
Highly Beneficial Knowledge
* Financial markets experience (futures, options, cash, OTC, exchange‑based, FCM, brokerage, back office, etc.).
* Knowledge of financial products, electronic trading, order management, market data, clearing, or post‑trade processing.
* Technical environment exposure to Unix, cloud, relational and NoSQL databases, FIX, WebSocket, SBE, TCP/UDP, Kafka/Tibco FTL/ PubSub, RESTful APIs, XML/JSON/ProtoBuf, JIRA, FIGMA, Confluence, Splunk.
Company Benefits
* Bonus Programme
* Equity Programme
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
* Private Medical and Dental coverage
* Mental Health Benefit Programme
* Group Pension Plan
* Income Protection
* Life Assurance
* Cycle To Work
* EV Car Benefit Scheme
* Gym Membership
* Family Leave
* Education Assistance (MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree)
* Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification
* Hybrid Working
Company Overview
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. We invest in your success and you own it all while working with a team of leading experts who inspire you. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers – those are our people.
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal‑opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
Important Notice
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