Job Title: Quality Assurance (Trade & Transaction Reporting)
Location: London - Hybrid (2-3 days in office is essential)
Contract: Through to 31/03/2027
Rate: £550 - £600 inside umbrella
Background
The firm is undergoing major business and technology transformation, expanding products and customer base while maintaining strong regulatory compliance. It operates trade/transaction reporting monitoring with a dedicated Operations & IT TTR team.
Role Responsibilities
1. TTR / Post-Trade Testing
Lead testing for TTR, Prudential Products, and CTB initiatives across MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, SFTR.
Collaborate with Product Analysts, Compliance, IT, and business teams.
Perform data analysis, validation, root-cause investigation, and back-reporting checks.
Maintain and update test scenarios and regression packs (XRAY, Jira, Confluence).
Ensure adherence to Agile delivery and continuous improvement.
Mentor junior QA analysts.
2. Business Analysis
Gather requirements, define acceptance criteria, and validate use cases.
Support BA team and assist with UAT regression testing.
3. Test Environment & Data Management
Ensure suitable environments for testing and automation.
Manage test data for execution.
4. Bug Management & Reporting
Log, track, and document defects.
Map test results to risks and ensure traceability.
5. Stakeholder & Project Management
Act as key liaison between QA, BA, PM, SMEs, Operations, and Front Office.
Manage testing lifecycle, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
Provide estimates and reporting to stakeholders.
Lead automation strategy, frameworks, and training.
Support change management and escalating risks where needed.
Skills & Experience
Core Requirements
* Strong QA/Test Lead experience in regulatory reporting (PTTR).
* Deep knowledge of MiFID, EMIR, SFTR.
* Experience across asset classes: IR, FX, Credit, Commodities.
* Strong data analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
* Hands-on experience with: DTCC, RHUB, Kaizen, DUCO/IntelliMatch.
* Platforms: Murex, Summit, PRISM, FOX, Bloomberg, MarkitWire.
* Regulatory reporting project delivery (including migration/remediation).
* Strong understanding of front-to-back trading environments.
* Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Technical Skills
* Tools: JIRA, Confluence, XRAY, MS Office.
* Strong skills in Excel, SQL (VBA preferred).
* Experience in Agile and Waterfall.
Qualifications
* Degree in STEM discipline.
* ISTQB certified (minimum).
* Finance/regulatory qualifications preferred.
Desirable
* Financial markets expertise.
* Vendor systems (e.g., Gloss, settlement, cash flow systems).
* Endpoint testing with S&P, DTCC.
* XRAY experience.
EEO Statement
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