Job Title:  Senior QA Engoineer

Corporate Title: Vice President

Department: Technology

Location: New York

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The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $145,000 and $175,000/year*

Company Overview

As the agency-model execution services arm of the Nomura Group, Instinet Incorporated subsidiaries provide brokerage services to clients in over 60 markets around the world. Through its advanced suite of electronic trading strategies, experienced high-touch trading group, top-ranked Commission Management services, award-winning desktop trading platform, and unparalleled access to insightful analytics, content and unique liquidity, Instinet helps institutions lower overall trading costs and ultimately improve investment performance. In the US, Instinet also offers a boutique-model Equity Research offering to assist their clients in the pursuit of alpha generation in a changing landscape. Over the course of its 50+ year history, Instinet has introduced a range of now industry-standard trading technologies, and has been an innovator at the forefront of the market's evolution. For more information, please visit www.instinet.com.

Department Overview

We provide technology Middle and Back Office solutions for Clearing and Settlement of equity and options trades, for all international markets, supporting all global offices.

Middle Office - trade allocations, confirmations / ETC (FIX/CTM/Swift), commission and regulatory fee calculations, reference data management, accounts and SSI maintenance

Back Office - communications with depositories, clearing houses, bookkeeping agencies and settlement agents for trade settlements.,

Role Description

The candidate shall have extensive experience establishing Quality and Controls programs in support of technology projects of high complexity within the Financial Services domain. The candidate shall have track record of successfully delivering Quality Assurance projects, including manual, automation, and performance testing, delivering projects on-budget, and on-scope. Person shall be proven business communicator, effective collaborator and team member

Skills, Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge Required

• Hands on experience and Process knowledge in Agile Methodologies and QA Principles.
• Experience with Automated regression procedures.
• Extensive expertise in testing trading workflow for equities and options trading systems from order entry through back-office, Middle Office and Post Trade Processing.
• Extensive experience in both manual and automated functional testing.
• Extensive experience in developing and implementing test strategies, test plans, Test Chronology, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on business and functional requirements and standards and procedures.
• Strong QA background in conducting different types of QA testing including Smoke/Sanity test, Functional, Integration, Regression, Backend, Data Driven, Negative, End to End, User Acceptance Test (UAT) both manually and through use of automated tools.
• Strong background on investment products like Equity, Equity Derivatives (Option, and Futures), FX, etc.
• Documented test results and Managed Defect Tracking process, which included prioritizing bugs, assigning bugs, and verifying “bug-fixes”, using “Defect Tracking” software like Quality Center, Clear Quest, JIRA,

*base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors”.

Instinet is an Equal Opportunities Employer