Calypso Senior QA

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,850+, and has 60 offices in 20 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking a QA Engineer with extensive Calypso experience to ensure the quality and robustness of our financial systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in test case authoring, execution, and automation within complex banking environments, complemented by deep knowledge of financial products and capital markets. This role requires strong collaboration skills across global teams, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage multiple testing processes—ranging from smoke to end-to-end testing—to deliver reliable, compliant, and high-performance solutions that support our critical financial operations.

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Participate in Calypso initiatives and follow scaled Agile best practices.
• Requirement analysis, design and development phases and determine testing approach for the Calypso platform.
• Leverage extensive Calypso Domain expertise to develop test plan and provide direction to the QA team for test case authoring and execution.
• Test case peer review process and support the maintenance of authored test cases.
• Test execution of developed solutions and deliver test reports. Types of testing include smoke, system, integration, regression (manual and automated), data/test-driven, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop QA close-out deliverables including requirement traceability matrix and test acceptance report to support go/no-go decision.
• Work with Business users to create and maintain test data for functional and regression testing.
• Collaborate with the Calypso development team and test automation team to evaluate new test automation tools and solutions for Calypso API and functional regression testing.
• Support and facilitate user acceptance testing.

Requirements:

• Work with onsite and offshore Calypso QA team members to plan, prioritize and manage testing tasks and deliverables.
• Communicate timely, content relevant information to stakeholders including escalation of key issues and risks.
• 6 - 10 years of software quality assurance experience in agile development environments in a large, regulated financial services (preferably banking) environment is required
• Minimum of 3 years of Calypso test planning and execution experience
• Working knowledge of Financial domain and Capital Markets with Front Office/Back Office operational is required.
• Experience working with Agile/SAFe methodology.
• Working knowledge of complex SQL and experience with ETL processes is desired.
• Experience with industry standard testing and defect management tools (e.g. ALM, JIRA, Confluence)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated individual who takes the initiative to thoroughly understand existing business processes, system integrations, and dependencies.
• Ability to quickly grasp business concepts, objectives, and processes to establish trust and credibility with stakeholders.
• Calypso Specific:
• Extensive experience in a Lead Calypso QA capacity, preferable involved in Calypso Upgrade projects as well as migrating from legacy applications to the Calypso platform from initiation to completion.
• In-depth experience with Fixed Income, Derivatives, Money Markets, Advances, LCs and Equity products in Calypso, including their workings and lifecycle events.
• Experience with Calypso Pricing, Accounting, ERS, Workflows, Reporting, Task Station and Scheduled Task functionality.
• Experience with Calypso versions 16.1 onwards
• Experience with Calypso Hedge Accounting Module.
• Experience with the Calypso Collateral Module with multiple integrations in and out of Calypso with other platforms.
• Financial Services:
• Proficiency in Fixed Income, Derivatives, Advances, LCs and Equity products, with the ability to clearly articulate their workings and lifecycle events.
• Knowledge of Derivatives Clearing affirmation processes.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad
• Laptop/equipment
• 12 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
• Maternity & Paternity leave plans
• A comprehensive insurance plan including: medical, dental, vision, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
• Retirement savings plans
• A higher education certification policy
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
• A flat and approachable organization
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture
• Saving funds plan for Mexico

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
 

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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