Equity DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Position:

Jefferies is seeking DevOps Engineer for Equity CASH, Electronic Trading and Derivative application spanning multiple asset classes. Responsibilities include developing Unit Testing, DevOps engineering methodology and automating integration and regression test cycles for the in-house and vendor-based Equity products.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ability to work with development team leaders and DevOps engineers to develop a priority list of manual test cases where targeted automation would most benefit the QE(Quality Engineering) Process by allowing more focus on Unit Testing development and automated integration and regression with DevOps methodology.
• Ability to understand current code base (Java) and coming up with hooks for developing Unit testing framework with Agile methodology.
• Ability to develop Automated testing tools for use by the QE Team in a standardized approach to minimize ongoing support once released.
• Provide Automation support and training to other Team mates to expand Team’s ability to develop Automated testing Suites.
• Analyse application requirements and Design & Execute Test scenarios and UAT Test cases and provides feedback on functional documentation.
• Ability to persuade and influence others at all levels in the organization to ensure deliverables are met.
• Ability to work with colleagues around the world.
• Create and execute test plans and testing strategies.
  
  

Desired Experience/ Skills:

• Strong experience automating manual test cases for Java applications.
• Strong experience in Windows and Linux/Unix services.
• Strong experience in scripting language like Power shell, Python and SQL.
• Hands on experience in working on tools like JIRA, and Test Management tools like QTest.
• Strong experience in Devops integration tools such as Bamboo, J-Frog, Jenkins, Bit Bucket, Kubernetes, FDD, BDD, TDD test frameworks
• Experience and in-depth understanding of the Software Testing principles.
• Experience with FIX protocol and messaging platform like MQ/Kafka.
• Good knowledge of SDLC & QE processes.
• Strong Domain skills - Must have working experience in Capital Markets across modules and instruments especially – CASH, ETS, Bonds, Options, Futures, Swaps products.
• Experience in testing BFSI (Banking and Financial Industry) Domain applications with a proper understanding of the Trade Lifecycle.
• Excellent communications and time management skills.
• A committed team player.
  
  

About Us

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.