QA Engineer- Financial Services/FinTech

Company: Harris Allied
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: June 20, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionQA Engineer Global fintech leader has an immediate need for a QA Engineer to join their world class team of technologists in a full time role. This is your chance to join an industry leading provider of market data, analytics, technology solutions, platforms and trade exectuion services including both equities and fixed income. Clients include banks, insurance companies, pension and hedge funds, asset managers, energy producers and refiners as well as risk and compliance managers and charitiesAs the QA Engineer you will: Contribute your QA skills and experience to the delivery of projects and initiatives Collaborate with internal and external teams, identify and solve complex problems and review related information to evaluate and develop solutions. Coordinate test activities across multiple projects and product streams to develop and execute coherent, achievable and realistic test execution plans Ensure deliverables (such as user stories & requirements) that provide input in to test execution are completed to a consistent level of detail Define test project scope, goals and deliverables to support the business initiatives Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely, clear and concise manner Communicate with the wider technology teams to coordinate interdependencies and resolve issues such as environment readiness Liaise with test management to support the implementation of testing strategies Management and collaboration of the UAT process Assist and facilitate prioritization of software defects and enhancements using defect management tools such as Jira Introduce and adopt Agile development principles where possible Introduce test automation techniques where possible and contribute to test automation strategies and execution Partner with developers and dev team to develop unit and automated system integration tests Develop test execution packs and test strategies Knowledge & Experience Understanding of Financial Services industry in two of the following areas would be a plus: Interest Rate Derivatives, Commodities, Futures, Fixed Income, Credit, Equities, FX. Experience of working in a financial or trading organization, with an understanding of financial instruments and transactional data modelling. Key Skills Experience with Selenium Web-Driver. Ability to create scripts using Java or Python. Ability to work on multiple tasks whilst managing multiple deadlines and priorities Ability to self-start, identify tasks required independently to fulfil project deliverables and work as a team member Knowledge of electronic trading platforms, FIX protocol and experience with FIX testing would be a plus. Understanding of the full project lifecycle from requirements capture through to implementation and delivery Experience working with Cloud Architectures and cloud based solutions. Good understanding of microservice architectures and patterns Experience with Agile such as Scrum, Safe, Kanban, methodologies Strong understanding of Messaging and System integration, Meta Data and associated modelling tools. Ability to produce design documentation in a clear, accurate and concise manner Ability to develop new skills and understand new technology Service Oriented Architecture Strong understanding of Agile/Waterfall development methodologies Communicates effectively and efficiently to internal and external stakeholders Build relationships and networks with both internally and external stakeholders Ability to work with diverse groups/ personalities Excellent attention to detail, highly organised with a proactive approach Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills

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