QA Testing Avp

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for initiatives related to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process and product rollout into production, making recommendations of solutions and improvements. Responsibilities may also include software quality assurance testing.
- Conducts complex process monitoring, product evaluation and audit assignments; reports issues and makes recommendations for solutions.
- Ensures project standards and procedures exist, are fully / clearly documented and followed throughout the software development life cycle; makes recommendations for enhanced documentation.
- Monitors products for conformance to standards; monitors processes for conformance to procedures; identifies risks and recommends solutions; ensures annual organizational reviews of standards and procedures are conducted.
- Documents findings and performs root cause analyses to provide recommended improvements. Independently recommends solutions and improvements to existing standards and procedures; collaborates with other areas in technology to develop new standards and procedures.
- Ensures all corrective actions are assigned, documented and completed. Verifies traceability in project work products. Gathers, maintains and creates reports on quality metrics.
- Exhibits sound understanding of concepts and principles in own technical area and a basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.
- Requires in-depth understanding of how own area integrates within IT Quality and has basic commercial awareness.
- Acts as advisor and mentor for junior members of the team.
- Makes evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information in complicated and novel situations and provides solutions to problems.
- Has direct impact on the team and closely related teams by ensuring the quality of the tasks/services/information provided by self and others.
- Requires sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.
- Performs other duties and functions as assigned.

**Qualifications**:

- 8-12 years experience in an IT Quality role.
- Demonstrated execution capabilities.
- Development experience in a fast-paced, time-to-market driven environment Experience with test automation, test scenario and test scripts creation and modification Comfortable with writing complex queries Experience with reporting tools. Hands on experience with testing automation tools.
- Project management experience preferred

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

**Must Have**:
Overall testing experience - 9yrs-14yrs

Front end, Back end and DB testing experience

Good with testing processes in Agile and Waterfall SDLC

Expert in test cycles, test tools, and testing methodologies

Good in requirement analysis and test scenario derivation

Experience in conducting RCA

Investment banking testing experience

Ability to work independently

Good communication

Experience using Jira

Good attitude and aptitude

4+ yrs experience in Automation

Strong experience in test automation using Java, Selenium and Cucumber

Good experience/knowledge in SQL

Good experience/knowledge in Unix

Knowledge and understanding of CI/CD

Good to Have:
ETL testing experience

Experience with CI/CD

Good knowledge on OTC and ETD clearing workflows

Good knowledge on MO and BO workflows**Job Family Group**:
Technology
- **Job Family**:
Technology Quality
- **Time Type**:
Full time
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