Associate Director - SQA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for test planning & strategy for all testing engagements & opportunities (functional/automation)
• Conceptualize solutions, present & deliver.
• Suggest process improvement, risk management, people management, testing delivery defining KPIs & KRAs
• Strong with numbers, dashboards and presentations
• Work closely with product team to understand the requirements from business perspective.
• Coordinate with Product and QA teams to ensure the specifications are implemented in Gherkin format and thus easier implementation to BDD automation framework.
• Design and write maintainable automated feature scripts using Java, Cucumber/Gherkin, as well as manual tests as required.
• Core delivery to Execute automated and functional test cases, review test results and report defects.
• Able to work as a domain SME for the team and groom other team members on domain/functional aspects.
• Extensive coordination with product and Dev team on requirement gaps and functional issues resolution
• Manage the junior testers & their work allocation & active involvement in running UAT with business.
• Coordination with Performance test team to provide the necessary functional details.

What Were Looking For:

• University Graduate with a Computer Science or an Engineering degree.
• Strong Background in Testing Methodology
• 12-17 Years in a structured testing organization.
• Good exposure of working in agile environment and geographically distributed teams.
• In-depth knowledge of OTC Derivatives, Trades lifecycle, Regulatory/Compliance, Front - end trade booking applications.
• Understanding of BDD test framework is a plus.
• Understanding & Hands-on experience of Investment Banking Domain
• Good understanding of Financial Products
• Understanding of schema designing, XML messaging/MQs & assisting BA functions
• Trade Lifecycle & Workflow Understanding
• A programming experience in Java
• Testing Certifications ISTQB
• Domain Certifications - NCFM, CFA Foundation
• Understanding on trade, ref & market Data platforms would be an added advantage.