Job Description

The Senior Analyst in Credentialing Registration Education and Disclosure Regulatory (CRED) Application Quality and Business Support assists with the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process of all applications under CRED portfolio and supports the quality and functionality of products before deployment to end-users. The Senior Analyst works with cross-functional teams including software developers product managers and quality assurance teams to execute UAT activities and provide Business Support for issues identified in production. The Senior Analyst also supports facilitating UAT of CRED applications impacting North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and internal CRED business units. The Senior Analyst collaborates with the CRED communications and training teams to support stakeholder communication and training needs. This position is an entry-level professional individual contributor who works under close supervision.

Essential Job Functions:

• Executes and supports UAT activities for CRED applications by performing internal UAT.
• Supports conducting UAT for State Regulators NASAA SEC industry firms and internal CRED business units according to established methodologies.
• Develops test cases and scripts with appropriate coverage utilizing SQL scripts and other tools to identify test data and validate testing scenarios.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with technology product management and business teams to support UAT execution within agile development processes.
• Supports continuous improvement by helping to define UAT objectives scope and deliverables while optimizing UAT processes and tools.
• Maintains issue logs for CRED applications and collaborates with stakeholders to triage and prioritize issues for resolution.
• Demonstrates FINRAs values.
• Collaborates both in-person and virtually in furtherance of FINRAs mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Systems or Computer Engineering and a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.

• Minimum of 1 (one) year of software development lifecycle experience in a UAT analyst or software tester role.

• Proficiency in database concepts and creating SQL scripts.

• Understanding of software application architecture and API concepts.

• Familiarity with JSON and tools such as Bruno for APIs.

• Strong attention to detail and troubleshooting skills.

• Knowledge of technology methodologies including Agile and iterative approaches.

• Well organized thorough and able to manage multiple priorities.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements.

• Extended hours outside of normal business hours as needed.

For work that is performed in CO FL TX IL PA MA MD VA Washington DC NY and NJ please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the addition to location actual compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to the candidates skill set level of experience education and market considerations.

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Hourly Rate $34.80 Maximum Hourly Rate $62.09

IL/PA: Minimum Hourly Rate $38.40 Maximum Hourly Rate $68.41
MA/MD/VA/Washington DC: Minimum Hourly Rate $40.07 Maximum Hourly Rate $71.46

NY/NJ: Minimum Hourly Rate $40.07 Maximum Hourly Rate $74.57

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal state or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness FINRA provides comprehensive health dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life accidental death and dismemberment supplemental life spouse/domestic partner and dependent life and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment short- and long-term disability long-term care business travel accident disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution tuition reimbursement commuter benefits and other benefits that support employee wellness such as adoption assistance backup family care surrogacy benefits employee assistance and wellness programs.

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off 5 personal days and 9 sick days unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave jury duty leave bereavement leave voting and election official leave for federal state or local primary and general elections care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRAs Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Codes investment and securities account restrictions and new employees must comply with those investment restrictionsincluding disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRAs Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice Presidentby the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

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As standard practice employees must also execute FINRAs Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the companys policy on nepotism.

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