Testing Consultant

Role Overview: As a Testing Consultant with FX trade knowledge, your role will involve developing and executing comprehensive system test plans, test cases, and test scripts aligned with the upgrade scope. You will be responsible for validating the incoming and outgoing interfaces of the new system to ensure data integrity and functional accuracy. Collaboration with business analysts, developers, and project managers to understand requirements and translate them into test scenarios will be crucial. Additionally, you will perform system integration testing (SIT) and support user acceptance testing (UAT) phases. Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects using standard defect management tools and participating in test reviews, walkthroughs, and sign-off processes will be part of your responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with internal QA standards and regulatory requirements, providing regular status updates, and contributing to test reporting and metrics are also key tasks. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and execute comprehensive system test plans, test cases, and test scripts aligned with the upgrade scope. - Validate the incoming and outgoing interfaces of the new system, ensuring data integrity and functional accuracy. - Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and project managers to understand requirements and translate them into test scenarios. - Perform system integration testing (SIT) and support user acceptance testing (UAT) phases. - Identify, document, and track defects using standard defect management tools. - Participate in test reviews, walkthroughs, and sign-off processes. - Ensure compliance with internal QA standards and regulatory requirements. - Provide regular status updates and contribute to test reporting and metrics. Qualifications Required: - Proven experience as a System Test Analyst or similar role in complex system upgrade or integration projects. - Strong knowledge of system testing methodologies, tools, and best practices. - Experience testing interfaces (inbound/outbound), including file-based and API integrations. - Familiarity with test management tools such as JIRA. - Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation and backend testing. - Solid understanding of collateral management, settlements, or post-trade processing in a financial services environment. - Knowledge of financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, repos, securities lending) and associated collateral workflows.,