Sharp Decisions
Sharp Decisions

Director of Quality Engineering

Charlotte, NC, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Full Time
On-site
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Skills

  • Test Strategy
  • Collateral Management
  • Trading
  • IT Operations
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Performance Testing
  • Accountability
  • Test Management
  • JIRA
  • Test Methods
  • Management
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Messaging
  • Failover
  • Regression Analysis
  • Scalability
  • Verification And Validation
  • Reporting
  • Dashboard
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Capital Market
  • Fixed Income
  • Bonds
  • Derivatives
  • OTC
  • Workflow
  • Payments
  • Calypso
  • Murex
  • DTCC
  • Swift
  • Java
  • Python
  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • SOAP
  • API QA
  • Apache JMeter
  • HP LoadRunner
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DevOps
  • Data Validation
  • SQL
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Soft Skills
  • Leadership
  • Mentorship
  • Communication
  • Front Office
  • Middle Office
  • Problem Solving
  • Conflict Resolution
  • MBA
  • Computer Science
  • Computational Finance
  • Dodd-Frank
  • MiFID
  • EMIR
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Automated Testing
  • Quality Assurance
  • Analytics
  • Back Office
  • Test Execution
  • Testing

Summary

Director of Quality Engineering

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Role Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Director of Quality Engineering to lead our Fixed Income Middle and Back Office testing function. This role is responsible for defining, implementing, and governing a robust testing strategy that ensures the reliability, scalability, and compliance of post-trade processing systems across settlements, confirmations, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and risk functions.

The ideal candidate will combine deep Fixed Income product knowledge, Back Office workflow expertise, and hands-on Quality Engineering leadership to drive automation, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Role Objectives
Leadership & Strategy
  • Define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy for Back Office applications supporting Fixed Income trading.
  • Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance teams to align QA initiatives with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
  • Build and manage a high-performing Quality Engineering organization across manual, automation, and performance testing disciplines.
Governance & Standards
  • Establish QA governance frameworks with clear accountability, traceability, and reporting across all Back Office test cycles.
  • Drive adoption of test management tools such as Jira and Xray to ensure complete test coverage and defect traceability.
  • Define and enforce Quality Engineering best practices, including test automation frameworks, regression coverage, and shift-left testing methodologies.
Test Execution & Coverage
  • Oversee end-to-end testing for settlements, reconciliations, clearing, payments, regulatory reporting (MiFID, TRACE, CFTC), and other post-trade processes.
  • Ensure testing coverage includes straight-through processing (STP), exception handling, SWIFT messaging, and integrations with custodians and clearing houses.
  • Expand performance, resilience, and failover testing for high-volume transaction processing environments.
Automation & Tooling
  • Drive automation strategy to improve regression efficiency, scalability, and accuracy across back-office platforms such as Calypso, Murex Back Office, and proprietary systems.
  • Leverage modern test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-driven testing capabilities to enable faster and more reliable software validation.
Metrics & Continuous Improvement
  • Define and maintain key quality metrics including defect leakage, automation coverage, cycle time, and escape rate.
  • Deliver executive-level reporting through dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or similar technologies.
  • Implement continuous improvement practices focused on reducing production defects and improving overall testing efficiency.
Qualifications & Skills
  • 12+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering, including 5+ years in a Director or Head of Quality Engineering role within Capital Markets.
  • Strong background supporting Fixed Income products including Swaps, Government Bonds, Corporates, Repos, Derivatives, and OTC products.
  • Deep understanding of Back Office workflows including settlements, clearing, custody, and payments.
  • Demonstrated success building and scaling Quality Engineering functions in highly regulated environments.
  • Proven track record implementing enterprise-scale automation strategies and QA governance frameworks.
Technical Skills
  • Deep knowledge of post-trade systems and integrations including Calypso, Murex, Broadridge, Impact, GLOSS, DTCC, and SWIFT.
  • Strong expertise with test automation frameworks and tools including Java, Python, Selenium, Cypress, REST and SOAP API testing, JMeter, and LoadRunner.
  • Experience with DevOps and CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Azure DevOps.
  • Strong data validation and reconciliation skills utilizing SQL, Excel, and reconciliation tools.
Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
  • Ability to engage effectively with Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Risk, Operations, and Regulatory stakeholders at senior levels.
  • Strategic mindset combined with strong hands-on problem-solving and execution capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree such as an MBA, MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or Financial Engineering.
  • Prior experience within a sell-side investment bank or hedge fund Middle or Back Office environment.
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks including Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, CFTC, and EMIR.
  • Experience leveraging AI and Machine Learning for test automation and predictive QA analytics.
Success Metrics
  • Successful production release of new Middle and Back Office platform implementations.
  • Reduction in production defects and overall escape rates.
  • Increased automation coverage and test execution reliability.
  • Improved testing cycle times across major releases and platform enhancements.
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  • Dice Id: sharpdec
  • Position Id: 53216
  • Posted 1 day ago
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