Senior Test Analyst – Market Risk – London, UK recruitment
My client is a Tier 1 Investment Bank based in the City, London. The firm is renowned for promotion from within, innovation and cutting edge technology. Through heavy demand within the Market Risk department the firm is seeking a senior QA/tester to join the booming team in London. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a market risk environment testing market risk products/ applications and extensive Financial experience as well as significant experience in a QA/testing capacity. Ideally from an automated background you will have a proven ability write test scripts and be comfortable working on parallel projects and have strong Manual understanding. Due to the high business/financial exposure within the team, the chosen candidate will ideally have deep financial experience. As well as expertise in a wide range of testing methodologies, you will need good technical expertise including .Net knowledge. You will report directly to the Test Manager with a dotted line to the Head of Test in London and work alongside a small yet focused team of Developers and Business Analysts. 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 there 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 Test Analyst – Market Risk
• Testing Automation
• Manual testing
• Testing of Market Risk applications
• QA
• Selenium
• .Net
• Work alongside senior .Net technologists
• Lease with the New York team
• Strong understanding of market risk
The ideal skill set for Senior Test Analyst – Market Risk
• QA / Testing experience within a financial environment
• Commercial knowledge of market risk
• Strong computer science background
• Any experience in C++/C#/java/perl//python would be a plus
• Financial experience
• 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 Market Risk being a huge plus. As the team continues to expand, 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