QA Tester - Post Trade

Description

Critical Job Knowledge and Core Competencies / Skills

• Strong knowledge and hands-on coding experience in Python and/or Java to automate test cases for post-trade back-office and trade-flow applications

• Strong working knowledge of SQL, including writing complex queries

• Proven experience expanding automation frameworks and programmatically creating new automation scenarios using Python or Java

• 5–7 years of experience in application development and/or automation framework development using Python and/or Java

• 2 years of experience developing test automation scripts for post-trade Fixed Income Capital Markets data lineage

• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks

• Strong knowledge of Core Java/Python or equivalent, including automation testing tools for backend, frontend, and web service/API testing

• 5 years of professional experience working with data sets, advanced scripting, and SQL

• Prior experience working as a QE/SDET within agile/scrum teams, delivering features frequently

• Ability to understand complex data flows across multiple internal and external applications

• Demonstrated ability to identify, document, and report risks and issues

Day-to-Day Activities

• Engage in ongoing discussions with development teams to review planned stories, validate requirements for new features, and estimate automation effort; participate in testing as needed

• Input test plans and scenarios into Xray and convert test scenarios into automated tests

• Perform impact assessments for all business requirements and changes; validate and vet requirements

• Maintain required test artifacts, including test plans, test cases, test data, and automation scripts, aligned to business requirements and change requests

• Perform code pulls and reviews; support future CI/CD implementation, execution, and reporting

Business Knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives back-office testing

• Capital Markets domain experience