Functional Calypso Support Specialist
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* About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Functional Calypso Support Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our implementation and integration practice, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Calypso solutions.
* Key Responsibilities:
- Address and respond to production support issues and troubleshoot issues arising from day-to-day activities on Calypso instance
- Provide support to FO and MO users on Calypso
- Configure, update, and optimize functional setup in Calypso
- Execute (where required) SOD/EOD Scheduled Tasks
- Develop necessary functional solutions for Calypso instance as per requirements (if required)
- Monitor if market quotes fail to update Calypso system error messages
- Monitor feed & security definitions download, if reprocessing of trades needed or reprocessing of events
- Ensure supporting documents are complete, current, and appropriately stored
- Work closely with relevant business and technology stakeholders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s)
- Submit status reports to stakeholders; coordinate and provide updates to steering committees
- Collaborate with key functional or business stakeholders to achieve clear outcomes/deliverables in relation to the strategic and transformational book of work
- Manage deliverables ensuring transparency of risks, issues, and dependencies that are fully aligned to functional/business owners
You might be acting also as a business analyst as well in order to help the team gathering and writing requirements, acceptance criteria. A Sampling of Tasks Expected to be Performed:
1. Configuring Standard & Custom Interfaces within Calypso
2. Setting up Quote Feeds from Bloomberg
3. Set-up Holiday Calendar feed
4. Set-up Interest Rate Curves & other market data
5. Set-up Dividend Curves for Custom Index
6. Set-up Equity Volatility Surface feeds
7. Translate Historical Volatility of Volatility-controlled indexes to a Volatility Surface to be used in Calypso
8. Set-up pricing configuration & pricing parameters
9. Some end-of-day processing/monitoring needed
* About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need to have:
- 3+ years of experience working in Capital Markets and Calypso
- Good knowledge of Financial products cross assets
- Expertise with a front-to-back Calypso derivatives solution, including accounting, is a must. Preferably with an insurance industry focus.
Additionally, you should possess:
- Ability to work with little supervision, be a fast learner, self-motivated, team player, and collaborator with strong problem-solving skills.
- Must be resourceful and demonstrate initiative in getting the job done.
- Good oral and written communication skills are essential.
- Ability to train and transfer knowledge to stakeholders
- Proven track record of delivery of implementation/migration projects
- Proven experience in the development of Calypso integrations, reporting, and other technical aspects
- Experience of adherence to governance frameworks/implementation and handover to BAU
- Comprehensive knowledge of trade flow, trading systems, and related concepts and technology, including valuation and client/market risk management
- Leadership skills
- 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.
- Proven analytical, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Comfortable with direct communication with all levels of technical and business resources
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience with working in a highly collaborative and dynamic multi-team environment
What We Offer:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading organization and contribute to the success of our Calypso practice. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality solutions and working with cutting-edge technology, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your application, including your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the ideal candidate for this role.