Senior Finance QA Analyst with Equities Trading Experience

Overview

On Site
$50 - $60
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)

Skills

Analytical Skill
Bug Tracking
Collaboration
Communication
ETF
Equities
FOCUS
Finance
Financial Information eXchange
Financial Services
Front Office
JIRA
Linux
Management
Manual Testing
Market Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Middle Office
Oracle Management Server
Profit And Loss
Quality Assurance
Random Testing
Regression Analysis
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory Reporting
Reporting
SQL
Test Cases
Testing
Trading
Unix
Workflow
Workflow Management

Job Details

Job Title Senior Finance QA Analyst with Equities Trading Experience

Location New York, NY, Onsite Role

Duration 6+ months

Interview Process Skype

Submit Only if they have worked for over 12 years in NY Tri-state area and have a no longer than 4 page resume and have excellent communication skills, and very strong experience (business knowledge) of trading systems and in particular: deep understanding of FIX Protocol and equities trading domain.

Equity trading business knowledge is a MUST

Looking for experienced manual QA analyst with understanding of front office trading workflow.

9 + years of QA experience and manual aspect of trading application and OMS - proprietary trading application.

Someone who has strong background with business workflow on equity trading.

Should know how to use application from traders perspective, knowledge on performing day to day trading functions.

Experience with compliance related to trading - should have knowledge of different regulatory reporting.

Experience with JIRA for bug tracking and workflow management.

Understanding of Jira, tracking workflow management, proper escalation, analytical abilities.

Job Description:

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.

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