Functional Automation Lead

1 day ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Aarorn Technologies Inc Full time

Job Title: Functional Automation Lead

Location: Toronto, ON (3x onsite a week)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Functional plus Automation Lead with a strong background in Capital Markets to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent functional knowledge of Capital Market-Trading applications, hands on experience with JIRA, POSTMAN, Confluence, Selenium, SQL, and proven capabilities in stakeholder engagement, conflict resolution, and delivering under pressure in Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the functional and automation liaison between business stakeholders and offshore team for Capital Markets projects with a focus on the Middle office Trading application.
  • Analyse and translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications, user stories, and workflows using JIRA and Confluence.
  • Perform data validation using SQL to support requirement validation, testing, and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate closely with front office, middle office, operations, and IT teams to ensure alignment and clarity in requirements.
  • Support end to end testing cycles including IST/UAT by preparing test cases, coordinating test efforts, and validating outcomes.
  • Perform load testing.
  • Proactively manage stakeholder expectations and ensure transparency through continuous communication and status reporting.
  • Identify potential conflicts or gaps in understanding early and resolve them effectively through negotiation and facilitation.
  • Work efficiently in Agile (Scrum) delivery models.
  • Provide support in training and documentation for new processes and systems post implementation.

Mandatory Skills

  • 10+ years of experience as a Sr Test Analyst/Automation lead in Capital Markets, preferably within trading applications.
  • Strong knowledge and working experience on Selenium and Core Java.
  • Expertise in JIRA for sprint planning, and story mapping.
  • Good experience in POSTMAN and Broadridge.
  • Proficiency in Confluence for documentation and collaboration.
  • Solid command of SQL for data analysis and validation.
  • Strong experience in stakeholder management, including senior business and technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to handle conflict resolution, ambiguity, and pressure situations with professionalism.
  • Exposure to Agile and Waterfall methodologies; ability to switch based on project requirements.
  • Excellent analytical thinking, problem solving, and effective communication skills.

Preferred Skills & Qualification

  • Experience in Trade & Order Management.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computers, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant certifications in Business Analysis is a plus.

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