Senior QA Tester for Real Time Exchange Connectivity Group – UK recruitment
Senior QA Tester for Real Time Exchange Connectivity Group
Cutting Edge Financial Software House - London
£65,000 - £75,000 plus competitive bonus and benefits
My client is a boutique financial software house based in the City, London. They are a niche firm with a small but dedicated team in London as well as operations in New York. The firm has a great reputation for its focus on innovation and cutting edge technology, and they have an amazing track record and success in building robust real-time systems for automated derivatives trading on electronic exchanges. Through continued demand and success of their systems and products, the firm is seeking a senior QA/tester to join the trading connectivity group in London. The ideal candidate will have experience working in an agile/scrum environment as well as significant experience in a QA/testing capacity. Due to the high business/financial exposure within the team, the chosen candidate will ideally have deep financial experience, most particularly of the equities or equities options space. As well as expertise in a wide range of testing methodologies, you will need good technical expertise including perl scripting. You will report directly to the head of the exchange connectivity group in London and work alongside a small yet focused team of technologists. The firm offers an amazing collaborative environment, with a huge focus on innovation and rewarding employees. You will work between the hours of 9am and 6pm although their may be some flexibility in this, thus this is an ideal role for a strong candidate looking for a relaxed and unstructured (yet stimulating) environment.
Responsibilities for Senior QA Tester for Real Time Exchange Connectivity Group
• Testing Automation
• QA
• Perl
• Lead the testing efforts within the team
• Work alongside senior C++ technologists
• Liase with the New York team
• Understand quoting, connectivity, derivations, execution and pricing feeds
The ideal skill set for Senior QA Tester for Real Time Exchange Connectivity Group
• QA / Testing experience within a financial environment
• Strong computer science background
• Any experience in C++/C#/java/perl//python would be a plus
• Financial experience
• Equities experience is a plus
• Great communication skills
• Leadership ability
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and successful company in a role that will offer a lot of exposure to the finance and the markets. You will gain wide knowledge of a number of products and exchanges, working in a fast paced, dynamic and stimulating team environment. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a financial experience, with any experience within equity being a huge plus. As the firm continues to expand globally, they are seeking candidates with long term ambitions and motivations, and those who want to step into leadership positions within the near future. For further information on this role please contact testing@selbyjennings.com call 0207 019 4163