Overview
On Site
Contract - W2
Skills
Business Analytics
Performance Testing
Process Analysis
Software Development
Bloomberg
Business Analysis
Requirements Elicitation
Agile
Scrum
SQL
Data Analysis
Database
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Oracle
Microsoft Windows
Linux
Programming Languages
Python
Version Control
Git
Bitbucket
Project Management
Confluence
TestRail
Bloomberg Terminal
Quality Assurance
Bonds
Derivatives
Collaboration
Workflow
Pricing
Risk Management
Testing
Market Analysis
Real-time
Manual Testing
Fixed Income
Trading
Test Cases
Regression Analysis
Acceptance Testing
JIRA
Job Details
Position: QA & BA/ Onsite in NYC / 6 months Contract
What we are looking for:
Functional Competencies
Fixed Income Trading (Credit or Rates or ETFs or Muni Products)
Electronic Trading Platforms (MarketAxess, Tradeweb, Bloomberg, Brokertec etc)
QA/Testing Methodologies (Manual Testing, Regression, UAT, Functional)
Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
SQL & Data Analysis
JIRA & Confluence
End-to-End Testing
Technical Skills
Responsibilities
What we are looking for:
- Highly skilled and results-driven Fixed Income Electronic Trading QA/BA with over 7 years of experience in quality assurance, business analysis, and testing for electronic trading platforms in the fixed income market.
- Proven expertise in functional and performance testing, process analysis, requirements gathering, and driving efficiency in software development life cycles.
- Adept at identifying issues, analyzing business requirements, and working collaboratively with development, trading, and operations teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Functional Competencies
Fixed Income Trading (Credit or Rates or ETFs or Muni Products)
Electronic Trading Platforms (MarketAxess, Tradeweb, Bloomberg, Brokertec etc)
QA/Testing Methodologies (Manual Testing, Regression, UAT, Functional)
Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
Agile & Scrum Methodologies
SQL & Data Analysis
JIRA & Confluence
End-to-End Testing
Technical Skills
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle
- OS: Windows * Linux
- Programming Languages: Python
- Version Control: Git, Bitbucket
- Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence, TestRail
- Other: ION Trading (desirable), Bloomberg Terminal, Tradeweb
Responsibilities
- Lead quality assurance efforts for the Fixed Income Electronic Trading platform, focusing on bonds, derivatives, and other fixed income instruments.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather, document, and translate requirements into functional specifications and test cases.
- Conducted extensive manual testing of trading workflows, including order execution, pricing, and risk management functionalities.
- Perform end-to-end testing for integration with external liquidity providers, trading venues, and market data feeds.
- Validated real-time trading, trade life-cycle, trade execution, and settlement processes within the platform.
- Conduct manual testing of Fixed Income applications, focusing on trading platforms for Credit, Rates, ETFs, or Muni Products)
- Work alongside business analysts and product owners to define test cases based on business usage and needs
- Execute functional, regression, and user acceptance tests to ensure the delivery of defect-free software.
- Generate detailed defect reports, tracked issues through JIRA, and communicated findings to the development team for resolution.
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