FX QA Test Lead (Capital Markets)

Diligent Tec Inc
Chicago, IL
Job Title: FX QA Test Lead (Capital Markets)

Job Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Type: Long Term Contract

Why This Role is open:

High visibility remediation work for critical FX back-office systems.

Time-sensitive deadlines requiring a ready-to-execute QA Lead.

What We’re Looking For:

A QA Lead with strong ownership mentality.

Must have strong SQL skills.

Someone who can reason through complex testing scenarios independently.

Comfortable leading without being “spoon-fed”.

Can manage multiple stakeholders and timelines in parallel.

Strong communication; clear reporting of test results, defects, and risks.

Responsibilities:

FX QA Test Lead to support a time-sensitive remediation program for back-office FX trading systems.

Must have strong Capital Markets domain knowledge, particularly FX trading concepts and trade lifecycle events, as the team cannot accommodate long ramp-up/training for trading fundamentals.

This is not a purely managerial QA role; we need a technical QA Lead who can personally drive test strategy, execution, and automation improvements while guiding a QA team.

Lead QA testing for remediation of back-office FX platforms.

Own test strategy, test planning, and execution governance.

Drive end-to-end testing lifecycle: SIT/UAT support, regression, integration testing.

Perform deep data validation using SQL (joins, functions, reconciliation, slicing/dicing datasets).

Identify and resolve quality risks proactively; troubleshoot issues independently.

Communicate test status, risks, and timelines to stakeholders across business/technology.

Mentor and guide manual + automation QA resources.

Improve automation coverage and accelerate regression cycles.

Collaborate with DevOps teams for CI/CD-based test execution.

Required Skills:

Must have Capital Markets / Financial Services experience. Strong understanding of FX trading concepts.

Trade lifecycle events, validations, settlements, confirmations, back-office flows.

SQL (Expert Level, Hands-On): Complex joins, multi-table validations, aggregations, functions, reconciliations.

Programming/Scripting: preferred, Java or Python

Databases: Oracle, DB2, Snowflake, strong understanding of relational data structures.

Automation Testing Expertise: Strong automation background with ability to optimize and speed up testing.

DevOps / CI/CD exposure is preferred.

Hands-on experience testing FX trading systems / capital markets platforms.

Experience with data-driven validation testing in trading environments.

Exposure to test frameworks and automation tooling.

Experience handling multiple applications/projects simultaneously.

Posted 2026-02-24

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