Associate Principal, Quality Asssurance

What You'll Do:
This role will drive analysis with regard software deliverables, requirements, and testing process, in support of testing of OCC Ovation core business applications. Responsibilities include refinement of test approaches, coordination of a holistic approach for implementation on automated testing solutions to ensure high quality of software deliverables; in addition to providing visibility and reporting capabilities for overall testing processes. This position will liaison between Product Owners, Tech Owners, and the testing team within order to support the functional validation of delivered software against requirements. This position requires a mix of business analytical skills and technical knowledge.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Completes analytical work related to application requirements and test artifact creations such as test cases and scenarios
• Assisting in planning, coordination, and execution of test activities
• Serving as liaison and advising the Business and Product teams in relation to test requirements
• Identifying, assisting in triage of identified defects with business and technology groups
• Aligning test approaches to overall strategy and assisting in execution
• Where required, preparing, documenting, and reviewing test cases and scenarios
• Assists in prioritization of test cases and scenarios for automation purposes
• Maintains traceability and provides ownership for test cases
• Compiles testing outcomes in an easy to review and clear format
• Reports progress on a regular basis to numerous stakeholders including but not limited to Product Owner, Tech Owner, Project Management, Accountable Executives and others
• Participates in release control process
• Identifies risks and raises mitigation strategies
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Provides leadership to more junior team resources and assists in upskilling
• Completes analysis at a product level and provides feedback and clarifications for testing teams on approach, scenarios, etc
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:
No direct supervisory responsibilities but should provide leadership and guidance to more junior resources, may be required to handle scrum master type duties and oversee testing activities as requested by management
Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• [Required] Advanced knowledge of a development lifecycle under Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies
• [Required] Ability to manage small- and large-scale projects and ensuring team efficiency
• [Required] Broad based knowledge of the Lifecyle development, change control management, test planning
• [Required] Strong analytical skills with potential to display methods of testing highly sophisticated systems, progressively diagnose system defects, and clearly communicate project constituents, key findings and learnings
• [Required] Strong communication skills, written and oral, sound judgement and time management skills, ability to work effectively with clients (users), management, and staff
• [Required] Highly motivated self-starter with creative problem-solving skills
• [Required] Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced Agile environment
• [Required] Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• [Required] Familiarity with AWS cloud deployments and applications
• [Required] Tenacity for problem solving and meticulous attention to detail

Technical Skills:

• [Required] Familiarity with BDD and TDD concepts as it relates to test automation
• [Required] Relational databases and query tools. (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2)
• [Required] Familiarity with JIRA / Confluence
• [Preferred] Programming/Scripting Experience/knowledge in any one language (Java, VB script, Python, SQL, Gherkin)

Education and/or Experience:

• [Required] Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• [Preferred] Prior experience in Financial Services industry
• [Preferred] Test management experience leading small to large projects and development of test plans
• [Preferred] 6+ years' experience in combination of Development, Quality Assurance, Project Management, or other related IT disciplines

Certificates or Licenses:

• None Required

Who We Are
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer