QA Lead
Contract
London, UK (Hybrid)
Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Test lead to join Testing team. The role is focused on execution of end-to-end functional testing in support of our clients and internal business units.
The successful candidate must be skilled in leading multi-year programs consisting of complex business models and flows across front, middle, and back office operating models in both an insourced and outsourced model.
Responsibilities
• This is a client facing role where you will be responsible for managing a client implementation program globally to onboard the client to End Customer’s front-to-back platforms.
• Manage global project team of functional and automated testers (on-shore and off-shore) across global who design, plan, and execute end user testing for all in scope workflows, data, and architecture, while maintaining and enforcing global standards
• Manage delivery of internal and client facing documents (Test strategy, test automation, test plans)
• Manage complex relationships and expectations with both internal, client stakeholders and vendors.
• Provide regular status updates and support program reports as and when needed.
• Participate studying requirements and scope documents and participate in preparation of test cases, review of test cases.
• Get involved in brain storming meetings, problem solving, Test executions, provide advice to various work streams wherever needed
Skills needed.
• · 8 to 12 years of IT Exp in Quality Assurance and Asset Management projects
• · Experience in different stages of Testing - Smoke, Regression, Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing
• · Must have working experience in Trade and Order Management System across various instrument types.
• · Expert in understanding various Data – business sources to downstream flow. Data attributes and elements, critical data elements, data contracts, data quality, etc.
• · Proficient in understanding basic data models and interpretation of various databases and data structures, at least high level to medium level business understanding (technical understanding may not be required)
• · Proficient in data extraction processes including SQL (advance level required), applying data logic to various business functions, understanding high level data architectures.
• · Strong Front and/or Middle Office services in Asset Management,
• · Able to communicate with Business and gather and analyse requirements and create test plans,
• · Should have experience in leading team and manage deliverables.
• · Experience in defect Tracking and Defect Management Tool like HP ALM, JIRA
• · Test Co-ordination, and Test Status Reporting
• · Ready to work on the ground as needed, flexible and adopt to changing environment.
• · Experience in Charles River or any Order Management System is preferable.
• · Experience in accounting functionalities - Pricing, Corporate Actions, Valuations, collateral, custody reconciliations
• · Experience in SQL/Database level data validations in Asset Management data
• · Experience in Eagle, Portia, SIMCORP or any Accounting application is preferable.
• · Possession of decent functional knowledge ( 7 out of 10 on a scale of 1-10, 1 being poor, 10 being excellent)on the Capital Markets especially Middle Office and Front Office functions. Knowledge about the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) - end of end – is mandatory.
· Possesses of experience in handling UAT, SIT, Regression and other types of Testing projects, both manual and automated