Vice President – System Analysis & Quality Engineering (Alpha / Middle Office Technology)
About The Position
We are looking for a senior VP-level hands-on leader who can bridge System Analysis and Quality Engineering for the Alpha and Middle Office Technology platforms. This role requires a strong domain-led technologist with 12–15+ years of experience across Front and Middle Office, who can translate complex business needs into clear requirements and ensure high-quality delivery through modern QA practices and automation. The ideal candidate: Operates comfortably across business, product, and engineering Drives end-to-end ownership from requirements through validation Brings strong QA transformation mindset (automation, cloud, event-driven systems) Is hands-on, execution-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced, high-impact programs Understands End to End System integration and data flows Owns System integration documents (User guides, manuals, Process and Data Flows, etc.)
Requirements
- 12–15+ years of experience in financial services technology (Front/Middle Office)
- Strong experience in both System Analysis and QA/Testing leadership roles
- Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and validation strategies
- Extensive experience in Agile story writing, including creation of well-defined user stories, acceptance criteria, refinement, backlog grooming, and ensuring traceability across requirements, development, and testing cycles
- Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements from stakeholders
- Deep experience in functional, integration, regression, and performance testing
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks
- Experience working in agile delivery models with distributed teams
- Proficiency in SQL for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting
- Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements from stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Strong domain expertise in Middle Office, Cash, IBOR (Investment Book of Record), Trade Processing
- Expertise in Swift MT/MX Messages and ISO 20022
- Experience working in cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure)
- Exposure to event-driven systems, messaging platforms (Kafka), and microservices
- Experience with tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit/TestNG, Jenkins, Git, Maven
- Strong understanding of data validation, reconciliation, and downstream impacts
- Experience driving QA transformation and automation at scale
- Ability to troubleshoot data and application issues end-to-end
Responsibilities
- Partner with business, product, and operations teams to define and refine requirements for complex Middle Office platforms
- Own requirement lifecycle – from discovery, documentation, prioritization to traceability
- Translate business needs into clear functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Create Use case documents and support Test Data Preparation
- Drive functional design discussions and ensure alignment across stakeholders
- Act as a bridge between business and engineering, ensuring clarity and reducing delivery risk
- Lead end-to-end testing strategy, planning, and execution across multiple agile teams
- Own and drive test automation strategy – frameworks, tools, and coverage across functional, integration, and regression testing
- Ensure strong defect management discipline and production-quality outcomes
- Drive adoption of modern QA practices in cloud-native and event-driven environments
- Thrive for 100% Test Automation (QA, Regression, End to End)
- Monitor and communicate quality metrics, risks, and readiness to leadership
- Own End to End testing for System integration
- Provide day-to-day leadership to SA and QA teams (onshore/offshore)
- Drive SDLC standardization and best practices across teams
- Ensure successful execution of large, cross-functional programs with tight timelines
- Work directly with senior business and technology leadership, with minimal oversight
- Mentor teams and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
- insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
- paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
- access to our Employee Assistance Program
- incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans)
- eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
- inclusive development opportunities
- flexible work-life support
- paid volunteer days
- vibrant employee networks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
