Quantitative Analyst (CFA/ FRM)

Roles and Resposibilities of Quantitative Analyst (CFA FRM)
ABOUT COMPANY:A software Company specialing in test automation, product development and technology services related to financial services domain.
ELIGIBILITY:
* Requires a Quantitative bachelors degree in relevant area of specialty (Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Physics) with some finance industry experience or a graduate degree in financial engineering or a similar program.
* Understanding of various risk modeling techniques, including the use of factor models and time-series methodologies and asset pricing.
* At least 3 years of real-world experience testing software applications.
* Strong programming skills in Java.
* Experience writing JUnit tests.
* Experience working with databases using SQL queries.
* Exposure to SCRUM or other agile development processes.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must.
* Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the software development industry.
* Ability to work with large and complex data sets.
Additional preferred skills:
* CFA Level I
* Experience working with SQLServer database
* Eclipse IDE or Visual Studio
* Experience using Git source control
* Maven software project management
* Experience with a variety of testing tools
* Experience leveraging open-source tools and technologies
* Experience with multiple development languages and platforms
NATURE OF JOB:
* Testing of analytics software products.
* Creating unit tests to verify security pricing and financial risk estimation across all asset classes,
* Collaborating with the research and quantitative development teams.
* Interacting with clients to discuss quantitative issues, investigating and reproducing the problems they highlight.
* Testing activities may include writing test plans, executing tests, regression testing, in-sprint testing, etc.
* Follow Agile development processes, coding standards, and methodologies.
* Rely on experience and judgment to estimate testing time and accomplish goals.
* Keep management informed of testing progress status regularly.
* Perform a variety of tasks, and adapts to working on application which is unfamiliar.
* Creative ideas are suggested to solve problems.
* Professional communication skills are utilized, and made a primary focus.
Compensation includes a competitive salary commensurate with experience.
Job Location: Chennai / Bangalore
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