Head of Algorithmic Trading QA & Controls

BMO Capital Markets; New York (NY); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO Capital Markets seeks a Senior QA Analyst to test and validate electronic trading platforms and algorithmic trading solutions. The role collaborates with Trading, Quantitative Research, Technology, Risk, and Compliance to ensure quality, stability, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include designing test plans, executing functional/UAT/regression tests, and tracking defects while supporting automation and audit-ready documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in QA, UAT, or application testing within Capital Markets.
• Knowledge of electronic trading platforms and trading workflows.
• Understanding of algorithmic trading and trading controls.
• Experience working with Trading, Technology, or Quantitative teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business, technical, and control requirements into test cases.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, UAT, regression, and control testing for trading applications.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Validate new system functionality, enhancements, and releases.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and expected outcomes.
• Support test automation initiatives where appropriate.
• Validate trading and risk management controls.
• Support regulatory, compliance and audit-related testing activities
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready testing documentation and evidence.
• Provide testing status and release readiness updates.

Skills

QA testing

UAT testing

Capital Markets

Trading platforms

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Test case development

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

ALM

CI/CD

Python

Java

C++

.NET

SQL

Job description

BMO Capital Markets seeks a Senior QA Analyst to test and validate electronic trading platforms and algorithmic trading solutions. The role collaborates with Trading, Quantitative Research, Technology, Risk, and Compliance to ensure quality, stability, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include designing test plans, executing functional/UAT/regression tests, and tracking defects while supporting automation and audit-ready documentation.