Financial QA Analyst - Securities Testing (Hybrid Newark)

Groupe Kardol; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FDM seeks a QA Analyst / Tester in Newark, NJ to ensure the quality of mission-critical securities finance platforms. The role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days in-office, with an initial 9-month engagement that may extend.

You will perform manual testing across functional areas, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to release readiness. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in QA within financial services, strong test design skills, and experience with defect tracking tools.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA/testing experience in financial services or enterprise tech.
• Hands-on manual testing with strong SDLC knowledge.
• Ability to translate requirements into test scenarios and cases.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements related to securities finance and collateral management systems.
• Design, document, and execute detailed test cases, test plans, and test scenarios.
• Perform manual functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Validate trade lifecycle workflows, collateral movements, margin calculations, and reporting outputs.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution using defect-tracking tools.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, business analysts, developers, and other QA team members.
• Participate in requirement reviews to provide early feedback on testability and quality risks.
• Support release cycles by ensuring testing milestones are met on time.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and testing standards.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manual Testing

SDLC Understanding

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Tools

Jira

TestRail

ALM

Job description

FDM seeks a QA Analyst / Tester in Newark, NJ to ensure the quality of mission-critical securities finance platforms. The role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days in-office, with an initial 9-month engagement that may extend.

You will perform manual testing across functional areas, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to release readiness. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in QA within financial services, strong test design skills, and experience with defect tracking tools.