Huxley Associates Investment Banking client based in Canary Wharf, London requires a Fixed Income Rates Senior Tester on a Contractual basis. Main Function: The FI Rates QA team tests our clients FI Official Risk & Calculation applications globally. The candidate will join a distributed team and be specifically responsible for providing the quality assurance of London OTC Derivatives P&L and Risk Reporting system's through comprehensive functional and regression testing. This will be a hands-on role and will include test preparation and execution throughout the delivery process encompassing system, user acceptance and release testing validation and relies heavily on close coordination with software development/IT teams and Front Office, Finance, Risk Management users. The system covers amongst other products, IR Swaps, Government Bonds, Futures, Money Market trades, FRA's, Caps/Floors and ETO's traded by the Fixed Income desks globally. Experience Required * Detailed functional testing of Risk and PnL reporting software. 5+ years IB experience. * Understanding of Swaps Pricing, PnL Attribution and Risk Measure's (Greeks). * Extensive experience of manual testing & structured testing methodology. * Proven ability of developing complex test cases from limited requirements using formal test case design techniques. * Experience of reconciliation testing high volume data feeds, Excel reports and database data. * Ability to solve testing challenges through creative and intelligent self-developed software solutions. * Experience of coordinating test execution offshore. * Close Development interaction with the ability to build relationships and be an active project team member. * Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to present to audiences of all levels. Skills / Aptitude Required * Process driven, very detailed orientated and delivery focused. * Excellent problem solver with a commitment to thorough root cause analysis and process improvement. * Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills. * Collaborative but also able to work independently with limited supervision. * Keeps up to date with testing best practice. * Highly personable and leads by example. * Thrives in a demanding environment and has the strength to uphold testing principles whilst under duress. * Able to conduct multiple testing projects concurrently and uses own initiative and motivation to meet deadlines. * Strong Structured Query Language (SQL) with Oracle or SQL Server. * Experience with HP Quality Centre and JIRA, Test reporting and Defect Management. * ISEB Software Testing Foundation / Practitioners Certificate or ISTQB qualification. Skills / Aptitude Preferred * Programming skills in Java or C# for xUnit development. * Market Risk Testing Experience. * Exposure to automation test tools e.g. Quick Test Professional, HP UFT, Test Complete. * Exposure to XML and distributed GRID computing testing. * Working knowledge of Unix commands/Unix Shell or PERL Scripting
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