FX Testing Analyst

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000, and has 58 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

Our Challenge

We are seeking an experienced Front Office FX Testing Analyst to support the electronic trading platform. This role requires a combination of hands-on testing expertise and strong FX pricing and trade execution knowledge

Key Responsibilities

The ideal candidate understands how FX prices are constructed from market and liquidity inputs through aggregation, spreads, markups, pricing rules, and client-specific configurations , and can validate that the correct executable price and trade outcome are produced.

This is not primarily a post-trade or operations testing role. Candidates should have direct experience with electronic FX pricing, execution, or comparable front-office trading platforms

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing for related electronic trading workflows.
• Validate FX price construction , including market/liquidity inputs, bid/offer behavior, spreads, markups, pricing tiers, and client-specific pricing.
• Validate pricing from liquidity input through executable client price and trade execution
• Test trade execution under normal, negative, boundary, and exception scenarios.
• Validate system configuration changes and their impact on pricing and execution outcomes.
• Develop test scenarios from business requirements, pricing logic, configuration, and real-world trading scenarios.
• Investigate differences between expected and actual pricing or execution results.
• Identify whether issues originate from market data, liquidity, pricing logic, configuration, execution, integration, or downstream processing
• Document and manage defects through resolution.
• Partner with Front Office, Product Management, Technology, and Operations to support release readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of FX markets and electronic trading
• Hands-on understanding of front-office pricing and price construction
• Knowledge of liquidity-provider pricing, aggregation, bid/offer spreads, markups, pricing tiers, and executable pricing.
• Understanding of electronic trade/order execution.
• Experience with UAT, functional, integration, and regression testing in Capital Markets.
• Ability to independently develop test scenarios and determine expected results.
• Strong defect investigation and root-cause analysis skills.
• Knowledge of the front-to-back trade lifecycle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct OneZero experience.
• Experience with other eFX aggregation, pricing, or execution platforms.
• Experience working directly with FX Trading, eTrading, or Front Office teams.
• FIX/electronic trading messaging knowledge.
• Jira and/or PractiTest experience.
• Experience supporting trading-platform implementations or major releases.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

SYNECHRON'S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.