Lead, Tech

Role & responsibilities

Lead, Tech Quality and Test Engineering

We are a global investment and technology development firm with more than $60 billion in investment capital as ofMarch 1, 2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management,and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the worlds capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.

We are looking for a Lead Tech to join the Quality and Test Engineering group based in the firms office in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram.The Quality and Test Engineering (QTE) team manages the entire firms quality mandate and delivers quality product releases with deep integration in the software development cycle, focusing on functional correctness, scalability, and performance. Our prime motivation is to mature the software development cycle by bringing robust test-engineering practices, automation, tooling, and quality product releases.

WHAT YOU WILL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

In this position, you will be responsible for developing automation tools/frameworks, understanding the domain, testing and automating complex projects, managing and mentoring a small group of test engineers, and driving innovation by improving on or introducing new tools/processes to improve efficiency and quality. Additionally, you will also collaborate closely with our Fintech business domain from a testing perspective. This includes involvement with various asset classes that the firm trades with, working with our state-of-the-art trading systems,exchange connectivity, pricing/forecasting models, and ensuring that our business-critical processes and workflows function exactly as intended. To elaborate further, you will focus on productivity through automation and tooling, developing end-to-end functional and integration test-case scenarios with an exceptional emphasis on the business domain, owning end-to-end QTE processes, and release planning. Furthermore, you will also have to exhibit leadership in test-case development, coordinate test-plan reviews, and generate repeatable test procedures.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• The ideal candidate should hold Basic qualifications:
• 6-8 years of relevant work experience
• Hands-on experience in designing test frameworks and white box testing
• A clear understanding of financial markets and different asset classes (both exchange-traded and OTC-traded)
• Experience in building and improving test processes with an increased focus on business context
• Exposure to testing trading systems and broker connectivity
• Experience working with a high-level, object-oriented programming language like Java/.NET/C++
• Exposure to scripting languages like PERL/Python
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks like jUnit, TestNG, and APItest automation
• Exposure to UI stacks like React/Redux? Working experience in UNIX or one of its flavors
• Exposure to testing client-server and distributed systems
• We encourage candidates with relevant experience looking to restart their careers after a break to apply for this position. Learn about Recommence, our gender-neutral return-to-work initiative.
• The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package.
• Members of our organization group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion,pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

Must-Haves :

Basic qualifications: BE/BTech

-6-8 years of relevant work experience

-Hands-on experience in designing test frameworks and white box testing

• Experience working with a high-level, object-oriented programming language like Java/.NET/C++

• Source for candidates who have good development experience and not only testing.

• Candidate will be doing 70% development & 30% testing.

• A clear understanding of financial markets and different asset classes (both exchange-traded and OTC-traded)

• Experience in building and improving test processes with an increased focus on business context

• Exposure to testing trading systems and broker connectivity

• Source for candidates from Tier one companies and Tier 1 colleges.

Additional Guidelines :

• Salary figures mentioned are only indicative.
• There is no cap on the salary for the right candidate. It is purely dependent on the candidate's current compensation, expectations and interview performance.

Keywords:

1. Lead Quality Test Engineering

2. QA Automation Lead

3. Test Frameworks Design

4. White Box Testing

5. Financial Market Testing

6. Trading Systems QA

7. Broker Connectivity Testing

8. Java/.NET/C++ Developer-Tester

9. Scripting (Python, PERL) Automation

10. Unit Testing (JUnit/TestNG/API)

11. React/Redux UI Automation

12. UNIX/Linux Test Engineer

13. Distributed Systems Testing

14. Recommence Initiative (Return to Work)

15. Development + QA Engineer (70% Dev, 30% Test)