Associate II SQA Engineer

Þpartment Overview Portfolio Valuations part of the IHS Markit Financial Market division has been serving the buyside since 2005. Portfolio Valuations cover an extensive range of financial instruments, including complex and illiquid products, vanilla and exotic derivatives, private equity investments, structured notes and cash products. These valuations are distributed via a single platform alongside clearing prices and counterparty marks. Customers choose our valuation and risk analysis services for the accuracy and transparency of our results, the comprehensive coverage we provide through a single interface, and our expert and timely support across all regions. We deliver cost-effective solutions for portfolios of any size and composition and can offer reliable same-day turnaround to meet customer needs. Position summary Portfolio Valuations for a proactive, self-starting and experienced test analyst to join its operations. This role is ideal for a dynamic and pioneering Software QA engineer who is comfortable with completing detailed manual functional verification of complicated financial applications with good to have knowledge of producing efficient and reliable test automation. As an innovative product in a fast-moving industry, the position requires the ability to work very closely with the business group, to understand their requirements and to recognize importance of flexibility. Duties & accountabilities Work from product documentation as well as through collaboration with team members in different geographic locations to create and maintain test cases and scripts to required quality levels. Build successful relationships with Product owners, Development managers, the Client and other IT teams to deliver effective test outcomes. Liaise with the product test managers and test stakeholders to plan and prioritize tasks in a timely and transparent manner. Report on daily progress of tasks and escalate issues effecting timeliness of completing testing tasks Execute manual system tests and identify those that can be automated for regression purposes. Maintain all test artifacts in test management tool. Support releases with post release testing. Business competencies Education and experience University graduate or equivalent, in a computing or numerate discipline degree. 3-5 years of Quality Assurance / Software Testing experience Experience of working with Agile, Test Driven Development and Business Driven Development software development processes Knowledge of writing test automation/tools in a programming language (JavaScript, Python, C
, JAVA) would be desirable. Experience in Test Automation using Test Tools/Frameworks for example: Cucumber, Selenium, TestNG, jUnit would be desirable. Good working knowledge of Cloud Implementation and understanding of AWS, Docker, Openshift, Kibana and Elastic Search would be desirable Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Commercial awareness Knowledge and experience of financial markets, specifically in OTC Derivatives is desirable Demonstrated ability to work in a globally distributed software development team Formal education or any recognized certifications in Finance is desirable Technical awareness Good understanding of relational databases, SQL, stored procedures and other data manipulation technologies (desirable). Understanding and ability to apply software Testing techniques (equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, path analysis etc) is essential. Good understanding of various stages of testing and how different techniques are used. Personal competencies Personal impact Demonstrate a passion for testing, show drive to take initiative and follow through tasks to completion at a high-quality level, whilst consistently seeking to improve practices and processes. Passion for quality assurance and attention to detail Strong desire to learn new technologies, methods and tools Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities Communication Ability to communicate at all levels including daily team meetings, represent QA in meetings with the team, with other teams and presenting to management. Ability to partner closely with development teams in fast-paced environment. Ability to communicate effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Teamwork The ability to forge strong partnerships with key members of product and technology teams. Willingness to be flexible and adapt to project priorities and processes and ability to meet deadlines. ----------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. ----------------------------------------------------------- 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group) Job ID: R30091 Posted On: 2023-01-13 Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India