FIX Protocol Test Specialist - Transactions

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FIX Protocol Test Specialist - Transaction to be based in London or Nottingham on an initial 6 Month contract. Experienced working with FIX Protocol, API Testing, Verifix Tool and FX Transactions experience.

Job Title - FIX Protocol Test Specialist - Transactions

Location - London or Nottingham

Rate - £ Market Rates per day

Duration - 6 Months initial

Description:

Involved in requirements analysis, test planning activities, writing test cases/scripts, test case automation and execution of all testing required to ensure that the software is of the highest quality. Testing levels may include application integration, system, system/network integration and acceptance testing; may also include non-functional testing such as performance, volume, load and fallback.

Primary Job Duties

* Responsible for providing the planning, integration, casing, scripting, and execution of all testing required of a single software change or project.

* Reviews business requirements and designs specifications for low to moderately complex changes/systems for completeness and testability.

* Develops and maintains test plans, test environments, test cases, test scripts and/or workflow usage.

* Conducts testing using company-specific, manual or automated processes.

* Executes test scripts/cases and communicates the results of testing.

* Prepares and maintains test case documentation which may include alignment to client configurations.

* Diagnoses and resolves technical and operational problems on installed networks, systems or products.

* Documents all problems and works to resolve them. Reports progress on problem resolution to management. Implements pre-determined improvements to current procedures and reports on success of changes. Performs work flow analysis and recommends quality improvements.

* Prepare SQA plans for projects according to documented procedure.

* Works with the software project during its early stages to establish plans, standards, and procedures.

* Implements collection of software metrics.

* Escalates software process issues to appropriate levels of management.

Scope and Impact

* Provides guidance or specialized services that directly support or affect results.

* Accountable for the quality of own work, delivered within agreed procedures and timeframes and focused on internal and/or external customer needs.

* Works independently within defined parameters, taking ownership of problems within own area of knowledge.

* Decisions taken are made within guidelines set by others.

* Makes recommendations for process improvements to immediate manager.

* Works under direct supervision, carries out procedures to ensure that all information systems products and services meet minimum company standards and end-user requirements.

Essential skills/experience;

* Minimum 3 years experience of FX Transaction Services

* Minimum 3 years experience of testing API services - this is not front end driven testing and necessarily requires the use of tools.

* Minimum 3 years experience of working with the FIX protocol - ideally FIX 5.0 SP2

* Specific experience of coding and executing tests using the API test tool Verifix is a real plus.

Candidates should submit CVs in the first instance. Mike Tripp 0161 924 3631