Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

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The Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for conducting quality control activities for the IT Services Department. The QA Analyst will analyze application systems, create test case documentation, and execute plans. The successful candidate will have proven experience ensuring that complex software applications are performing as designed.Requirements:

• Strong research and analytic skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast moving environment.
• Experience writing SQL queries.
• Ability to work any shift or day.
• Financial back office experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain test plans, manual and automated test scripts for user interface, functionality, system and “ad-hoc testing”.
•  Execute regression tests, functional tests and data tests.
•  Document quality assurance practices.
•  Provide analysis of test results and deliver solutions to problem areas.
•  Ensure that testing activities will allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify and resolve systems issues.
• Ensure that any new software integration into company systems meets functional requirements, system compliance, and interface specifications.
• Create and execute test scripts, cases, and scenarios that will determine optimal system performance according to specifications.
• Conduct all types of application testing as needed, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.
• Analyze formal test results in order to discover and resolve defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
• Analyze documentation and technical specifications of any new application under deployment or consideration to determine its intended functionality.
• Produce reports and documentation for all testing efforts, results, activities, data, logging, and tracking.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Experience:

• Background in financial services with experience in any of these softwares: Panorama, Murex, Geneva, IntelliMatch, Oracle Coherence.
• Experience working as technology business analyst.

Preferred Skills:

• Methodical troubleshooting with good written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding to trade processing and accounting terminologies:  Settlement instructions, deposits and withdrawals, static data, Prime Brokerage familiarity.
• Knowledge of Java, .Net, Visual Studio.

Preferred Education: B.S/B.A. Degree.

Physical Demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and work at computer.  The employee must be able to lift/move weight up to 10lbs.  Employee is also required to accept incoming calls and must be able to hear and speak.