E Trading Quality Assurance Lead - Assistant Vice President

Citi is looking for an experienced e-Trading Technology Quality Assurance (QA) Senior Analyst to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of electronic trading platforms within a high-velocity, globally connected Capital Markets technology environment. In this role, you will own quality assurance across the full testing lifecycle — from UAT strategy through to production rollout — directly influencing the reliability and regulatory compliance of trading systems used at scale. You will operate as a senior quality leader, mentoring colleagues, shaping testing standards, and coordinating across global technology and business teams to drive consistent, measurable quality outcomes. Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end quality assurance across UAT and production rollout cycles for electronic trading platforms, including validation of Futures and Options products, algorithmic Trading and Execution Platform, and electronic order management workflows. - Design, execute, and maintain automated test suites using Java and Cucumber within a Behavior-Driven Development framework, ensuring test coverage aligns with system and regulatory requirements. - Define and enforce quality standards and testing procedures across the software development lifecycle, conducting annual reviews and recommending improvements to keep practices current and effective. - Monitor products and processes for conformance to established standards, identify quality risks, perform root cause analysis, and deliver clearly documented remediation recommendations. - Validate system behavior against FIX protocol specifications and electronic trading regulatory obligations, ensuring trading platform outputs meet both technical and compliance benchmarks. - Act as a quality advisor and mentor to junior team members, providing guidance on testing approaches, standards adherence, and professional development within IT Quality. - Assess quality-related risks in business and technology decisions, escalating control issues transparently and ensuring all corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and resolved to completion. Required qualifications & skills - 9-13 years experience in an IT Quality or software quality assurance role, with demonstrated ownership across the full testing lifecycle from test strategy through to production validation. - Must - Hands-on experience testing electronic trading platforms, including a solid working knowledge of Futures and Options products, Capital Markets and Derivatives domains, order types, and electronic trading processes. - Must - Demonstrated experience testing e-Trading lifecycles and workflows as well experience of trading algorithms such as TWAP, VWAP, Iceberg etc. with the ability to validate algorithmic behavior against defined specifications. - Proficiency in test automation using Java and Cucumber within a BDD Behavior-Driven Development framework , including the ability to write, modify, and execute complex automated test scripts independently. - Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines , container environments such as ECS, and version control using GitHub, enabling effective integration of quality practices into modern delivery workflows. - Good understanding of the FIX protocol and regulatory obligations for electronic trading, with the ability to validate system behavior against these standards in a structured and auditable way. - Strong stakeholder communication and coordination skills, with the ability to align project teams, vendors, and global counterparts on quality outcomes across complex, multi-geography programs. Beneficial skills & qualifications - Project management experience in a fast-paced, time-to-market driven technology environment, with the ability to manage quality workstreams across concurrent deliverables. - Experience contributing to the development of new testing standards and procedures in collaboration with cross-functional technology teams. - Familiarity with process audit methodologies and the ability to conduct structured product evaluation and conformance assessments. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Technology Quality ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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