Quality Assurance Analyst/Business Analyst

Our client, a $20+ Billion Hedge Fund seeks a QA/Business Analyst.

Position Definition

• 70% of the time entails QA activities to ensure project and non-project acceptance criteria are signed off in a fast paced Financial Services environment, 30 % of time will be as a Business Analyst supporting (OMS) Order Management Systems. Fixed Income knowledge a big plus.
• To be responsible for executing regression tests
• To raise and prioritize bugs and retest bug fixes
• To develop automated test scripts when appropriate
• To become a user expert on how our financial applications work while understanding our customers and users
• To help develop the QA team by continually improving processes

The candidate must have the following:

Experience - QA/Testing experience and knowledge in a Financial Services company, ideally a Hedge Fund, Investment bank, or other fast paced environment

• Experience of short release cycles in an agile working environment
• Likely to have a good degree in a discipline which requires application of analysis skills or creativity (e.g. engineering, project management, Finance, Computer Science)
• Good understanding of QA processes and the Agile Software Development Lifecycle
• Exposure to issue management and bug lifecycle
• Experience of writing and maintaining tests scripts
• Familiarity with translating business/functional/usability requirements into test requirements
• Familiarity with Windows environment and SQL

Aptitude – Excellent Business Analysis financial analytical skills and previous knowledge in Order Management Systems, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Credit Markets

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to follow issues through to resolution
• Can manage and prioritize tasks with a sense of urgency
• Able to think creatively and propose options/solutions to challenges
• Open minded giving consideration to other possibilities and views
• Shares views intensely and honestly
• Has a passion for quality assurance

Responsibilities

The QA analyst will be responsible for carrying out testing on various Applications. The core objective is to reduce uncertainty and Minimize risk. This will entail being responsible for the following activities:

1. 1.       Validating requirements:

2. Designing Tests:

a. Identifying/defining how testing for a project/change will be carried out

b. Defining what will be tested and how

c. Providing estimates

3. Carrying out testing:

a. Executing and performing manual tests based on the test designs

b. Logging bugs and working with Developers and Business Analysts to resolve them

c. Retesting and closing bugs when they have been resolved

d. Keeping clear records of all bugs identified, providing progress updates on a daily basis

e. Maintaining and updating other QA Analyst’s automated test scripts

4. Signing off areas of functionality:

a. Ensuring changes are signed off.

b. Providing clear information to key stakeholders such as project leads, project teams, QA team leader and person responsible for the release

The QA Analyst will be responsible for carrying out regression testing activities. This will involve:

1. Executing both manual and automated regression test scripts as part of the two week release cycle:

a. Signing off key functional areas

b. Identifying and logging bugs

c. Working with developers on bug resolution

d. Updating progress on a regular basis

e. Maintaining and updating existing automated test scripts

The QA Analyst should be an expert on how our Financial Applications are use by our customers and users. They should aim to get a good understanding of:

a. The strengths and weaknesses of each product

b. How our customers and users really use each product

The QA Analyst will be expected to champion ways to improve our current processes on an ongoing basis. This will involve:

a. Reviewing QA procedures and frameworks

b. Sharing ideas with the QA team

c. Taking ownership of QA improvements

Contact Information

Bill Rosato

W.R. Rosato & Associates

Bill@wrrosato.com

Tel:732-380-1555