SITE RELIABILITY ENGINEER

Empresent Global, LLC; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Empresent Global, LLC is seeking a Software Developer in Test (SDET) for an Equity Derivatives trading platform. The role involves developing automated testing tools, performing functional analysis, and ensuring QA for in-house derivative products across multiple asset classes with a focus on Equity Derivatives.

You will collaborate with QA and development teams to prioritize manual tests for automation, build automated suites, and drive testing strategies across APIs and backend components.

Qualifications

• 5 years automating manual test cases for complex applications (C#/C backend).
• Proficient in Python scripting for test automation.
• Hands-on with UI automation tools (UFT, TestComplete, Ranorex or similar).
• Experience with Jira, HP ALM, QTest for test management.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (Bamboo, Jenkins, Bitbucket, SonarQube) and BDD test frameworks.
• Knowledge of SQL Server and data validation in QA.
• Strong SDLC & QA process understanding in Capital Markets/Derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated test tools to support QA efficiency and regression focus.
• Create and execute test plans and strategies for the trading platform.
• Collaborate with QA and development leads to prioritize manual tests for automation.
• Perform functional analysis and QA for in-house derivative products.
• Provide automation training and support to team members.

Skills

Automation testing

Python scripting

UI automation tools

C#/C backend

DevOps tooling

SQL Server

SDLC QA processes

Capital Markets QA

Tools

Jira

HP ALM

QTest

Bamboo

Jenkins

Bitbucket

SonarQube

Job description

What We're Looking For

Strong experience supporting front-office trading systems in a production environment, ideally within Equities or Capital Markets, with hands-on knowledge of Fidessa, OMS/EMS platforms, order routing, client connectivity, and post-trade processing.

Strong understanding of the trade lifecycle and FIX Protocol, including FIX 4.2, 4.4 and 5.0, message analysis, session behaviour, sequence resets, rejects, cancels/replaces, drop copy, and client onboarding flows.

Strong troubleshooting capabilities across Linux/Unix, Windows Server, networking, databases, messaging, and application layers, alongside scripting or automation experience using Python, Bash/Shell, SQL, PowerShell, or Perl.

Experience with monitoring and observability technologies such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Nagios, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, or ELK Stack, plus database and messaging technologies relevant to production trading environments.

Clear communication, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with traders, business users, technology teams, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders while carefully assessing business and operational impact.

Bonus Points For

Experience supporting Cash Equities alongside additional asset classes such as Futures, Options, ETFs, Swaps, Bonds, or Derivatives.

Knowledge of TCP, UDP, multicast/unicast, latency analysis, firewall flows, connectivity troubleshooting, and packet-level diagnostics.

Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Git, GitHub Actions, JFrog, Ansible, Terraform, ArgoCD, ServiceNow, JIRA, or Confluence.

Familiarity with AWS or Azure and container platforms and tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Terraform, Helm Charts, or Lens.

Experience supporting compliance, legal, audit, or regulatory queries relating to trading activity, client flows, production logs, or production events.

In person meeting is mandated.

Work setting: 3 days hybrid role.

Rate-$60/hr on c2c

Location: Jersey city, NJ / NYC

Software Developer in Test (SDET) for an Equity Derivatives trading platform. The role involves developing automated testing tools, functional analysis, and QA for in-house derivative products, spanning multiple asset classes with a focus on Equity Derivatives. You will work with QA and development teams to prioritize manual tests for automation, build automated suites, and drive testing strategies across APIs and backend components.

Qualifications

5 years automating manual test cases for complex applications (C#/C backend).

Proficient in Python scripting for test automation.

Hands-on with UI automation tools (UFT, TestComplete, Ranorex or similar).

Experience with Jira, HP ALM, QTest for test management.

Familiarity with DevOps tools (Bamboo, Jenkins, Bitbucket, SonarQube) and BDD test frameworks.

Knowledge of SQL Server and data validation in QA.

Strong SDLC & QA process understanding in Capital Markets/Derivatives.

Responsibilities

Develop automated test tools to support QA efficiency and regression focus.

Create and execute test plans and strategies for the trading platform.

Collaborate with QA and development leads to prioritize manual tests for automation.

Perform functional analysis and QA for in-house derivative products.

Provide automation training and support to team members.