IT QA Lead (Trade & Transaction Reporting) AVP
City of London
Hybrid (3/2 split)
Contract to end of March 2027
£405 - £676 per day (via Umbrella)
cer Financial are working alongside an international bank, who are based in the City of London. They are seeking an IT QA Lead (Trade & Transaction Reporting) AVP to work with them on a contract.
The responsibilities of the candidate will include:
- Lead QA testing for Trade & Transaction Reporting (MiFID II, EMIR Refit, SFTR, Prudential Reporting).
- Own end-to-end regression testing, test strategy, and monthly test updates.
- Develop, maintain, and execute regression test packs using Jira, Xray, and Confluence.
- Perform data analysis, validation, and root cause analysis for reporting issues.
- Support business change, BAU, and regulatory reporting enhancements.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Operations, Compliance, and Front Office teams.
- Review business requirements and define test scenarios and acceptance criteria.
- Manage test environments, test data, and automation readiness.
- Track, document, and report defects through to resolution.
- Lead QA planning, test execution, estimation, and progress reporting.
- Ensure Agile QA processes and best practices are followed.
- Identify and escalate project risks, dependencies, and quality issues.
- Mentor junior QA analysts and drive continuous process improvement.
- Deliver stakeholder communications, workshops, and QA training where required.
- Support automation framework adoption and testing strategy across projects.
The successful candidate will have:
- Test Lead experience in Trade & Transaction Reporting (TTR/PTTR).
- Strong knowledge of MiFID II, EMIR Refit, SFTR, and regulatory reporting.
- Experience across asset classes (FX, IR, Credit, Commodities).
- Hands-on experience with reconciliation tools (DUCO, IntelliMatch).
- Experience with DTCC, RHUB, Kaizen, and trading platforms (Murex, Summit, Bloomberg, MarkitWire, PRISM, FOX, OBS).
- Strong data analysis, defect management, and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience with Agile, Jira, Xray, and Confluence.
- Strong stakeholder management across Business, IT, Operations, and Compliance.
- Knowledge of front-to-back trade lifecycle and regulatory reporting processes.