Senior Test Analyst – Collateral Management, Algo Full Time

City, London
Harvey Nash

Senior Test Analyst – Algo/Collateral Management sought by leading investment bank based in the city of London.

Inside IR35 – 2 days a week on site

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive system test plans, test cases, and test scripts aligned with the upgrade scope.
• Validate the incoming and outgoing interfaces of the new SmartStream Algo system, ensuring data integrity and functional accuracy.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and project managers to understand requirements and translate them into test scenarios.
• Perform system integration testing (SIT) and support user acceptance testing (UAT) phases.
• Identify, document, and track defects using standard defect management tools.
• Participate in test reviews, walkthroughs, and sign-off processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal QA standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular status updates and contribute to test reporting and metrics.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Technical & Testing Expertise:
• Proven experience as a System Test Analyst or similar role in complex system upgrade or integration projects.
• Strong knowledge of system testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Experience testing interfaces (inbound/outbound), including file-based and API integrations.
• Familiarity with test management tools such as JIRA.
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation and backend testing.
• Financial Services Experience:
• Solid understanding of collateral management, settlements, or post-trade processing in a financial services environment.
• Experience working with SmartStream or Algo Collateral systems is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of financial instruments (e.g., derivatives, repos, securities lending) and associated collateral workflows.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in Agile or hybrid project delivery environments.
• Exposure to automation testing tools or frameworks.
• ISTQB or equivalent testing certification.

Please apply within for further details or call on (phone number removed)

Alex Reeder
Harvey Nash Finance & Banking

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