Executive Director, Quality Assurance Business Applications
4 weeks ago
A variety of soft skills and experience may be required for the following role Please ensure you check the overview below carefully.
Develop the Renaissance integration and testing strategy and manage the integration and testing of the applications/services developed by the Clearing, Risk, and Data Pillar teams. Lead a team of 40-60 resources responsible for the testing of integration points and end-to-end functional and non-functional features.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Lead the integration quality of the applications/services by applying business and functional knowledge to develop end-to-end testing strategies using quality processes and methodologies•
Build, inspire, and guide a high-performance team to deliver best in class integration QA services
Provide leadership, input, and oversight to project delivery, setting standards for quality and testing
Collaborate with architecture, development, and business teams to provide cohesive integration plans
Assist with driving consistency and standardization for process assurance across the development lifecycle (requirements management, development, functional and system test, release management etc.)
Recommend, design, develop, and implement automation frameworks
Oversee automation frameworks, systems for defect tracking, custom software and repositories
Ensure integration QA metrics (OKRs) are defined and reported, setting minimal acceptable results
Ensure translated product requirements are testable and measurable
Oversee the Renaissance Test Data Management function and ensure Encore test data is effectively and securely delivered as required for development and integration
Manage the integration DevOps function, ensuring test environments are made available and are stable as needed
Interact with Product Owners, Technology Leads, Project Managers, and Leadership Team members to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business
Contribute to performance engineering practices by providing inputs on capacity planning, performance tuning, diagnostics, problem detection and resolution
Develop integration procedures and common metrics to ensure that efficiency, collaboration, and quality standards are achieved
Manage project planning, including allocation of resources, assignment, and coordination
Provide input on application security testing
Provide development teams with integrated test environments as needed
Teach/enable team members to use new applications for testing to deploy across OCC
Influence across organizational teams to create alignment and resolve conflicts
Supervisory Duties
Manages a team of 40-60 individuals including people managers, individual contributors, and consultants/contractors
Qualifications
Minimum ten (7) years’ experience with leading the design and set-up of test automation frameworks, processes, and tools
Experience with BDD methodologies & automated acceptance testing
Experience with Agile development processes for enterprise software solutions
Solid understanding of options and derivatives clearing and settlement business processes
Strong organizational leadership skills
Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities and make decisions quickly
Capability to support processes and development teams across a diversified group of business segments
Knowledgeable about industry trends, best practices, and change management
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate and interact with a variety of internal/external customers, coworkers, and Executive Management
Strong work ethic, hands-on, detail oriented with a customer service mentality
Team player, self-driven, motivated, and able to work under pressure
Results-oriented and demonstrated record of developing initiatives that impact productivity
Technical Skills
Software test design best practices
Software QA methodologies (requirements analysis, test planning, functional testing, usability testing, performance testing, etc.)
Utilizing best practices in software engineering, software test automation, test management tools, and defect tracking software
Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large-scale cloud native project Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS’s VPCs, Security groups, EC2
Education and/or Experience
BS degree in Computer Science or Information Systems Management or a similar technical field
15+ years of experience
Certificates or Licenses
None Required
About Us
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
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Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location.
For more information about OCC, please click here.
OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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