QA Lead with Fixed Income Capital Markets, US (New Jersey)

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