Job Description
Software Tester for Financial Software
Test and validate financial software to ensure accuracy and efficiency in investment management.
Charles River Development, a State Street Company, is a leading provider of investment management systems.
Responsibilities:
- Create comprehensive test plans with well-defined, reusable test cases from business requirements and functional specification documents.
- Execute software testing to include functional testing, system testing, regression testing, and performance testing.
- Create and maintain automated test script libraries for functional regression testing.
- Document software defects in an issues tracking system and proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members.
- Participate in business requirements and functional specifications reviews early in the software development lifecycle process.
- Manage scheduling to ensure efficient and effective product testing; identify and report risks to project schedule and product quality and propose new methods to control and/or mitigate risks.
- Participate in daily standup to report progress status to Scrum Lead and project team members.
- Provide testing leadership for the projects assigned to.
Requirements:
- 5+ years experience in software testing in a process driven and fast-paced environment.
- 10+ years overall IT experience.
- Recent experience must include hands-on testing.
- Extensive experience in creating test cases, scripts, use of automated test tools, testing client/server applications.
- Strong ability to translate business requirements to technical testing solutions.
- Extensive experience in full cycle testing including functional testing, system testing, integration testing, performance, and stress testing.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong partnership and relationship building skills.
- Experience with financial software testing is preferred.
- Experience in knowledge of industry standard best practices as related to software testing.
- Experience in all phases of software application design, development and testing.
About Charles River Development:
Charles River Investment Management System is a platform that provides many Front-Office functions including Portfolio Management, Order Management and Execution, Compliance, Performance & Attribution, Modelling, Scenario Analysis, and Wealth Management.
We are part of the State Street Bank, one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world.
About State Street:
State Street is a leading provider of investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, as well as flexible work arrangements and opportunities for professional development.
We value diversity, inclusion and social responsibility, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.