Analyst (w/Fixed and E-trading) needed for a long-term contract role in New York, NY. 13-03664

On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 7:27 PM, Margaret&Roman […] wrote:

—–Original Message—–

From: Pasang (Sang) Lama [mailto:sang@sgainc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:14 PM
Subject: Analyst (w/Fixed and E-trading) needed for a long-term contract role in New York, NY. 13-03664

Hi,

My name is Sang and I am a Technical Recruiter with Software Guidance & Assistance Inc. (SGA). I came across your profile and wanted to let you know about an opportunity we have that I think you might be interested in. I have attached a brief job description below and If you are interested or know anyone that might be, please email me back. I hope we can work together on this!
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Analyst (w/Fixed and E-trading) for a contract assignment with one of our premier financial clients in New York, NY.

Responsibilities:

  • Work as member of global Fixed Income eTrading team
  • Test delivery of the electronic trading platform in line with the business requirements and those deliveries are free from bugs or functional errors.
  • Installation and management of components on the ION platforms in the QA environment
  • Development of manual testing scripts.
  • Input to the automation of the QA process.
  • Establish strong working relationships with team members across all IT functions and across the business as appropriate
  • Maintain contact with the eTrading teams globally to proactively identify QA testing needs
  • Participate in process improvement initiatives
  • Demonstrate ability to work in global team environment and help resolve issues between QA and UAT.
  • Communicate status / risks to manager regarding delivering solution on time.
  • Manage individual workload and deliver to agreed-upon project milestones .

Required Skills:

  • Strong working knowledge of testing methodologies and testing best practice
  • Familiarity with Capital Market or Fixed Income ECNs (Tradeweb, Client, MarketAxess, eSpeed, BTEC, etc)
  • Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases
  • Min 2 years of QA testing experience in the FI electronic trading context
  • 4 year degree or higher in IT discipline, business administration, or specialized training or equivalent work experience.
  • Development of manual testing scripts.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to interact with global teams
  • Ability to work independently within the context of a team effort
  • Must have discipline and maturity to oversee regulatory, audit, and firm policy endeavors while delivering functionality.
  • An ability to assess each customer/employees IT knowledge levels
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, tight deadline environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and customer care skill

Preferred Skills:

  • ION experience HIGHLY PREFERRED

Note: This job may not be for you, but perhaps you know someone that will be a good fit for this job. There were technologies and environments noted in your resume that indicated you might have the experience required to do this job. If you are not currently seeking employment, or if you would prefer I contact you at some later date, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. In any event, I respectfully recommend you continue to avail yourself to the employment options and job market information we provide with our e-mail notices.

Regards,

Sang Lama – IT Recruiter
SGA – Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc.
200 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY  10591
Office:    (914) 366-5900
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