Senior Technology Consultant - Capital Markets Calypso Specialist

Job Description: Senior Technology Consultant – Capital Markets (Calypso Specialist)

Job Purpose:

• Need to work as a Senior Technology Consultant in the capacity of Capital Market – Calypso Implementation Specialist in Capital Market core modernisation and migration projects.
• Should exhibit deep experience in financial services during the client discussions and be able to convince the client on the solution.

Work Experience Requirements

Functional Experience

• 4 to 8 years of hands on experience in Capital Markets with strong exposure to Front to Back trade lifecycle.
• Solid understanding of:
  • Securities trading, settlements, confirmations, reconciliation, and clearing.
  • Middle office processes including trade validation, enrichment, allocation, and reporting.
  • Regulatory reporting and compliance across capital markets.
  • Prior exposure to Calypso Implementation, version upgrade, or cross platform migration programs in Capital Markets.

Technical Experience

• Strong implementation experience in Calypso, particularly Version 14+ (preferred), across:
  • System configuration in trading, static data, settlement, and middle office modules.
  • Workflow design and exception handling.
  • Integration with upstream and downstream systems.
• Hands on experience with:
  • Trade processing engines
  • Static and reference data frameworks
  • Interfaces, messaging standards (ISO15022/20022, FIX), and APIs
• Experience working in Agile environments and contributing to functional & technical design workshops.

Mandatory Skills

Technical Platform Skills

• Calypso platform expertise, including:
  • Trade Representation & Processing
  • Static Data Configuration
  • Workflow creation & orchestration
  • Trade Validation & Enrichment logic
  • Loss & Claim Management module
  • Settlement Status Processing
  • Middle Office Reporting Framework
  • Block Allocation
  • Archiving concepts and strategy
• Ability to write Java programming
• Ability to write and analyse SQL queries.
• Good understanding of system integration, APIs (SOAP/REST), and JMS messaging.
• Ability to interpret technical logs, troubleshoot issues, and guide development teams.
• Strong knowledge of financial instruments:
  • Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Listed & OTC Derivatives, Repos, and Structured Products.
  • Treasury and liquidity processes
• Experience in requirements gathering, gap analysis (OOTB vs. custom), and functional documentation.
• Exposure to Agile delivery models (Scrum/Kanban).
• Knowledge of databases, infrastructure, application servers, Technical Architecture, Security and Performance management.
• Experience in Cloud and CI/CD (Devops Automation environment)

Education and Experience

• MBA / MCA / BE / BTech or equivalent degree.
• 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in Capital Markets, preferably within banking, investment banking, or financial technology domains.