Calypso Back Office (BO) Analyst

Calypso Back Office (BO) Analyst

Project description

We are looking for a Calypso Back Office (BO) Analyst to join our team supporting an international bank. The person will be responsible for maintaining and developing Calypso BO modules within an existing production instance. The role covers day-to-day support, incident resolution, change requests, and continuous improvement of BO processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Calypso Back Office modules in a live production environment for an international banking client
• Analyze, design, and implement changes and enhancements to BO workflows, including settlements, confirmations, accounting, and reporting
• Investigate and resolve production incidents related to BO processing (trade lifecycle events, settlement failures, SWIFT messaging issues, reconciliation breaks)
• Gather and document business requirements from BO users and translate them into functional specifications for the development team
• Configure and customize Calypso BO workflows, including trade validation rules, netting rules, settlement instructions, and accounting schemes
• Support BO integration points with external systems (e.g., SWIFT, payment platforms, general ledger, reconciliation tools, CCP/clearing systems)
• Participate in Calypso upgrades and patch deployments, focusing on BO module regression testing and impact analysis
• Prepare and execute test cases (functional, regression, UAT) for BO changes using tools such as CATT (Calypso Automated Testing Tool)
• Create and maintain documentation: functional specifications, runbooks, process flows, and knowledge base articles
• Collaborate with Front Office and Middle Office teams to ensure end-to-end trade lifecycle consistency
• Provide L2/L3 support during business hours and participate in on-call rotation if required

Skills

• Must have

• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Calypso Back Office modules (settlements, confirmations, accounting, SWIFT messaging)

• Strong understanding of trade lifecycle for capital markets products: Fixed Income (bonds, repos), Interest Rate Derivatives (IRS, FRA), FX (spots, forwards, swaps, options), and/or Credit Derivatives

• Experience with Calypso BO configuration: settlement instructions (SDIs), netting rules, payment workflows, accounting rules and posting schemes

• Knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards (MT103, MT202, MT300, MT320, MT540-MT548, MT900/MT910, MT950) and their mapping in Calypso

• Experience with Calypso workflow management (task stations, trade lifecycle events, BO status transitions)

• Familiarity with reconciliation processes (cash, position, nostro/vostro)

• Good understanding of accounting entries generated by Calypso (P&L, accruals, revaluation)

• Experience working in a production support environment with SLA-driven incident management

• Ability to write SQL queries for data investigation and reporting purposes

• Good communication skills in English (written and spoken)

• Nice to have

• Experience with Calypso versions 16+ (ideally version 18)

• Knowledge of CCP clearing workflows (e.g., LCH, Eurex, KDPW_CCP) and their integration with Calypso BO

• Experience with EMIR/MiFID II regulatory reporting from BO perspective

• Other

• Languages

• English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority

• Senior

• Luxoft Benefits

• Relocation options

• Experience in an international environment

• Cross-cultural experience

• Feedback culture

• Regular appraisals

• Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority

• Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances

• Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year

• Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year

• Maternity Leave - 20 weeks

• Parental Leave - 41 weeks

• Paternity Leave - 14 days

• Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics

• Internal instructor-led soft skills courses

• Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills

• Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business

• Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy

• Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship

• Leadership Programs for Managers

• Multisport card

• Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members

• LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.

• One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners

• Preferential banking offer

• Preferential car leasing offer

• Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers

• Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support

• Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists

• Full dental support

• Travel Insurance

• Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate

• Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer

• Reimbursement for corrective glasses

• Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city

• Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events

• A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team

• Rotation between projects and accounts

• New career opportunities

• The acquisition of rights to the above benefits depends on the form of cooperation. Benefits apply to those employed under a contract of employment.

• Please note that relocation is not available for all open positions. At Luxoft Poland it is possible to work remotely only from the territory of Poland.

• Options offered by the Polish government.