Md Firoz

Domain: Trade Surveillance (MAST) | Fixed Income & Equities | Insider Dealing, Spoofing & Layering Detection
• Led end-to-end business analysis for global Trade Surveillance initiatives using MAST, covering insider dealing,
spoofing, layering, and front-running across Fixed Income and Equities asset classes.
• Designed and implemented surveillance scenarios in MAST, reducing false-positive alert rates and improving alert
quality for HSBCs global surveillance function.
• Leveraged AI Copilot and Generative AI to accelerate the SDLC by automating user story drafting, acceptance
criteria, and technical mapping documentation, reducing analysis cycle time by approximately 30%.
• Established a single source of truth in Confluence for BRDs, FRDs, and audit trails across all programme
deliverables.
• Led requirements engineering with Surveillance Operations and Technology stakeholders; produced full
traceability matrices for surveillance scenario logic.
• Facilitated Agile delivery as Scrum Master, managing multiple sprints, release planning, dependency tracking, and
cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.
• Executed complex data modelling from multi-source feeds for high-quality alert review; managed end-to-end trade
migration with QA teams for volume testing, reconciliation, and regression validation.
• Maintained audit-ready documentation and change records supporting internal governance boards and review
processes.
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• Interpreted Solvency II directives (Pillar1, 2 and 3) and
translated regulatory requirements from EIPOA and the UK
PRA into clear business and functional requirements.
• Collected and analyzed investment data from internal systems
(e.g., accounting platforms, trade booking system and external
sources (e.g., Bloomberg, custodians, third parties).
• Updating Business requirement (BRDs) and Functional
requirement (FRDs) specs for Solvency II reporting and
system enhancements.
• Defined validation rules and reconciliation logic to ensure the
accuracy and completeness of QRT submissions.
• Supported UAT by preparing test cases, acceptance criteria
and defect triage documentation ensuring timely validation of
enhancements and fixes.
• Collaborated on look-through reporting solutions and
maintained data lineage and mapping documentation between
source systems and reporting outputs (e.g., QRTs S.06.02,
S.08.01).
• Acted as the bridge between business and technical teams
ensuring all stakeholders understood regulatory implications and
data/reporting processes.
• Contributed to the automation of QRT generation, reducing
manual interventions and improving timelines.

• Gathered business requirements from fund accounting, portfolio
management and client reporting teams to support accurate and
timely IBOR reporting
• Coordinated with upstream systems (e.g., trading platforms,
Bloomberg, accounting systems) to source statis and transactional
data required for IBOR.
• Collaborated with UK insurance clients to define fields,
transformation rules and frequency for daily and monthly IBOR
feeds.
• Developed and executed test plans, test cases and validation
scripts for both UI and backend functionalities related to holdings
and transaction data.
• Managed defect triage and resolution using JIRA, ensuring issue
were tracked, prioritized and resolves across Agile sprints
• Performed end-to end data validation using SQL and GCP
ensuring accuracy in holdings, prices and derived metrics across
multiple reporting layers.
• Built comprehensive test plans for UI enhancements, integration
points and backend data flows and automated validation scripts
for holdings, valuation and derived metrics.

• Provided subject matter expertise across trade booking, validation,
enrichment and settlement process for multi-asset class products
including equities, fixed income and derivatives.
• Led the implementation and support of trade lifecycle operations
across platforms such as ICON, Geneva, Multifonds and Calypso
ensuring seamless integration with downstream systems.
• Managed and optimized middle office workflows including trade
affirmation, matching, break resolution and exceptions management to
increase STP (Straight Through Processing) rates.
• Created and maintained process maps, SOPs and data flow diagrams
to support both new implementations and legacy system transitions.
• Played a critical role in fund onboarding, static data setup and
reference data maintenance enabling accurate trade capture and
reconciliation.