System Analyst

The Pepperstone story started in 2010. We know what it’s like to trade the world’s markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech, we’re digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade.

We thrive on progress – for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever-evolving, vibrant, diverse, global, and results-focused. You’ll find our 550+ team currently across 11 locations and 9 time zones.

The Role

The System Analyst in the Trading Platform team acts as the bridge between business stakeholders, quantitative researchers, and engineering teams. This role ensures that business requirements for trading operations are translated into precise technical specifications, while maintaining a deep understanding of trading workflows, data flows, and system integration points.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, document, and validate business requirements for trading products, market access, risk controls, and reporting systems.
• Translate high-level trading strategies and business needs into detailed functional and technical specifications.
• Eliminate ambiguities between teams by maintaining a clear and structured requirements backlog.
• Map and document end-to-end trading workflows (order capture, routing, execution reporting, settlement).
• Analyze system dependencies, data models, and integration points across front-office, risk, and back-office systems.
• Support solution design discussions, ensuring alignment of functional requirements and technical implementation.
• Define acceptance criteria and create test plans for new features and system enhancements.
• Participate in UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and regression testing for critical releases.
• Validate data integrity across trading components (order books, positions, reconciliations).
• Collaborate with DevOps, DBAs, and developers to troubleshoot production incidents related to trading workflows.
• Provide root-cause analysis documentation and support incident post-mortems.
• Ensure operational readiness and smooth onboarding of new system changes to production.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business users (trading desks, compliance, risk) and technology teams.
• Present solution proposals and status updates to stakeholders in business-friendly language.
  

The role reports to the Engineering Team Lead, based in Limassol, Cyprus.
We support flexible working. This position can be performed from both a mix of at our office and from home. Your manager will share details and expectations of your team’s regular cadence of working locations.

About you

• Strong understanding of trading platforms, order management systems (OMS), and market structure.
• Experience with financial instruments (equities, derivatives, FX, fixed income) and trading lifecycle events.
• Proficiency in analyzing business processes, data flows, and system interactions.
• Hands-on experience writing queries (SQL) and analyzing complex datasets.
• Exposure to Agile delivery practices and tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to live the Pepperstone values.
• Committed to ongoing learning and development.

Why you will enjoy working with us

• Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year
• 10 days of Company paid sick leave annually  
• 21 days of paid vacation within the first year of employment, increasing to 25 days after one year 
• 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
• Comprehensive medical insurance with coverage for your healthcare needs
• Pension fund
• Employee referral bonuses for referring top talent to the company 
• Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
• Periodic recognition and reward programs for outstanding performance and achievements
• Frequent events and celebrations
• Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
• Employee Assistance Program & Wellbeing Initiatives
• Convenient and cozy office located near the Limassol Municipal Garden

More about Pepperstone

We’re a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start-up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit Pepperstonecareers.com and www.linkedin.com/company/pepperstone/

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Pepperstone is an equal-opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background.

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