Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Title: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Chicago

Department: IT Development

 

We are seeking an individual to join our QA team to help enhance the quality of our financial markets Trading System. In this role, you will:

• Manually test enhancements to the Wolverine Trading Platform (WTP) User Interface (UI) and supporting back-end server applications.

• Implement our quality assurance process: create release candidates, release validated software, and organize educational initiatives.

• Design and execute regression tests using our TestRails test case repository.

• Provide other ad-hoc testing on an as-needed basis.

 

• Work with development staff to gather test requirements and discover/diagnose defects.

• Create and execute manual and automated tests for both UI and back-end server applications.

• Communicate test progress, test results, known risks, and other pertinent information to stakeholders.

 

• Organized, self-motivated, and dependable, with solid problem-solving and communication skills.

• Four-year college degree.  Financial industry experience a plus.

• Two plus years software quality assurance experience.

• We value experience with Windows, Excel, automation tools, web testing, FIX, SQL, defect logging and documentation tools (Jira, TestRails, Confluence), and programming languages (C#, Python).

 

Headquartered in Chicago, Wolverine Execution Services (WEX) is an independent broker-dealer specializing in the execution of equities, options and futures for institutional investors. WEX offers clients multiple venues for execution including a proprietary electronic trading platform, algorithms, direct floor access, and an agency brokerage desk. Leveraging expertise in trading technology and risk management, WEX provides clients with anonymity, superior execution and order management in all asset classes, delivering exceptional solutions for both technical and institutional trading styles.  For more information visit www.tradewex.com.