Seeking a seasoned Associate Director of Quality Engineering to lead and define comprehensive software testing strategies for major programs and portfolios. This role focuses on delivering significant business outcomes through robust testing methodologies, ensuring high-quality solutions are deployed successfully.

Key responsibilities include driving test planning, designing test cases for complex features, and leading automation testing initiatives. You will also be instrumental in enhancing performance testing capabilities and ensuring adherence to enterprise-wide automation coverage requirements.

This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the testing landscape, mentor teams, and contribute to the advancement of testing tools and processes. Your expertise will be crucial in analyzing application stability, identifying areas for improvement, and ensuring adherence to organizational SLAs and testing metrics.

- Define and lead software testing approaches for program/portfolio level solutions. - Develop test strategies, test plans, and continuously improve test quality. - Lead test planning and test case design for complex, multi-team features. - Drive automation testing efforts and ensure adherence to coverage requirements. - Assess and enhance performance testing packs for future readiness. - Execute all levels of testing: System, Integration, and Regression. - Provide domain/functional expertise in FX electronic trading applications. - Mentor and coach teams on application functional aspects. - Evaluate and migrate regression testing tools to strategic enterprise frameworks. - Oversee end-to-end test strategy, creation, and team integration for solutions. - Analyze production stability and identify testing process improvements. - Implement and leverage enterprise AI-assisted testing tools and prompt engineering techniques. - Facilitate cross-training of testing resources. - Address business user queries on application functionality. - Assess and escalate testing risks with mitigation plans. - Lead root cause analysis and defect triage.

A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required, coupled with at least 12 years of extensive experience in Software Testing, including over 5 years in a leadership capacity. Demonstrated deep subject matter expertise in FX products such as FX SPOT, FX Forward, FX Swap, and NDF is essential. A strong understanding of FX Market data, trading venues, algorithms, and electronic trading components is crucial.

Candidates must possess a thorough grasp of market-making and agency-based FX business workflows, along with an understanding of distributed systems components like messaging, caching, and multicast, and their testing implications. Proficiency in driving various testing types, including functional, regression, load, performance, and latency testing, is expected. Strong observability skills for interpreting logs and implementing monitoring solutions are highly valued.

Essential technical skills include strong UNIX command usage and experience testing FX flows on multi-dealer platforms. Familiarity with automation testing frameworks, business-driven and test-driven development methodologies, and AI-assisted testing tools with prompt engineering techniques is required. A basic understanding of C++ or Java, along with knowledge of CI/CD flows and associated tools, will be advantageous. Certifications in Agile and Functional testing are a plus.