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Fixed Income Quality Engineering (Middle Back Office Testing)

BAMM
  • 🇺🇸 United States
  • Hybrid
  • Manager or above
  • 5 days ago
  • Python
  • Performance Testing
  • Jira
  • X-ray
  • Test Automation
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Swift
  • CI/CD
  • AI
  • Power BI
  • Tableau
  • Java
  • Selenium
  • Cypress
  • SOAP
  • JMeter
  • Devops
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps
  • SQL
  • Excel
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Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite in Charlotte, NC

We are seeking a highly experienced hands on VP of Quality Engineering to assist in leading our Fixed Income Middle/Back Office testing function. This role is responsible for defining, implementing, and governing a robust testing strategy that ensures the reliability, scalability, and compliance of post-trade processing systems across settlements, confirmations, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and risk. The ideal candidate combines deep Fixed Income product knowledge, back office workflows, and hands-on Python programming Quality Engineering leadership to drive automation, governance, and continuous improvement.

Role Objectives

•    Leadership & Strategy  o    Define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy for Back Office applications supporting Swaps, Derivatives and Fixed Income trading. 
o    Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, and Compliance to align QA with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
o    Build and manage a high-performing QE team across manual, automation, and performance testing disciplines. •    Governance & Standards  o    Establish QA governance frameworks with clear accountability, traceability, and reporting across all back office test cycles.
o    Drive adoption of test management tools (e.g., Jira + Xray) to ensure complete coverage and defect traceability.
o    Define and enforce QE best practices, including test automation frameworks, regression coverage, and shift-left practices. •    Test Execution & Coverage  o    Oversee end-to-end testing for settlements, reconciliations, clearing, payments, regulatory reporting (MiFID, TRACE, CFTC), and other post-trade processes.
o    Ensure test coverage includes STP (straight-through-processing), fail/exception handling, SWIFT messaging, and integration with custodians/clearing houses.
o    Establish performance banchmarks, resilience, and failover testing for high-volume transaction flows. •    Automation & Tooling  o    Drive automation strategy to increase regression efficiency, scalability, and accuracy across back office platforms (e.g., Calypso, Murex BO, or proprietary systems).
o    Leverage modern test harnesses, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-driven test frameworks for smarter, faster, and more reliable validation. •    Metrics & Continuous Improvement  o    Define and maintain key quality metrics (defect leakage, automation coverage, cycle time, escape rate).
o    Deliver executive-level reporting via dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent).
o    Implement continuous improvement loops to reduce production escapes and improve testing efficiency.

Qualifications and Skills

•    Experience  o    5+ years in Quality Assurance/Engineering in the Capital Markets Fixed Income trading space
o    Strong background in Fixed Income products (Swaps, Govies, Corporates, Repos, Derivatives, OTC products) and Back Office workflows (settlements, clearing, custody, payments).
o    Demonstrated success in building QE functions in complex, regulated environments.
o    Proven track record of implementing large-scale automation and QA governance frameworks. •    Technical Skills  o    Deep knowledge of post-trade systems and integrations (e.g., Calypso, Murex, Client, Impact, GLOSS, DTCC, SWIFT). 
o    Strong expertise in test automation frameworks (Java/Python + Selenium, Cypress, REST/SOAP service testing, performance tools like JMeter/LoadRunner).
o    Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps).
o    Data validation skills (SQL, Excel, reconciliation tools).
•    Leadership & Soft Skills 
o    Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
o    Ability to engage with Front Office, Back/Middle Office, Risk, Operations, and Regulators at senior levels.
o    Strategic mindset with hands-on problem-solving capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
•    Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Computer Science/Engineering, or Financial Engineering).
•    Prior experience in a sell-side investment bank or hedge fund back/middle office environment.
•    Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (Dodd-Frank, MiFID II, CFTC, EMIR).
•    Experience with AI or ML in test automation and predictive analytics for QA.

Fixed Income Quality Engineering (Middle Back Office Testing) · BAMM

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