Capital Markets – Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Summary

Merwel is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Principal Software Quality Assurance Engineer with strong domain knowledge in 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬. This individual will play a lead role in validating critical trading workflows, regulatory reporting mechanisms, and financial system integrations across front, middle, and back office modules. You will be responsible for driving high-quality standards in complex financial platforms such as Calypso or equivalent, leading automation initiatives, and mentoring QA teams in an agile environment.

This is an opportunity to work closely with developers, business analysts, and traders to ensure the reliability and accuracy of trading operations for a leading financial institution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the quality assurance strategy for trading and derivatives systems across the full trade lifecycle (execution, booking, confirmation, settlement, and reporting).
• Design, implement, and execute manual and automated test cases for derivatives products including swaps, options, futures, and structured trades.
• Validate trade booking, lifecycle event processing, and accounting flows across front, middle, and back office modules.
• Develop test scenarios to cover regulatory reporting obligations (CFTC, EMIR, CAD) and verify reporting accuracy under various edge cases.
• Test collateral management workflows, margining scenarios, and ISDA SIMM implementations across systems.
• Support Calypso platform upgrades or related financial application deployments with regression testing, UAT coordination, and defect triaging.
• Use tools like CATT (Calypso Automation Test Tool) to build automation frameworks for regression and lifecycle event testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies to embed testing earlier in the SDLC (shift-left).
• Analyze complex issues using logs, data extracts, and test artifacts to identify root causes and drive resolution.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and establish test best practices for finance-focused system validation.

Required Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in QA or software testing within the capital markets domain.
• Hands-on experience validating trade lifecycle events for derivatives products.
• Strong understanding of financial regulatory reporting (CFTC, EMIR, CAD, etc.).
• Experience testing payments, trade confirmations, and accounting modules.
• Proven expertise in collateral management and ISDA SIMM processes as a tester.
• Strong experience with financial systems such as Calypso, Murex, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with QA automation tools and frameworks, including experience with CATT or equivalent.
• Expertise in Agile development practices with experience participating in scrum ceremonies and sprint planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in test automation using Java, Python, or scripting languages.
• Familiarity with SQL for data validation and reconciliation.
• Exposure to test case design in BDD format using tools such as Cucumber or Gherkin.
• Knowledge of DevOps or CI/CD pipelines for test integration (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

Education & Certifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or related technical field.
• Preferred: Industry certifications or Calypso platform certifications.