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Senior QA in Trading (Auto+Manual)

Ohio, United States (Remote)

Senior QA in Trading (Auto+Manual)

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Quality Assurance • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Senior QA role in a trading software development team for a top-tier hedge fund. Responsibilities include improving manual and automation test coverage, enhancing internal processes, proposing solutions for quality improvements, participating in Agile/Scrum, maintaining a robust QA environment, collaborating with global QA on integration tests, and working with developers on system testability. The role requires 5+ years of QA experience and 3+ years of automation experience, a strong understanding of capital markets, and the ability to handle a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Both manual and automation tasks will be required based on project needs. The role involves close collaboration with traders, developers, and engineers.

Must have:

5+ years QA, 3+ years automation
Capital Markets understanding (Equities, Derivatives, Futures, FX)
Manual and automation testing
Agile/Scrum methodology
Problem-solving, scalable solutions
Continuous Testing & Delivery
CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity)
Prioritization in high-pressure environment

Good to have:

Trade lifecycle knowledge
Asset classes and properties
Excellent communication skills
Strong QA concepts

Project description

We've been developing trading software for our partner - a top-tier hedge fund - for over 10 years.
Now we are expanding QA forces in the team owning trading desktop applications.
You will work in close collaboration with traders, developers, engineers and whoever you find useful to improve the quality and delivery performance.

Responsibilities

Continuously improve manual and automation coverage

Continuously increase quality and transparency of internal processes

Actively propose solutions and approaches to improve quality and/or team performance

Participate in an Agile / Scrum methodology to deliver software releases

Team Player with the ability to work with development, support and QA teams

Take full ownership of and maintain a robust QA environment, including test databases and system deployments

Work closely with the global QA team to design and build integration tests

Work with developers on improving system testability and creating a testing environment

Experience with Continuous Testing and Continuous Delivery

Have the ability to solve complex problems with practical, maintainable, and scalable solutions

Familiarity with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus a plus)

Able to prioritize in a fast moving, high pressure, constantly changing environment; Good sense of urgency, resourcefulness and independence

Skills

Must have

Must be willing to do both manual and automation tasks depending on project demands

5+ years of QA and 3+ years of automation

Understanding of Capital Markets in general. Familiarity with equities, derivatives, futures or FX trading

Proactiveness

"Can do" attitude

Nice to have

Trade lifecycle

Asset classes and their properties

Good communication skills

Good QA Concepts

Other

Languages

English: C1 Advanced

Seniority

Senior

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Luxoft

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Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company (NYSE: DXC), is a digital strategy and software engineering firm providing bespoke technology solutions that drive business change for customers the world over. Acquired by U.S. company DXC Technology in 2019, Luxoft is a global operation in 44 cities and 21 countries with an international, agile workforce of nearly 18,000 people. It combines a unique blend of engineering excellence and deep industry expertise, helping over 425 global clients innovate in the areas of automotive, financial services, travel and hospitality, healthcare, life sciences, media and telecommunications.

DXC Technology is a leading Fortune 500 IT services company which helps global companies run their mission critical systems. Together, DXC and Luxoft offer a differentiated customer-value proposition for digital transformation by combining Luxoft’s front-end digital capabilities with DXC’s expertise in IT modernization and integration. Follow our profile for regular updates and insights into technology and business needs.