Domain SME - Capital Markets

Role – Sr Business Systems Analyst — Custody & Asset Servicing Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid 3 days in office at client location) Contract – Contract / Full Time Job Description: • Seeking experienced Business Systems Analysts with strong custody and asset servicing domain experience to support projects across core custody operations, DTCC integrations, ISO 20022 enablement, OCC/option clearing flows, and SWIFT address enhancements. Candidates will partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams to translate business needs into clear, testable requirements and drive delivery in an Agile environment. What you’ll do • Partner with business stakeholders across operations, middle office, and technology to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for custody and asset servicing initiatives • Design and document end-to-end process flows for securities lifecycle events, settlement, corporate actions, reconciliations, and cash/collateral movements • Own solution requirements, functional specifications, use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices • Lead complex integration design and requirements for external counterparties and market infrastructures such as DTCC (DTC/NSCC), OCC, SWIFT, and ISO 20022 messaging • Work with architects and developers to define message formats, data mappings, transformation rules (XML/ISO20022 schemas), APIs, and middleware patterns (MQ/Kafka/ETL) • Support testing activities including UAT, SIT, integration testing, test case design, and defect triage • Facilitate stakeholder workshops, walkthroughs, and design sessions; present solutions and trade-offs to business and technical audiences • Drive process improvements and support operational readiness, cutover planning, and post-implementation support • Mentor and guide junior analysts (Senior level) and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team