Calypso QA Engineer

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

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, and test cases for Calypso applications.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate Calypso configurations, customizations, workflows, engines, interfaces, reports, and scheduled tasks.
• Test front-office, middle-office, and back-office processes across the complete trade lifecycle.
• Validate trade booking, confirmations, settlements, positions, accounting, collateral, risk, and reporting functions.
• Test interfaces and data flows between Calypso and upstream or downstream systems.
• Perform database validation using SQL and troubleshoot data-related issues.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects through resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and business users.
• Support user-acceptance testing, production releases, upgrades, and post-production validation.
• Create and maintain automated regression tests where applicable.
• Ensure testing activities comply with established quality, audit, and regulatory standards.

Required Qualifications

• Strong QA experience with the Nasdaq Calypso platform.
• Hands-on experience testing Calypso implementations, enhancements, integrations, or upgrades.
• Good knowledge of capital markets and the complete trade lifecycle.
• Experience testing financial products such as fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, money markets, or securities.
• Knowledge of Calypso workflows, engines, messages, reports, scheduled tasks, settlements, and confirmations.
• Strong SQL skills for backend and data validation.
• Experience with API, integration, and batch-process testing.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience preparing test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, and defect reports.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

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.