Release Analyst

SEI Investments Company; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services firm is seeking a Release Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring comprehensive testing coverage and effective communication across teams. You will engage with development teams, manage test cases, and contribute to process enhancements. The company values creativity and collaboration, offering a hybrid working environment and a range of benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance. If you're passionate about financial technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care

Strong pension plan

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid working environment

Work-life balance

Private medical care

Access to GPs online

Enhanced family leave

Volunteer days

Free fruit

Qualifications

• High proficiency in Excel and Access, creating macros and v-lookups.
• Strong data analysis and documentation skills using Excel/Word.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full client and internal test case coverage and manage stakeholder communications.
• Support User Acceptance Testing and recommend process improvements.

Skills

Excel

Data Analysis

Access

Oracle PL/SQL

Wealth Management Knowledge

Tools

Rally Application

Job description

Our SEI Wealth Platform Business (SWP), who supply market leading technology to Wealth Managers, Wealth Planning businesses and Private Banks to help their clients achieve their goals, is looking to recruit an ambitious individual with a demonstrable interest in financial services and financial technology to join us as a Release Analyst. You will be an integral part of the Release Management Team and the broader Platform Technology team. Your responsibilities will include ensuring full client and internal test case coverage, internal and stakeholder management and communications. You will follow a full Scaled Agile methodology and work with Solutions and Operational managers/ owners in understanding to assist building the testing requirements and scenarios to support the Release phase.

What you’ll do:

1. You will establish relationships within the internal business community both in the UK & US Release Team/Feature/Product Owners.
2. You will interact effectively with our Wealth Platform Development Teams & Offshore Teams.
3. You’ll collate Management Information and Statistics of UAT Test Case Execution and Uploading Test Case Scenarios within The Rally Application.
4. Pull Defect totals from Rally which have been raised and following up with resolution timelines.
5. You’ll provide support in User Acceptance Testing across the business, from Operations to Client functionality.
6. Access to Test Environments and environment set up & User ID creations.
7. You will understand Configuration Requirements linked to functionality of features.
8. You’ll proactively recommend innovations and modifications which are in compliance with industry requirements and are consistent with corporate objectives and goals to improve operational processes, systems, policies and procedures.
9. All SIEL employees are responsible for the identification, assessment and control of risks and risk events. Employees will maintain a good understanding of applicable policies, procedures, risk appetites and tolerance relevant to their function and or business unit, and are expected to consider current and potential risks when making or informing business decisions. Employees are responsible for the accurate and timely escalation and recording of incidents associated to relevant risks. In addition, employees are responsible for completing all required Risk Management training.

What we need from you:

1. High proficiency in Excel and Access (creating macros, v-look ups minimum).
2. Good eye for collating statistics and Data analysis.
3. Documenting MI effectively within Excel/Word.
4. Oracle PL/SQL skills a bonus but not a must.
5. Wealth management, financial planning, front office advisor systems knowledge is a plus but a keen interest that can be demonstrated is essential.

What we would like from you:

1. Self-motivated with an ability to priorities multiple tasks and possesses the ability to quickly deal with change.
2. Ability to work effectively under little supervision as well as in a team environment.
3. Strong collaboration, communication, and negotiation skills.
4. Organisational skills including an ability to manage multiple plans with concurrent deliverables and resource needs.
5. Ability to think creatively and seek optimum solutions.
6. Ability to grasp loosely defined concepts and transforms them into tangible results and key deliverables. Strong adaptability, innovative skills, and attention to detail.
7. Problem solving skills. Diagnostic skills with the ability to analyse technical, business, and financial issues and options.
8. Ability to infer from previous examples, willingness to understand how an application is put together.
9. Someone who will embody our SEI Values of courage, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, connection and fun. Please see our website for more information.

SEI’s competitive advantage:

To help you stay energised, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including comprehensive care for your physical and mental well-being, strong pension plan, tuition reimbursement, hybrid working environment, and a work-life balance that enables you to relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

We are a technology and asset management company delivering on our promise of building brave futures (SM)—for our clients, our communities, and ourselves. Come build your brave future at SEI.

SEI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and so much more…

After over 50 years, SEI remains a leading global provider of investment management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. Reflecting our experience within financial services and financial technology our UK office is based between the City of London and the growing technology hub of Shoreditch. The open plan nature of our office space, flowing lines and numerous art installations are designed to encourage innovation and creativity in our workforce. We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset and are (literally) invested in your success; we know that a healthy, happy and motivated workforce is key to our continued growth. We are focused on ensuring a healthy work-life balance and offer our employees benefits, which include private medical care for you and your family, access to GPs online for appointments, enhanced family leave, volunteer days, access to thriving employee networks and not forgetting free fruit.

SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd (‘SIEL’) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 191713).