Position Title: Senior QA Analyst for Transcend Platform.

Position:

Seeking Senior QA Analyst for Collateral Management related applications. Candidates should have hands-on experience in both QA functional and automated testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with onsite (North Americas), satellite (London) and offshore (India) QA team members supporting collateral management business functions.
• Ensure all regression and new functionality is tested each release cycle
• Identify and fill gaps in existing QA regression test suite and process.
• Keep track of each release cycle and project delivery and be able to prepare regular status updates to business and IT stake holders

• Gather details about testing priorities and focus
• Preparation of test plan / strategy document for various types of testing
• Participate in providing solutions for application automation
• Create test cases, document and build automation scripts.
• Execute, document test cases, results, and log defects for failed cases
• Retest the defect fixes and track them to closure

Desired Experience/ Skills:

• Experience (10 years) in the field of IT and Testing in the BFSI (Banking and Financial Industry) domain.
• Strong Domain skills-
• Must have working experience in Capital Markets and especially with Prime Brokerage functions.
• Strong understanding of Firm and Client Position inventory, Stock Loans and Borrows, SWAPs and the associated fees, haircuts and costs of capital.
• Ability to understand business requirements and rapidly design, develop and execute effective manual and automated testing approaches.
• Experience and in-depth understanding of the Software Testing principles.
• Experience with Applications in Front/Middle Office operations.
• Experience in testing BFSI Domain applications with a proper understanding of the Back Office Lifecycle.
• Knowledge of SQL, Python and UNIX.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Understanding the user requirements and application capabilities by reading BRD, FSD and application user manuals.
• Work closely with Business (Test case reviews) and IT teams (deployments/fixes)
• Good knowledge of Windows and Excel
• Defect Management Articulation of defects in detailed manner, assigning defects to technical teams, capturing target fix dates and resolution comments from IT
• Co-ordinate with Project/ Program managers with clear communications.
• Ability to drive the project QA priorities on your own. Plan and execute activities based on project milestones and independently manage communications.
• Adept at providing Testing, Technical and Domain expertise by guidance to team.
• Good communication, presentation skills and problem-solving skills.

Personal Attributes

• Good communication skills, including the ability to write clearly.
• Able to function effectively as a member of a team.
• Proactive with respect to personal and technical development.
• Strong skills and perspective in this space with exemplary follow through.
• Business Analysis experience is preferred so that clear, detailed acceptance criteria are put into each JIRA story
• Experience working with offshore/onshore delivery model
• Willing to work out of the NYC office 3 days a week