QA Director/Capital Markets

QA Director/Capital Markets Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid) Full Time Web Cam Interview $210K-$230K/Yr Plus 100K Bonus UPDATE: The client is now looking for a QA director to lead a team of 40 QA engineers on their trading platform team. Candidates must have director level or higher experience and recent experience working on trading platforms in capital markets or investment banking enterprises. Salary can go up to $230k and bonus up to $100k + outstanding benefits. Candidates must have recent experience managing QA projects around trading systems. We need a senior (10+ years) Quality assurance DIRECTOR with extensive RECENT experience working on Trading Platforms. Candidates must Build out a QA team to support the front, middle and back office systems as well as Identify and build a strategy for testing, test automation, defect tracking and integrated testing. Understand business requirements and define test strategies/plans for applications. Proficiency with scripting, Python, Java. Number of years working with: Total IT experience: Years working with: QA Director Years working with: Functional testing Capital Markets/Trading platforms. Years working with: Job Description: We are looking for experienced professionals in Capital Markets Quality Assurance with a strong background in front office and operations technology. The ideal candidate will have expertise in functional testing with exposure to trading systems, trade lifecycle, booking, and settlements platforms. Responsibilities: Build out a QA team to support the front, middle and back office systems. Identify and build a strategy for testing, test automation, defect tracking and integrated testing. Understand business requirements and define test strategies/plans for applications. Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, test backups, and other QA artifacts. Build out QA workflow to ensure controls and effectiveness are in place. Execute test scripts via automation tools. Conduct smoke/sanity tests using automation for test readiness. Identify regression cases and participate in developing test suites. Perform integration, regression, compatibility, and user acceptance testing phases. Develop utilities to enhance QA efficiencies. Participate in daily Agile standups, iteration planning, product demos, and application walkthroughs. Maintain and track test deliverables in test management tools. Collaborate with business and development teams to deliver work items without ambiguity. Replicate production defects in lower environments. Competencies: Prior functional testing experience with a minimum of 7+ years. Strong functional and application testing skillset. Ability to review and understand complex concepts at a detailed level. Expertise in creating and maintaining test sets for complex application workflows. Proficiency with different automation tools and capability of executing test cases via automation tools. Experience working in a distributed team environment. Good problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills. Knowledge in writing SQL queries. Proficiency with scripting, Python, Java Strong practical experience using Scrum, Agile modeling, and adaptive software development. Hands-on experience with test management tools and defect tracking tools like Jira, RTC, etc. Qualifications: 10-12 years of experience in delivering large multifunctional projects. Extensive experience in designing and executing test cases for GUI testing, functionality, regression, and integration testing. Good understanding and analysis of business requirements and functional specifications. In-depth domain knowledge in capital markets and front office processes & systems. Ability to work with total commitment towards teamwork. Able to work independently with clients, Client, and project teams spread across various locations. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Preferred Experience: Experience working with Capital Markets products like Fixed Income, Equities , Structured Products Derivatives, Repos, Securities Lending, Secondary Loan Trading spanning from Front office to Back office including Risk and Finance. QA coordinator with a proven track record of stakeholder engagement and management. Hands-on experience in test strategy, test planning, test estimation, test execution, and defect management.