VP, Fixed Income QE — Back/Middle Office

SMBC Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SMBC Group seeks a highly experienced VP of Quality Engineering to lead our Fixed Income middle/back office testing and drive a robust QA strategy across settlements, confirmations, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and risk. You will combine deep Fixed Income knowledge with hands-on testing leadership to enable automation and governance.

This role supports a hybrid work model with global reach. The ideal candidate brings strong QA governance experience, a track record of large-scale

Qualifications

• Five+ years in QA/engineering in capital markets fixed income trading.
• Strong background in fixed income products and back office workflows.
• Experience building QE functions in regulated environments.
• Experience implementing large-scale automation and QA governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of post-trade systems and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement QE strategy for back office applications.
• Lead QE team across manual, automation, and performance testing.
• Govern QA frameworks with accountability and reporting.
• Drive test automation adoption and CI/CD integration.
• Oversee end-to-end testing of settlements, reconciliations, and regulatory reporting.
• Deliver executive-level QA metrics and dashboards.

Skills

Quality Leadership

QA Governance

Automation strategy

Stakeholder management

Python

Java

Test Automation

CI/CD

Data validation

Education

MS in Computer Science/Engineering

MBA

Financial Engineering

Tools

Calypso

Murex BO

Broadridge

GLOSS

DTCC

SWIFT

Selenium

JMeter

REST/SOAP testing

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

SMBC Group seeks a highly experienced VP of Quality Engineering to lead our Fixed Income middle/back office testing and drive a robust QA strategy across settlements, confirmations, collateral management, regulatory reporting, and risk. You will combine deep Fixed Income knowledge with hands-on testing leadership to enable automation and governance.

This role supports a hybrid work model with global reach. The ideal candidate brings strong QA governance experience, a track record of large-scale