Project Description

Our client is a leading global Financial market data provider who runs a number of change programs to deliver high-quality software that connects Financial Markets across the globe in a real-time, high frequency and low-latency data management chain. The projects are technically challenging in an environment that is very engaging.

We are looking for QA Engineer with experience in testing of backend systems and services running under Linux, with capabilities to collaborate in a team-focused environment and coordinate work with BA, Dev, Operational and cross-functional application teams.

Responsibilities

• • Own QA activities incl. manual, automated, performance testing
• • Configuration or re-confirmation of test appliances and environments
• • Report and track status of issues in Jira along with keeping up to date documentation in Confluence
• • Research and evaluate various testing tools.
• • Solve problems and evaluate bugs and weaknesses before the software is released to the production environment.
• • Work with colleagues in various areas in order to facilitate end-to-end testing
• • Coordinate work with BA, Dev, Operational and cross-functional application teams to resolve data quality, integration and performance issues.

Skills

Must have

• Mandatory Skills:
• • 2 years of minimum testing or other software development experience
• • Experience of the formal software development lifecycle, with a solid grasp of manual and automated software testing methodologies and tools
• • Experience with Linux and Windows Operating Systems
• • Strong analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
• • Knowledge of TCP/IP & UDP Multicast fundamentals and solving problems
• • English at the level of Upper-Intermediate

Nice to have

• Nice-to-Have Skills:
• • Knowledge of Market Data
• • Experience in simulator/trading systems
• • Exposure to Agile methodologies
• • Experience in Automation Frameworks
• • Knowledge of scripting languages Python, Unix or Powershell shell scripts desirable

Languages

English: B2 Upper Intermediate