QA Lead

QA Lead


Nasdaq was founded in 1971 as the world's first electronic stock market. Through the acquisition of OMX with headquarters in Stockholm in 2008, Nasdaq became a global player. Today, Nasdaq is the largest provider of technology to Financial Markets, delivering top-of-the-line trading, clearing, settlement, surveillance, and anti-financial crime technology to partners around the world. Nasdaq is continuously revolutionizing markets and undergoing transformations while we embrace new technologies to develop innovative solutions, constantly aiming to rewrite tomorrow.


The role and responsibilities


You will be working work within a highly skilled and experienced product engineering unit and belong to a product organization with multiple scrum teams consisting of Business Analysts, Software Engineers, and QA Engineers. You will work across all scrum teams and also be responsible for the system-wide E2E regression testing. Your responsibilities will be related to QA & test in both sprints and releases and include (but not limited to)


Harmonize test strategy and test tooling/frameworks between the different Product teams
Secure enough time is estimated for test activities in sprint and release planning.
Identify and follow up on quality metrics.
Work with process improvement initiatives.
Release planning and coordination across the teams.
Plan and coordinate integration testing between other products and business units.
Design, plan and implement changes to our existing systems, as well as implement new solutions.
Coach and mentor QA engineers.
Report status on testing and QA.
Participate in hands-on QA and test activities when needed.


We expect you to have


Shown experience in Quality Assurance & automated testing.
Extensive experience in Agile software engineering.
Experience in leading QA/testing in an agile organization.
Knowledge of scripting and programming in Java, Perl, Python, Shell, and similar languages.
Building automated functional test suites on API level, for protocols and APIs such as FIX or REST.


We are looking for a new team member with a Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience. We are an international team and English is the company language. You should be proficient in verbal and written communication in English. To thrive in this role you should enjoy working in a constantly evolving work environment and flexible to changes in priorities and be comfortable communicating new directions.
It would be nice if you have experience with


Financial systems, i.e. financial trading/clearing/settlement systems
A high-volume transaction and/or sub-millisecond latency systems
Systems with high-quality demands
Integrating tests with a CI/CD pipeline
Working as a scrum master
Non-functional tests such as failover tests and performance tests


Any specialist certifications in QA methodology are also meriting.


This is a full-time permanent position located in Sweden. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible.


Nasdaq Sweden provides its employees with 32 annual vacation days as well as 2 optional paid volunteer days. We offer a competitive salary package that includes annual bonus and equity plans as well as an employee stock purchase program along with several other health benefits and insurance.


About Trading and MME - Matching Engine


A strong trading platform is built around an efficient orders allocation algorithm also known as a matching engine. This algorithm functions as the core of any exchange. A matching engine is an electronic system that matches buy and sell orders for a stock market, commodity market, or other financial exchange used by participants to execute orders.


Built upon the Nasdaq Financial Framework (NFF), ME technology features among the lowest latency and highest performance in the industry. It operates in a proven, resilient infrastructure featuring a high degree of system uptime, availability, and seamless failover built to withstand the most driven market conditions. With a modular infrastructure built for change, multi-asset capabilities to keep pace with the constantly evolving market requirements and support for a wide range of order types.


Come as You Are


Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.


We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.


Apply online: http://nasdaqinc.contacthr.com/102278351