Systems Investigation Analyst

Systems Investigation Analyst
Location: London
Role Type: Contract - 1 year
Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Who We Are
Robert Walters is the world's most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, outsourcing, and talent advisory services for businesses of all sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

The Role
Our client is a large multinational firm that provides a range of financial services, including advisory, investment, and asset management solutions. It serves a diverse set of clients worldwide, focusing on strategic planning, market operations, and long-term financial growth.

What you'll do

• Investigate complex application and production issues using logs, databases, interfaces, batch processes and system behaviour.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) for incidents, data discrepancies and system issues.
• Trace end-to-end data flows across applications, databases, APIs, file transfers and downstream systems.
• Analyse data processing, transformation rules and system dependencies to identify where issues occur.
• Work with development, infrastructure, vendors and business teams to investigate issues and document data lineage.
• Read and interpret existing code, scripts and configurations to understand application behaviour and support technical investigations.

What you bring

• Strong experience in L2/L3 application support, production support, incident management and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with experience reading existing scripts and code.
• Knowledge of Shell Scripting such as Bash, Korn Shell or PowerShell; Java or similar languages would be beneficial.
• Experience analysing databases, logs, APIs, interfaces, file transfers and batch processes.
• Understanding of data flows, data lineage, transformation logic and system dependencies across complex environments.
• Experience with financial services or enterprise applications, ideally including Murex, Calypso, Summit, FIS Front Arena, trading platforms or capital markets systems.

What's Next
If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.