Quality Assurance / Test Engineer, Mutual Fund recruitment
The QA/ Test engineer will design improvements to the development lifecycle, and the portfolio systems platform to create a repeatable, intuitive and automated model for software risk management. The firm’s systems interact with a variety of internal and external counterparties, including data providers such as Bloomberg and Reuters, fund custodians and brokers.
The role will entail:
• Investigating options for automated test environment creation.
• Developing a structured approach to both automated and manual testing across the team.
• Creating and maintain a detailed risk assessment for the platform on a per-component basis.
• Reviewing and consolidating existing products, process and test documentation.
• Researching emerging technologies and processes which may help to improve software quality.
• Liaising with other development teams to learn from their experiences and share recommendations
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Required Qualifications and Skills
• An outstanding academic record and a good degree from a reputable university in a numerate discipline.
• Passion for software quality and understanding of test concepts, including unit testing and mocking.
• Some experience in testing frameworks e.g. NUnit/JUnit/MSTest.
• Experience of object-oriented programming required, and knowledge of SQL advantageous. Preferred technical skill set is Microsoft .NET and SQL Server but any are considered
• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter as well as to work in a team.
• No financial services experience necessary.
Excellent remuneration package and a colleagiate, research driven environment.
Note- This is a dynamic and flexible role so if you are unsure of the relevance of your CV it is worth applying anyway.
***********For more information or to APPLY please email your CV to Vanessa a vlofts@kaizenpartnership.co.uk *********