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Business Analyst
Job Description
Malé náměstí 459/11 Praha 1 110 00 tel.: 234 262 311 [email protected] www.xitee.com
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Table of Contents
1. xItee, k.s....................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 History.......................................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Profile........................................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Vision.........................................................................................................................................................3
2. Business Analyst.....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 We require.................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 We offer.....................................................................................................................................................4
3. Project Overview......................................................................................................................................4
3.1 Projects......................................................................................................................................................4
3.2 Project Phases..........................................................................................................................................5
3.3 Role of Business Analyst...........................................................................................................................5
4. Recruitment Process...............................................................................................................................6
4.1 Interview....................................................................................................................................................6
4.2 Starting in xitee..........................................................................................................................................6
4.3 Working in xitee.........................................................................................................................................6
4.4 Contact......................................................................................................................................................7
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1.
is a provider of IT consulting and development services mainly for Western Europe financial institutions.
1.1 History
xITee k.s. was founded at the end of the year 2004 as a joint venture of two German companies with a long term
focus on the financial industry. The main motivation of the joint venture was to combine experiences from business
consulting and system/software - engineering into a new competitive entity.
1.2 Profile
The company focuses on application development for exchange trading, market risk management and banking
industries. As a customer-oriented company we focus mainly on software development for the financial industry
using the most advanced technologies and methods.
From the very beginning, we seek to provide the highest value to our clients based on long-term experiences from
projects delivered to international customers.
Therefore:
Our team consists of professionals with a high level of knowledge not only in the IT field but also with
functional skills in our clients' business fields.
We monitor, evaluate and improve our processes to achieve highest efficiency and quality.
We carefully manage the company's expansion driven by the provision of services for new clients and/or
development of proprietary software to avoid risk for the quality of services provided to current clients.
1.3 Vision
We are convinced that a prosperous and continuous business of a company can only be based on the constant
excellent value it offers. Following this belief we pay particular attention to the values provided to our clients through
every minute of service. Our vision is to deliver customer centric, cost effective and rapid solutions to customers with
complex IT requirements.
2. Business Analyst
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2.1 We require
University degree in Economics or similar specialization.
Knowledge of financial markets, exchange market mechanisms.
Experience in securities trading, options and derivates is beneficial.
Basic knowledge of programming, experience with databases and SQL is beneficial.
Very good English language knowledge – necessary for communication and documentation.
Willingness to learn new processes, techniques and mechanisms of financial markets.
2.2 We offer
Interesting and challenging work with various technologies and functionality
Competitive salary depending upon your skills and knowledge
Company benefits (e.g. 25 days of holidays, language lessons, sport activities, etc.)
Regular consultations regarding your further professional growth
Individual and company trainings
Possibility of short or medium-term work abroad
Offices in Prague 1, easily accessible by public transport
3. Project Overview
This chapter contains a general description of xitee projects and the role of Business Analyst.
3.1 Projects
Our projects are situated mostly in the field of financial and banking industry. Our clients are located
across Europe, mostly outside the Czech Republic.
Project communication language depends on its team members, the official communication and
documentation language is English. Most of the teams include foreign co-workers.
Project assignments are flexible and change every 3-9 months. There is a possibility of short-term and
long-term assignments abroad (not obligatory).
Most of the projects are located in our office in Prague (city centre), but we also look for people willing to
work abroad (the length is subject to agreement).
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The applications developed vary by their purpose - from front-end applications to server daemons,
calculation algorithms, monitoring and alerting routines, statistics applications, reporting or application of
communication protocols.
3.2 Project Phases
The position covers most of the software project development cycle:
Requirement specification with client
Functional specification
Technical concept and design
Implementation
Documentation
Test on various levels
Maintenance and support
In general, we rotate these phases to give everyone the opportunity to try various roles in the project and
to learn the whole project cycle.
3.3 Role of Business Analyst
The role of a Business Analyst in the project is:
to write or cooperate on writing of Requirement Specifications and Functional Specifications,
communication to clients or experts.
to prepare test models concepts to verify the requirements and data scenarios.
to analyze and communicate unclear topics or discrepancies in the system behavior.
to evaluate test results, if they fit to the test scenarios.
analysis of requirements, prototyping calculations and requirements
4. Recruitment Process
4.1 Interview
If you are interested in the above described position or would like additional information please contact us.
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Contact us even if you do not comply with all the requirements set in this document but you are willing to learn the
missing knowledge.
Afterwards we will arrange an interview. Please note that a short part of the interview is conducted in English (non-
native speaker). The interview may take approx. 1 hour. We will contact you shortly after the interview to
communicate the decision.
4.2 Starting in xitee
During the first weeks you will be guided by an experienced person from the company to become familiar with the
internal information services, projects, methodologies and other work related stuff. In the first project assignments
the newcomer works in a tandem with an experienced team member.
4.3 Working in xitee
The project assignments vary. One project follows another, so there is an opportunity to try various project roles
(analysis, design, programming, test etc.) and various technologies (C++, www, Java, .NET), environments (front-
end, backend) and operating systems (Open VMS, Linux, Windows).
As the IT sector develops quickly, nobody can know everything perfectly. Everyone in the company must learn new
technologies, new programming languages and new approaches. We are trying to build a team with a wide range of
knowledge and to share it within the company.
The company regularly organizes company and individual trainings. A library of technical books is available to the
employees and everyone is encouraged to suggest new ones.
Twice a year the company management prepares an evaluation of employees` activity, usually leading to financial
bonuses.
Outside work we organize team and company events such as Christmas party, kart races, sports and barbecue
weekends in summer and other (always voluntary).
4.4 Contact
Office: Malé náměstí 459/11, Praha 1, 110 00, Czech Republic
Email: [email protected], web: www.xitee.com
Tel: +420 234 262 311 fax: +420 234 262 310
HR Manager: Slávka Vyrostková
+420 234 262 379