Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field., Professional certification such as ISTQB in software testing., Experience with database structures and SQL queries., Knowledge of financial/banking domain and testing tools like JIRA..

Key responsibilities:

Analyze requirements and designs for testing.

Design and execute test cases, scripts, and defects.

Communicate testing progress and challenges to the team.

Document test evidence and suggest continuous improvements.

Job description

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Job information:

Functional title – Test Analyst
Department - Technology
Corporate level - Associate
Report to – Director, Global Testing Services
Location - New Jersey - Metropark, onsite 2 days per week
Expected full-time salary range between $70,000 - $85,000 + variable compensation + 401(k) match + benefits.
- Note: Disclosure as required by NY Pay Transparency Law of the expected salary compensation range for this role.

Key Responsibilities:

Following Test method as set out in the CLS test procedure and Test Approach
Analysing requirements and designs
Test Design including test data preparation
Test Execution
Continuous improvement suggestions

Reporting:

No formal report production, but need to be able to communicate test execution progress status

Documentation:

Test cases, scripts and defects
Test evidence collection during test execution

What we’re looking for:

Analytic skills - reviewing documents, identifying areas to test and anomalies in scope documents.
Technical skills - understanding of database structures, transactional, static and reference data.
Presentation skills - report test prep / execution updates to Test Lead / Manager.
Communication skills - articulate testing challenges and raise clear defects.
Relationship building skills - build strong relationships with project teams including Application Development and Business Analysis teams.
Time keeping skills - meeting milestones, ability to proactively manage own time calling out any challenges that may impact work or deadlines.

Key skills

Financial/banking domain experience
Software Test Certification (ISTQB)
JIRA Defect Management Tool
Database query experience
Experience of working in onsite–offshore model

Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
Annual flu vaccinations.
Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.