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# Settlement SME _Test Lead

- **Company:** FSTONE Technologies
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JIRA, Automation of Tests, Type Systems, Transaction Processing (Computing), Information Technology, SDET, Microservices
- **Published:** June 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8a0b149a-9a0a-4638-8b27-b1a66e83049a

## About the Role

* Bachelor''s degree in finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
 * Extensive experience in securities settlements / post-trade operations or settlements technology, at a Manager / Senior Manager level within capital markets or investment banking.
 * Strong functional knowledge of settlement workflows, the transaction lifecycle, and system dependencies across front-to-back processing.
 * Demonstrated experience leading F2B and UAT testing for complex, multi-system environments.
 * Proven track record coordinating release readiness and supporting production incidents.
 * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across Business, Technology, and Operations teams.
 * Ability to work onshore in close coordination with client stakeholders and to direct an offshore delivery team.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills

 * Experience with legacy modernization or platform migration in settlements or post-trade.
 * Experience working with global settlement operations across multiple markets (US, EMEA, APAC)
 * Familiarity with settlement platforms, including legacy mainframe / SAFE-type systems and modern microservices-based platforms.
 * Working knowledge of test automation and quality gating concepts (enough to partner effectively with SDET teams).
 * Familiarity with test and defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, qTest, Zephyr).
 * Understanding of securities products, clearing, and settlement across multiple markets

## Description

* Serve as the settlements subject matter expert across the legacy of SAFE and modern GSP environments, covering transaction processing, system dependencies, and production / non-production behavior.
 * Lead front-to-back (F2B) and UAT testing, enabling end-to-end validation, issue triage, and coordinated testing execution for Legacy Modernization initiatives across Settlements and dependent platforms.
 * Coordinate go-live validation and post-release monitoring activities for settlement platform changes.
 * Act as the primary onshore liaison with the client's Engineering, Release, and Operations stakeholders, coordinating during critical release of windows and incident scenarios.
 * Support rapid analysis, triage, and resolution of issues impacting settlement flows, acting as a key point of reference during incidents to minimize disruption.
 * Define testing scope, readiness criteria, and acceptance criteria; support deliverable sign-off in line with project documentation.
 * Establish testing readiness processes for new market flows and coordinate execution across new and existing flows.
 * Translate settlement domain knowledge into requirements and test scenarios for the offshore automation team, ensuring coverage of business-critical flows.
 * Provide direction and prioritization to the offshore engineers, ensuring follow-the-sun continuity across time zones.


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