Senior SQL QA Analyst – Financial Services (London)

Square One Resources Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Square One Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Test Analyst to join a financial services organisation on a six-month contract in London. You will own testing across complex financial applications, using SQL to verify data accuracy and consistency across systems, and to support releases with stakeholders.

The role requires hands-on SQL, relational database testing (Oracle/SQL Server) and experience within banking, investments, asset management or capital markets environments,

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering functional and database testing within financial services environments.
• Strong hands-on SQL skills to independently investigate complex data issues.
• Experience testing relational databases, ideally Oracle or SQL Server.
• Understanding of data reconciliation, validation and testing across interconnected systems.
• Knowledge of financial products and processes in banking, investments or asset management.
• Experience with structured testing lifecycles and Agile delivery.
• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools (Jira, Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of testing activities across financial applications, from interpreting requirements through to execution and defect resolution.
• Use SQL to investigate underlying data, verify financial calculations and identify inconsistencies between systems.
• Assess data quality and integrity across databases, interfaces and reporting environments.
• Carry out functional, integration and regression testing to ensure systems operate reliably across business processes.
• Examine data movements and transformations, investigating discrepancies and working with technical teams to resolve issues.
• Produce test documentation, record defects and communicate testing progress to project stakeholders.
• Work alongside developers, business analysts and end users to support testing activities and successful releases.

Skills

SQL Testing

Financial Services Testing

Data Reconciliation

Agile Testing

Test Lifecycle

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Square One Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Senior SQL Test Analyst to join a financial services organisation on a six-month contract in London. You will own testing across complex financial applications, using SQL to verify data accuracy and consistency across systems, and to support releases with stakeholders.

The role requires hands-on SQL, relational database testing (Oracle/SQL Server) and experience within banking, investments, asset management or capital markets environments,