Associate Financial Quality Assurance Analyst

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Who are we?
At Finastra, we are a dynamic global provider of open finance software solutions, dedicated to expanding access to financial services. Our innovative applications span Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal Banking. Proudly serving over 8,000 customers, including 45 of the world's top 50 banks, we aim to boost financial inclusion for all. Join us and be part of a vibrant company that embraces diverse perspectives, and is committed to doing well by doing good.

Summit
is a proven, award-winning solution in the OTC derivatives market. Built on over 30 years of market expertise, it helps banks meet these challenges head-on and stay one step ahead. It offers a functionally rich core trading solution for treasury and capital markets that supports business growth, improves straight-through processing (STP), shortens time to market while reducing costs.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be at the core of the development process of financial software for large investment banks. Start by working with Business Analysts to understand requirements in order to design test cases that prove the applications are fit-for-use. Then, go ahead to confirm the features work fine by manual and automated testing and, where you spot a defect, support improvements by working with Development team.  In QA you can always be the first customer and you are free to go for achieving a good balance between finance knowledge, testing skills and technical aspects in a fast paced and complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement test strategy for each QA deliverable, based on business requirements, individual input and cooperation with Development, Customer Support and Product Management teams;
• Report software issues, work closely with the development team to fix them and validate provided solutions;
• Contribute to all software testing types like functional, regression, automation, performance, documentation;
• Provide feedback on the quality of the project/product through meetings, testing progress reports and communication with the project team/ stakeholders;
• Support from a quality assurance perspective the client's software usage in production;
• Act as a software quality advocate throughout development, testing, delivery and implementation phases of software development lifecyle;
• Benefit from internal knowledge transfer and support new joiners in their development;
• Use individual creativity and experience to improve software and processes quality.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor or master degree in Finance, Capital Markets, Finante Banci, FABBV or Economic Cybernetics
• Financial knowledge related to banking and/ or capital markets concepts
• Basic understanding about software testing
• Basic technical skills or interest in IT (eg: MS Office, Quality Center, messaging, database, user interface technologies)
• Good written and spoken English
• Able to quickly understand new concepts
• Act both as a team player and self-learner
• Possess analytical thinking, be detail oriented and well-organized
• Be able to communicate effectively with persons holding different roles
• Experience with financial/ banking software
• (nice to have) Experience in a workflow driven environment (ideally software testing)
• (nice to have) Experience in a global working environment

Benefits
We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we uphold:

• Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, based on your location and business priorities. Hybrid working arrangements, and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.
• Well-being: Access confidential one-on-one therapy through our Employee Assistance Program, unlimited personalized coaching via our coaching app, and access to our Gather Groups for emotional and mental support.
• Medical, life & disability insurance, retirement plan, lifestyle and other benefits*
• ESG: Benefit from paid time off for volunteering and donation matching.
• DEI: Participate in multiple DE&I groups for open involvement (e.g., Count Me In, , , , ).
• Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.
• Recognition: Be part of our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and contribute to regular employee surveys to help shape Finastra and foster a culture where everyone is engaged and empowered to perform at their best.
• Specific benefits may vary by location.

At Finastra, each individual is unique, bringing their own ideas, thoughts, cultural beliefs, backgrounds, and experiences together. We learn from one another, embrace and celebrate our differences, and create an environment where everyone feels safe to be themselves.

Be unique, be exceptional, and help us make a difference at Finastra