iSec Consulting continually explores diverse range of emerging technologies and architectures and new applications of established and emerging technologies, identifies new trends and helps Financial Services clients take advantage of the opportunities they offer to drive business growth. We achieve that by designing innovative and secure solutions with application of emerging and modern technologies while supporting the development of innovative technology-based business models and growth and innovation strategies.

LEAD SOLUTION ARCHITECTS and TECHNOLOGY/MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS – FINANCIAL MARKETS & TREASURY/TRANSACTION BANKING

Key Capability - Combined Business, Technology, Quantitative & Management expertise in the Global Financial Markets (equally strong in each of these 4 areas). 15 years business experience in IT of which 8 in Financial Markets.
Business facing Solution Architect working with the business to understand requirements and define a technology strategy, then translating it into systems designs & code of end-to-end Financial Markets solutions.
Extensive experience interfacing with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, software developers, network engineers, system administrators, project managers and third-party vendors to provide multidisciplinary technical leadership in articulating solution requirements, designs and enabling technologies during all phases of the project lifecycle.
Combination of end-to-end Solution Design and strong Security Consulting/Engineering expertise resulting in solutions with tightly integrated functional and security components which reinforce each other.

KEY BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES IN FINANCIAL MARKETS & WHOLESALE BANKING

Business Domain Capabilities

• Deep business knowledge of the overall Global Financial Markets ecosystem - Financial Instruments, Market Structure, e2e Trade Lifecycle and Operations Processes. Technology enabled Trading, Risk Management and Settlement Strategies. Treasury & Transaction Banking Services.
• Technology-enabled Business Strategies and Management Consulting enabling Innovative, Global, Technology-based Operations Models for the Financial Markets industry.

Technology, System Design & Development Capabilities

• Leading the design & development of End-to-End Solution and Security Architectures for the Global Financial Markets.
• Accumulated significant experience working across Front-to-Back Office, designing e2e solutions and seeing them through to delivery as the design & development authority. Functional/System knowledge of Front-to-Back Office Trading, Risk Management, Settlement and Custody business processes for Equities, Bonds, Derivatives, FX and Commodities.
• Design and positioning of Information Security Architectures as a business enabler allowing the banks, both to protect and expand their business.

Consulting and Management Capabilities

• Global Securities Operations Consulting - expertise in structuring and technology enabling the bank’s financial markets operations so it can perform at the highest possible level. Design of Global Technology-Enabled Operations Models for Financial Markets. Expertise in Global Financial Markets Operations Management.
• Track record as Accenture/IBM technology and management consultant. Expertise in consulting techniques and processes helping clients address the hurdles associated with the adoption of new technology solutions and organizational change. Combined Consulting and Technical hands-on Management style supports Executives and Senior Project Managers while building trustful relationships with Technical teams. Project turnarounds and evaluations of Solution Architectures.
• Programme and Project Management experience in globally distributed organizations. Facilitated the management of projects entailing high technical risk stemming from the involvement of large number of different technical disciplines and application of emerging technology. Track record on large software development projects (?50M+).

FINANCIAL MARKETS & TREASURY/TRANSACTION BANKING SOLUTIONS DELIVERED SO FAR

• Trading Platforms – multi-asset trading platforms, single consolidated electronic trading interfaces to clients, proprietary and prime brokerage trading platforms, derivatives pricing platforms, Monte Carlo simulation frameworks.
• Risk Management Platforms – operating models and technology architectures for measuring, reporting and controlling Market and Credit Risk.
• Market Data Solutions - real-time solutions for defining, managing, storing, enriching, integrating and distributing of Market and Reference Data.
• Securities Clearing, Settlement and Custody – Asset Servicing, Corporate Actions, Custody Lending, Trade Enrichment and Validation, Trade Settlement.
• Treasury and Transaction Services – Payments, Liquidity Management, FX Services and Trade Finance Platforms.