Functional Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Reporting to the Senior QA Manager, the QA Engineer creates and executes product test plans to ensure software products meet design specifications and product quality standards. Assists Development team with process improvements to improve product quality.

Responsibilities & Deliverables: Your deliverables as a Quality Assurance Engineer will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Create test cases from product specifications.
• Executes test plans and test cases and compiles results.
• Sets up and maintains personal testing environments. May set up team testing environments.
• Assist in the review of software development processes to improve product quality.
• Tracks defects from detection to resolution and works with developers to reproduce and resolve defects.
• Communicates with stakeholders on product issues.
• Acquires and maintains knowledge of existing products, operations or systems.
• Reviews product documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Provides support to stakeholders prior to GA release of software.
• Create and/or run SQL scripts to populate data and validate test results.
• Design, develop, and maintain test scripts to be automated.
• Provide testing effort estimates for enhancements.

Required Experience:

• At least 3 years experience in software testing or related field
• Experience in the software or financial industry
• Experience with different asset classes: Forex, Money Market, Derivatives, Bonds and fixed income securities, Equities, Structured treasury products
• Experience in curve construction: building multi-curve frameworks (OIS, SOFR, ESTR, SONIA etc)
• Experience in market data (Reuters, Bloomberg) for curve calibration and model inputs
• Experience in valuation adjustments: basic understanding in DVA, CVA etc
• Experience with Interest Rate and Cash Flow modelling: fixed/floating instruments, amortizing instruments, structured products etc
• Understanding of how to price assets and liabilities using market rates and liquidity/funding costs
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; effective customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently or within a team environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of quality assurance methods and techniques including the software development lifecycle.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to think 'out of the box' for process improvements.
• Ability to execute test plans and test scripts for commercial software applications, document expected results vs. actual results, and record software defects.
• Preferred knowledge of automated testing software tools with ability to design and develop automated testing programs.
• Preferred knowledge of the Agile software development methodology.
• Experience in creating functional, non-functional, manual/automation and regression test scripts and review them with the business and technical solution owner(s).
• Experience with one or more testing tools like Squish, JMeter, Postman, Selenium or any open source tools including Robot framework, Phyton

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:

• Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
• Well-being: Access confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, unlimited personalized coaching via our coaching app, and access to our Gather Groups for emotional and mental support.
• Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*
• ESG: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.
• DEI : Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, Women@Finastra).
• Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
• Recognition: Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.

*Specific benefits may vary by location.

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