Saturday, January 30, 2010

Market Data QA Engineer in New York, NY

Saturday, January 30, 2010
A well known financial services company based out of New York City is looking for a QA Engineer.

Description:
Project Summary and Position Overview: (A detailed description of the Project and what the Position entails must be included)
There will be new ML DF/Smart Client integrated solution which will be replaying the existing Wealth Management Technology Platform WMTP. DF is a new Merrill container which will link to the Smart Client (Thomson One 5.0) application. Thomson One 5.0 is the next generation of Thomson One desktop solution based on Microsoft's .Net 3.5 Framework. FSI is the only interface supported by Smart Client Container to communicate with Thomlets. All levels of testing will be required to be engaged by the candidate.

Essential Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Candidate will be responsible for developing and executing software test plans, analyzing business requirements and functional specification documents and write test standards and procedures. Candidate has to be able to maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software. Will be required to participate in meetings with Business Analysts to create Metrics and Reports for Management. Candidate will be asked to analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
Testing of the application will include, but not limited to data validation, application installation, verification and confirmation to specs and UI testing. In addition, the candidate should be familiar with various browsers, have a strong background of testing web based applications, and have market data knowledge.


Experience: Qualification:
Education:
Candidate should have Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or similar).

Required Skills (Must have), Necessary industry Experience & associated number of years of experience:
Candidate should not be an entry-level and must have atleast 3-5 years of experience.
The candidate should have previous experience with the Wealth Management integrated solutions. MUST have good presentation skills and highly technical.
Candidate MUST be familiar with financial applications and market data. While they do not need to be experts in this area, they should be familiar with commonly used terms and various financial instruments. They should understand how markets move and how and why these applications would be used by various financial professionals.

Desired Skills (Nice to have in addition to the Required Skills), Necessary industry Experience & associated number of years of experience:

A familiarity with automation QTP {Quick Test Professional} tool would be a desired skill set. We are looking for 1+ year using the QTP Tool.

PLEASE EMAIL RESUME IN MS WORD WITH SHORT SYNOPSIS OF MATCHING SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE.

Interested candidates please contact Pedro Garcia at
Adecco / Ajilon is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).


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