2 months ago
Mumbai, IndiaSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive QA strategy for trading and analytics platforms.
- Lead QA engineers and provide technical mentorship and career development.
- Design test automation frameworks focused on performance, reliability, and accuracy.
- Collaborate with trading desks, users, and development teams to understand business requirements.
- Develop performance test packs for latency analysis and capacity planning.
- Drive continuous improvement in testing methodologies and tools.
- Participate in UAT processes with users and key stakeholders for front-to-back initiatives.
- Analyze incidents proactively and implement preventive measures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8–10 years of software QA experience strictly in financial services.
- Expert knowledge of automated testing frameworks and continuous integration/deployment.
- Proficiency in Python or Java.
- Hands-on experience with GitLab and Jenkins/GitLab CI.
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML/GenAI-backed test practices.
- Experience testing APIs and data pipelines.
- Good understanding of global financial markets and trading systems.
- Knowledge of capital markets, investment banking, and equity trading markets.
- Hands-on experience with test management tools such as JIRA or equivalent.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements such as MiFID II and Reg NMS is an added advantage.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, communication, strategic-thinking, risk-awareness, and organizational skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive wellbeing services and benefits supporting employees and their families’ holistic wellbeing.
- Inclusive workplace and equal-opportunity employment commitment; benefits are subject to company policies and may change.
About Nomura
Nomura is a Tokyo‑headquartered, publicly traded financial services group providing wealth and investment management, wholesale (global markets and investment banking), and banking to individuals, institutions, corporates, and governments. Founded in 1925, it operates in about 30 countries and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the NYSE. Subsidiaries such as Instinet offer agency brokerage and electronic trading, serving clients in over 60 markets.