What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Lead with Fixed Income Capital Markets, US (New Jersey) position at Acuity Knowledge Partners?
Job Location: New Jersey, US
Years of Experience: 6-10 years
Work Mode: Onsite, 5 days (Work from Office)
Key Responsibilities
• Significant experience leading QA teams in the Financial Services Industry.
• Hands-on expertise in UI testing with Puppeteer.
• Strong experience in API testing using SOAPUI, Maven, and Jenkins in a CI/CD pipeline.
• Deep understanding of FSI trading platforms and tools (e.g., Polaris) and fixed income products.
• Proven ability to establish QA processes and frameworks in environments with minimal existing structure.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
Key Competencies
• Over 6 years of experience as QA Lead.
• Lead and mentor a QA team, in a global delivery model.
• Establish and implement comprehensive QA strategies and test plans from scratch.
• Address immediate pain points in UI (Puppeteer) and API (SOAPUI, Maven, Jenkins) testing, including triage and framework improvement.
• Develop and execute test cases for both UI and API, with a focus on FSI trading workflows.
• Drive the creation of regression test suites for critical back-office applications.
• Collaborate with development, business analysts, and project managers to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Implement and utilize test management tools (e.g., X-Ray/JIRA).
• Provide clear and concise reporting on QA progress and metrics to management.
• Bring strong subject matter expertise in FSI, particularly fixed income trading products and workflows
Salary : $110,880 - $131,000