A financial firm is seeking a QA Lead in Charlotte, NC. The role involves continuous collaboration with development teams, reviewing stories, requirements, and automation efforts. Key responsibilities include inputting test plans into Xray, performing impact assessments, maintaining test artifacts, and contributing to CI/CD implementation. The ideal candidate will have strong coding experience in Python/Java for test automation, SQL proficiency, and experience in capital markets.
Must Have:- Continual discussions with Development Teams to review stories planned, requirements of new features and story point automation efforts
- Participate in testing as needed
- Input test plan and scenarios into Xray
- Convert scenarios into automation
- Perform Impact Assessment of all business requirements and any changes
- Vet requirements
- Maintain applicable test artifacts (test plan, test cases, test data automation scripting) per the business requirements or change requests
- Code pull and review
- Future CI/CD implementation, execution and reporting
- Strong knowledge and coding experience in Python/Java to automate test cases for post trade back office and trade flow
- Strong working knowledge on SQL to write complex SQL
- Strong hands-on experience in expanding frameworks and creating new automation scenarios programmatically using Python or Java
- 5-7 years of experience in application development/automation framework development using Python / Java
- 2 years of working knowledge and ability to develop test automation script for post trade Fixed Income Capital Markets data lineage
- Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks
- Strong knowledge in Core Java/ Python or any equivalent, automation testing tools for backend, frontend & web service API testing
- 5 years of professional experience working with data sets, advanced scripting and SQL
- Prior experience working as QE/SDET in agile/scrum teams, shipping features often
- Ability to understand complex data flows between various internal and external applications
- Demonstrated ability to identify and report Risks and Issues
- Strong working knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives Back Office Testing - Capital Markets experience