FX QA Test Lead; Capital Markets

Job Title:

FX QA Test Lead (Capital Markets)

Job Location:

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Type:
Long Term Contract

High visibility remediation work for critical FX back-office systems.

Time‑sensitive deadlines requiring a ready‑to‑execute QA Lead.

A QA Lead with strong ownership mentality.

Must have strong SQL skills.

Someone who can reason through complex testing scenarios independently.

Comfortable leading without being “spoon‑fed”.

Can manage multiple stakeholders and timelines in parallel.

Strong communication; clear reporting of test results, defects, and risks.

FX QA Test Lead to support a time‑sensitive remediation program for back‑office FX trading systems.

Must have strong Capital Markets domain knowledge, particularly FX trading concepts and trade lifecycle events, as the team cannot accommodate long ramp‑up/training for trading fundamentals.

This is not a purely managerial QA role; we need a technical QA Lead who can personally drive test strategy, execution, and automation improvements while guiding a QA team.

Lead QA testing for remediation of back‑office FX platforms.

Own test strategy, test planning, and execution governance.

Drive end‑to‑end testing lifecycle: SIT/UAT support, regression, integration testing.

Perform deep data validation using SQL (joins, functions, reconciliation, slicing/dicing datasets).

Identify and resolve quality risks proactively; troubleshoot issues independently.

Communicate test status, risks, and timelines to stakeholders across business/technology.

Mentor and guide manual + automation QA resources.

Improve automation coverage and accelerate regression cycles.

Collaborate with Dev Ops teams for CI/CD‑based test execution.

• Must have Capital Markets / Financial Services experience. Strong understanding of FX trading concepts.
• Trade lifecycle events, validations, settlements, confirmations, back‑office flows.
• SQL (Expert Level, Hands‑On):
  Complex joins, multi‑table validations, aggregations, functions, reconciliations.
• Programming/Scripting: preferred, Java or Python.
• Databases:
  Oracle, DB2, Snowflake, strong understanding of relational data structures.
• Automation Testing Expertise:
  Strong automation background with ability to optimize and speed up testing.
• Dev Ops / CI/CD exposure is preferred.
• Hands‑on experience testing FX trading systems / capital markets platforms.
• Experience with data‑driven validation testing in trading environments.
• Exposure to test frameworks and automation tooling.
• Experience handling multiple applications/projects simultaneously.