10+ years of experience in mainframe technologies - COBOL, JCL, 082, SQL, SQL Stored Procedures, Messaging Queues, CICS, Easytrieve, Datacom, SORT utilities
4+ years of QA end-of-end testing experience in the Finance industry and
working with Regulatory bodies such as DTCC and SEC.
7+ years in scheduling tools such as Control-M, ChangeMan, FileAid, Startool, TOAD, and SPUFI
2+ years in Brokerage and Settlements space
Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures including associated tools such as JIRA and Rally
Strong experience in thorough Use Case creation and execution
Strong experience in collaborating with business and technical teams to understand requirements and impact analysis
Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, influencing, prioritization, decision- making and conflict resolution skills
Self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
independently executes priorities and is accountable to meet schedules and deliverables.
Proficient managing multiple priorities in a dynamic, geographically dispersed environment.
Microsoft Office Tools proficiency
Professional Experience
Experience in understanding and articulating enterprise level systems and data flows to aid with QA involving testing, development, and implementation of Mainframe based applications and databases.
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with remote and globally distributed teams.
Be self-motivated, driven, and passionate in resolving complex and time sensitive business problems through simple and innovative technical solutions.
It is imperative that the candidate has excellent and strong RCA (Root Cause Analysis) skills and identifying the possible solutions to the identified issues at complex enterprise applications/systems.
Ability to lead as well as work independently as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team.
Work with multi-platform teams to ensure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and oversee updating and testing strategy.
Passionate about technical mentoring of junior staff and peers
Prior experience in the financial services industry and regulatory document processing is plus.
Must have a keen sense to identify areas of automation to improve and streamline testing process.