Analyst, QA Analyst

At Clearwater Analytics, we are on a mission to become the world's most trusted and comprehensive technology platform for investment management, reporting, accounting, and analytics. We partner with sophisticated institutional investors worldwide and are seeking a Software   Functional   Test er   who shares our passion for innovation and client commitment.  

Role Overview: If you are an experienced Software   Functional Tester   with a passion for FinTech, particularly in OEMS, PMS, FO, and IM, we invite you to apply for this position. You’ll be responsible for designing ,   maintaining   and executing the   test   cases , validating complex distributed systems, and championing QA for best practices that ensure our technology is robust, compliant, and ready for scale.  

Qualifications & Experience (Required):  

1 + year of professional software testing and   functional   test experience.  

Proficiency in at least one of the programming languages such as Java/ Typescript /VBScript for test automation scripting and framework creation/maintenance.  

E xperience with at least one automation tool such as   Selenium / Playwright /UFT   (Unified Functional Testing)   using testing frameworks such as Junit/TestNG/ POM/ Hybrid.  

Experience with at least one test management tool such as ALM/TestRail/Xray/Zephyr/JIRA  

Familiarity with QA   best   practices, workflows, and methodologies   (Agile, Continuous Testing, Shift-Left Testing).  

Knowledge of   Equity, Bond,   fixed income investments  

Securities or financial markets   knowledge  

SQL query   writing skills  

Nice-to-Have Skills:  

Background in FinTech , BFSI   or other highly regulated, mission-critical domains.  

Knowledge of programming languages like Python/JavaScript.  

Knowledge/E xperience with building API, integration, and end-to-end automated tests.  

Knowledge of   SQL   for test data design and validation.  

Exposure   to cloud   platforms   (e.g. one of AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized environments ( Docker, Kubernetes ) for reproducible test setups.  

Knowledge of automation   builds   tools such as Gradle/Maven.  

Key Competencies:  

Strong problem-solving skills,   math skills   with meticulous attention to test design detail.  

Ability to blend strategic quality objectives with tactical testing execution.  

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, QA, and product teams.  

Comfortable in fast-paced, regulated environments requiring compliance and precision.  

Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills  

Strong skills with Excel such as   VLookUp , SUMIF, Pivot Tables, and Ribbon Utilization  

Bachelor’s degree in related   areas   of study  

Responsibilities:  

  Ensures regulatory reporting provided externally meets satisfactory requirements prior to delivery  

Respond   quickly, accurately, and thoroughly to internal and external inquiries  

Submits defects in code updates and retests and verifies these defects once they are fixed.  

Works closely with Software Development Engineers to resolve defects  

Apply   company policies and procedures to resolve issues.   

Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product managers to define test   execution   and coverage .  

Understands and can reference or explain the general workflow, tools, and Clearwater value proposition.   

Expectation of employees at this level is to learn as much as possible as work is guided organically by JIRA queue and tasks.  Employees should be able to complete JIRA cases with minimal assistance after   two   months at Clearwater and independently after   6 months .  

Adds value through quick, accurate, and thorough responses to inquiries and addressing task hits.  Acknowledgement of inquiries should come within an hour.   

Develop and maintain reliable test suites for functional, regression, integration, smoke, canary, API, and performance scenarios.  

Engineer tools to simulate market events and validate complex financial workflows.  

Investigate test failures, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure regression prevention.  

Advocate for and implement QA best practices across the SDLC.  

Continually evolve   functional test scenarios   to improve scalability and efficiency.  

Normally,   following   established procedures   at   work   requires instructions only on new issues.