3 New Career Options For IT Professionals In Banking And Financial Sector

BANGALORE: In agreement to the India Brand Equity Foundation report, The Banking Financial Services and Insurance Sector are estimated to produce two million jobs in the coming decade. In the wake of expanding the financial services in the rural division of the country, The Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India have come together to work on it and increase number of jobs.
The present statistics state that the engineers and IT professional account for nearly 12 percent of the requirements in BFSI sector, repots The Economic Times. The requirement drive is estimated to escalate further this year.
According to director-HR at JLT India, Roopa Kochhar, "This will be the year of niche skill hiring. We will see demand in niche hiring for both technology and non-technology roles across levels. Roles in analytics and mobile technologies will continue to be in demand.”
The growth in the demand for the IT professional has been surging since November, 2014.
Let’s have a look at the top 3 job roles for the techies in the BFSI sector.

Business/System Analyst
These professionals analyze the requirements and aid in business consulting and then design new programs accordingly. The role demands data expertise, reviewing, data systems analysis, analyzing, data quality and keeping a check on the quality of data in the systems. The demand for this designation has gone up by 6 per cent in last six months.
Salary Package: 3-4 lpa for freshers.

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