Kdb Qa Specialist

Job Summary We are looking for a KDB Test Engineer to join our expanding data reporting and analytics team that are building solutions towards a strategic KDB Platform Daily duties will involve working with data from various business areas by understanding requirements and developing test packs around the main data flows through the system The system has analytics and solutions to aid our regulation projects as well as pricing trading algorithms and ultimately P L Ideally you have experience with Q KDB working in a similar environment and have front office knowledge of the FX RATES business or quantitative finance You should be comfortable building test-plans and test suites and manipulating of large data sets in a high frequency low latency environment This role is an exciting opportunity to be part an agile multi-asset ecommerce trading system development team that is distributed between Singapore and London The successful candidate is expected to Take responsibility for the system component design and build Ensure developed code is fully tested through automated unit tests Build relationships with development and support teams Adhere to SCB Testing practices Manage application support handover as part of the QA process Maintain and enhance the test coverage after project go-live Build relationships with fellow QA developers inside outside FM Infrastructure units etc Advocate delivery excellence ensuring application release quality Key Responsibilities Regulatory Business Conduct Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics including regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with in letter and spirit all applicable laws regulations guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct Effectively and collaboratively identify escalate mitigate and resolve risk conduct and compliance matters Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank s Conduct Principles Fair Outcomes for Clients Effective Financial Markets Financial Crime Compliance The Right Environment Serve as a Director of the Board Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association or equivalent Skills and Experience Dev Ops Python and SQL Databases Financial markets especially fixed income Qualifications Education Computer Science Degree Training KD Requirements Q KDB or other BigData Experience Experience working in a Linux Unix environment Experience of working closely with the development team and product owners on requirements Experience ability to understand FX products and services Excellent oral and written communication skills ability to interact with business representatives Experience in test plans performance tests and test automation Nice To have Understanding of ecommerce product workflow across front office and middle office tiers KDB Q Python Java KX Control Suite Pipelines - Apache Nifi Azure DevOps About Standard Chartered We re an international bank nimble enough to act big enough for impact For more than 170 years we ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients communities and each other We question the status quo love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before If you re looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference we want to hear from you You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can t wait to see the talents you can bring us Our purpose to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity together with our brand promise to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours When you work with us you ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion Together we Do the right thing and are assertive challenge one another and live with integrity while putting the client at the heart of what we do Never settle continuously striving to improve and innovate keeping things simple and learning from doing well and not so well Are better together we can be ourselves be inclusive see more good in others and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental physical financial and social wellbeing Core bank funding for retirement savings medical and life insurance with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations Time-off including annual leave parental maternity 20 weeks sabbatical 12 months maximum and volunteering leave 3 days along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday which is combined to 30 days minimum Flexible working options based around home and office locations with flexible working patterns Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind a market-leading digital wellbeing platform development courses for resilience and other human skills global Employee Assistance Programme sick leave mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits A continuous learning culture to support your growth with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical virtual and digital learning Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity across our teams business functions and geographies - 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