Senior QA Engineer

Intercontinental Exchange

Chicago, IL

Full Time

Senior

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

ICE presents a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and address complex business challenges in the financial sector. The ICE Senior QA position plays a key role in testing and delivering trading, listing, compliance and surveillance applications, while supporting all stages of the Software Development Life-Cycle (SDLC). The successful candidate will be able to multitask in a dynamic team-based environment, while demonstrating strong problem-solving, extensive technical skills, decision-making abilities and the highest level of professionalism. The candidate is also expected to have a strong programming etiquette and excellent business knowledge/experience.

Key Responsibilities

Perform session level, functional, technical, failover and performance testing across the entire stack - application, hardware, firmware, OS and network
Review code base and make recommendations for testing scenarios; analyze changes introduced and assess the technical testing required
Work with cross-functional teams to build scenarios in requirements, design and coding phases
Perform analysis of data from QA and production to build testing tools and scenarios
Maintain testing and analysis tools; identify any negative changes to both QA and production environments and work with teams to resolve those concerns
Take the initiative to improve efficiencies across systems/projects
Support operations, including executing process validations, methodology and audits
Responsible for building automation in Python to help ensure the delivery of quality trading system applications and drive solutions

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or related field
5+ years of experience as a QA Engineer, working on low latency client/server applications
4+ years of Linux/Unix experience, with Red Hat preferred
5+ years of relevant experience including software design, development, testing and deployment
Intermediate to advanced programming/scripting knowledge in Python
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Ability to work in a highly demanding and fast-paced environment
Ability to multitask and work independently on multiple projects
Ability to differentiate between a critical business impacting incident and a minor problem, and resolve/escalate accordingly
Experience with supporting production changes, UAT testing and debugging production issues
Results driven with focus and commitment to deliver results that meet internal customer requirements
Ability to work to tight schedules/deadlines and multitask
Ability to interact positively and confidently with others, with resilience, determination and focus

Nice to Have

Experience with Trading and financial applications
Knowledge of FIX or Multicast protocol
Relevant AWS certifications

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or related field

Benefits & Perks

Competitive employee benefits including healthcare coverage (medical, dental and vision)
A 401(k) plan
Life insurance
Time off and paid leave for qualifying circumstances

Working at Intercontinental Exchange

While not explicitly detailed, the description emphasizes a dynamic, team-based environment that values professionalism, problem-solving, technical expertise, and a results-driven mindset.

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