Lead Test Engineer

In-depth understanding of Capital Markets: financial instruments, trading platforms, regulations, and industry best practices.

Deep experience across testing methodologies: manual testing, regression, smoke, sanity, automation, and API testing.

Proficiency in agile methodology and workflow, Azure DevOps, and Salesforce know-how, with the ability to shape team-level process and tooling decisions.

Deep knowledge of Test Automation Frameworks (Hybrid and Data-driven) and the ability to define the target framework strategy for the team.

Knowledge of databases and SQL queries: ability to write and review queries to extract test data or verify results.

Own and define test strategy and test plans across the program: align testing activities with business requirements and project objectives.

Oversee the development of comprehensive test cases across the team, covering functionalities, user journeys, and edge cases.

Set quality gates and drive execution of manual and automated test cases; ensure defects are identified, reported, tracked, and resolved.

Drive performance and security testing practices to ensure systems meet performance and security standards.

Analyze test results and quality metrics across the team, identify trends, and drive improvements to optimize testing processes.

Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders: developers, product owners, business analysts, and leadership.

Collaborate with development leads to resolve defects, improve code quality, and align on quality standards.

Lead code and test strategy reviews and provide testing feedback and direction to the team.

Present testing results, quality metrics, and strategic recommendations to leadership in clear and concise reports.

Model a proactive mindset, eager to learn new things and drive a culture of efficiency and accuracy.

ISTQB certification (Advanced level a plus).

Capital Markets domain knowledge, preferably with BUY SIDE firms and experience.

Experience working with Reference Data Management setup and understanding of various asset classes (Equity, Derivatives, and Fixed Income, etc.) and Market data feeds (Reuters, Bloomberg, MarkIT, etc.).

Prior formal people-management or team-lead experience.

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