Fixed Income QA Engineer - Market Connectivity- Global Hedge Fund

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious hedge fund as a QA Engineer, where you'll leverage your financial services experience to enhance trading systems. This role offers the chance to work closely with Portfolio Managers and Quants, contributing to automated testing and system improvement. You'll be part of a collaborative team culture that values your ideas and impact. With a competitive salary and bonus structure, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a significant contribution in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Significant salary + bonus

Greenfield work / big impact

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience in financial services technology.
• Strong knowledge of FIX protocol (versions 4.2 - 5.0) required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, document, and execute tests against software products.
• Build and analyze automated test cases and improve system testability.

Skills

Quality Assurance Experience

FIX Protocol Knowledge

Automated Test Cases Building

Unix Experience

Testing Equities, Options, FX and Futures

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Engineering or related field

Tools

Shell Scripting

Job description

Salary: Up to £130k base + c.£40k bonus

Experience: 5+ years

Job Description

Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world's most prestigious hedge funds.

You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against software products, including core trading infrastructure components and market connectivity systems. You will join a global Fixed Income team, facing off to Portfolio Managers and Quants, and working with them in the different trading pods. Your work will be a mix of building, running and analysing the results of automated test cases, improving system testability (alongside developers), and implementing automated solutions for regression, interoperability, stress and latency testing.

The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding.

Skills and Experience Required

1. Substantial quality assurance experience within financial services technology
2. Strong FIX protocol knowledge is a must-have, versions FIX 4.2 - FIX 5.0
3. Demonstrable ability to build automated test cases and harnesses, plus Unix experience
4. Experience testing the following products: Equities, Options, FX and Futures
5. Bachelor's (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university

Desirable

1. Knowledge of Fixed Income products (Bonds, ETF), RFQ workflow, and familiarity with trading venues
2. Shell scripting skills are a big plus

Rewards and Incentives

1. Significant salary + bonus
2. Greenfield work / big impact
3. Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented

Contact

If you feel you're suitable for this role, please send your CV or get in touch:

Richard Allan
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linkedin.com/in/richardallanok/