Senior Business Analyst – Credit Research Technology
Spectraforce
Newark, New Jersey
21 days ago
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst – Credit Research Technology
Location: Newark, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ Months
Your Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and technically savvy Senior Business Analyst [Consultant] to join our Credit Research Technology team. You will be embedded within a dynamic group focused on building innovative research and investment tools used by credit analysts and portfolio managers. Working closely with product owners, developers, and investment professionals, you will play a pivotal role in shaping solutions that drive smarter investment decisions across our fixed income portfolios.
Your Impact
As a Senior Business Analyst [Consultant], you will:
• Lead the definition and delivery of business and system requirements to support credit research, model-driven analysis, and portfolio management tools.
• Serve as a key liaison between credit analysts, portfolio managers, and technology teams to ensure business needs are translated into scalable, high-performance technical solutions.
• Drive end-to-end documentation and stakeholder alignment across agile delivery cycles.
• Help shape the data strategy for credit research by integrating credit model data, issuer fundamentals, ESG inputs, and alternative datasets into the research ecosystem.
• Influence the firm’s digital transformation initiatives through delivery excellence and thought leadership
Your Required Skills
• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis at a buy-side Fixed Income asset management firm.
• Deep understanding of credit research workflows, with proven experience working alongside credit analysts and portfolio managers.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and investment processes.
• Proficiency in:
o SQL – for data validation and exploration.
o AWS – particularly data services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Lambda).
o Python – for prototyping analytical tools and performing data analysis.
• Strong command of business analysis practices, including:
o Agile methodologies
o Use case and workflow documentation
o Data mapping and transformation
o Acceptance criteria and test planning
• Excellent communication skills – capable of clearly translating technical issues into business context and vice versa.
Your Desired Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• CFA Certification or progress toward completion.
• Familiarity with third-party credit platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Exposure to machine learning or AI frameworks in financial modeling is a plus.
Join us to help redefine how credit research and investment insights are delivered in a modern, data-centric asset management environment. If you thrive in a collaborative, impact-driven setting where technology meets finance, we want to hear from you.
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $55.00/hr.
Location: Newark, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ Months
Your Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and technically savvy Senior Business Analyst [Consultant] to join our Credit Research Technology team. You will be embedded within a dynamic group focused on building innovative research and investment tools used by credit analysts and portfolio managers. Working closely with product owners, developers, and investment professionals, you will play a pivotal role in shaping solutions that drive smarter investment decisions across our fixed income portfolios.
Your Impact
As a Senior Business Analyst [Consultant], you will:
• Lead the definition and delivery of business and system requirements to support credit research, model-driven analysis, and portfolio management tools.
• Serve as a key liaison between credit analysts, portfolio managers, and technology teams to ensure business needs are translated into scalable, high-performance technical solutions.
• Drive end-to-end documentation and stakeholder alignment across agile delivery cycles.
• Help shape the data strategy for credit research by integrating credit model data, issuer fundamentals, ESG inputs, and alternative datasets into the research ecosystem.
• Influence the firm’s digital transformation initiatives through delivery excellence and thought leadership
Your Required Skills
• 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis at a buy-side Fixed Income asset management firm.
• Deep understanding of credit research workflows, with proven experience working alongside credit analysts and portfolio managers.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data and investment processes.
• Proficiency in:
o SQL – for data validation and exploration.
o AWS – particularly data services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Lambda).
o Python – for prototyping analytical tools and performing data analysis.
• Strong command of business analysis practices, including:
o Agile methodologies
o Use case and workflow documentation
o Data mapping and transformation
o Acceptance criteria and test planning
• Excellent communication skills – capable of clearly translating technical issues into business context and vice versa.
Your Desired Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• CFA Certification or progress toward completion.
• Familiarity with third-party credit platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, FactSet, MSCI).
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Exposure to machine learning or AI frameworks in financial modeling is a plus.
Join us to help redefine how credit research and investment insights are delivered in a modern, data-centric asset management environment. If you thrive in a collaborative, impact-driven setting where technology meets finance, we want to hear from you.
About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
California Applicant Notice: SPECTRAFORCE is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting NAHR@spectraforce.com.
LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $55.00/hr.