Senior QA Analyst at Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Chicago, IL

Senior QA Analyst job at Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc. Chicago, IL.

Job Purpose This is a position with ICE Clear Credit (ICC), a subsidiary of ICE Group. ICC is the world’s largest systemically important clearinghouse for credit default swaps (CDS). ICC is an entrepreneurial and aggressive organization that implements world‑class risk management solutions for the CDS marketplace. A successful candidate maintains a hands‑on pragmatic approach with an understanding of the dynamics of the financial marketplace.

ICC systems span: OLTP systems for managing business and system workflows; distributed batch processing systems for quantitative risk analytics; enterprise integration systems for ETL and data feed management; reporting systems for member, regulatory and compliance; and user‑interface systems for the external marketplace.

• Partner with Risk Management professionals, System Analysts, Development and System Operations to ensure business, technical and operational requirements are satisfied within the required time frame without adverse impact to existing functionality or operations.
• Design, develop and execute testing of applications concerning risk model algorithms, Monte Carlo simulations, portfolio margining and backend services supporting risk analytic user interfaces.
• Establish and evolve a test strategy that parallels the development of the risk team and aligns with existing test strategies.
• Build comprehensive test scenarios, develop associated test data, execute test cases and report any defects encountered.
• Report activities to management through daily stand‑up meetings, formal updates, project team meetings and other required reports.
• Adhere to corporate and department standards, policies and procedures; contribute to the development and refinement of department standards, processes and procedures.
• Research and recommend technology solutions to improve testing processes.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from a four‑year college or university with a major in computer science or mathematics, or 5 to 8 years related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years experience in software QA/Testing, preferably on one or more large, highly transactional systems deployed and used in production.
• Prefer 5+ years experience working in UNIX/Linux and SQL/Oracle environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable with financial mathematics, including basic statistics and calculus.
• Familiar with the use of statistical and stochastic models in pricing of financial derivatives.
• Prefer knowledge of OTC credit derivatives and/or other interest‑rate or other OTC derivatives (CDS, structured products, interest‑rate products, options).
• Strong knowledge of Java and object‑oriented system technologies.
• Solid knowledge of development practices and application architecture.
• Ability to set priorities and multi‑task in a fast‑paced environment.
• Results‑oriented, self‑motivated, able to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills and decision‑making ability.

• Core Java, Spring (Core, Boot, Cloud, Batch, Security, Integration)
• Eclipse, Source Code Management (git)
• Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory, JUnit, TestNG
• Oracle, MongoDB
• Microservice architecture, REST, Web Sockets
• PSQL, JDBC, JPA, Liquibase
• Sencha (EXT, Touch), AJAX, Electron, Node, Node.js
• JMS, Web Sphere MQ, ActiveMQ

This role offers work‑from‑home flexibility.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability or veteran status, or other protected status.