QA Manual Tester of TRADING SYSTEM

QA Manual Tester of TRADING SYSTEM QA Associate (9-12 years working experience)

Hiring Company: Bank Job title: QA Associate (9-12 years of experience)

Location: 1271 Avenue of the Americas, NYC

Work schedule (hybrid 3 days in office)

Duties:

• Perform manual QA testing of front-end trading applications with a focus on front office equities workflows.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and traders to understand requirements, create comprehensive test cases, and document QA procedures.
• Conduct functional, regression, and ad-hoc testing for new features, emergency bug fixes, and system upgrades.
• Validate workflows across:
• Front Office (High-touch trading, Electronic trading, Global program trading, ETF basket creation/redemption, PnL calculation, Stock loan locate, IOI, Market data)
• Middle office (Booking, Manual allocation, CTM, FIX allocation)
• Compliance (RegNMS, RegSHO, TRF, ORF, TRACE, CAT reporting)
• Report, track, and manage defects using JIRA.
• Troubleshoot issues by analyzing logs, SQL queries, and test results, escalating as appropriate.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively in a global team environment.

Skills:

• 9+ years of QA testing experience in financial services, with a strong emphasis on manual testing of trading applications.
• Strong knowledge of equities trading workflows and front office technology.
• Hands-on experience with FIX protocol for order flow and allocations.
• Familiarity with compliance reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix, SQL, and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with JIRA for bug tracking and workflow management.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to document issues clearly and work closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to prioritize tasks under pressure.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required