Simcorp UAT Testing & Business Operations Specialist

UAT Testing & Business Operations Specialist (SaaS Migration)

Location: Onsite – Reston, VA, 20190 

Position Overview

We are seeking an elite, data-fluent SimCorp Dimension Business Analyst / Test Specialist to drive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and operational readiness verification for an enterprise migration from on-premise infrastructure to the SimCorp SaaS Cloud platform. This consultant will sit onsite at Fannie Mae's Reston facility to manage end-to-end testing lifecycles, cross-system data reconciliations, and milestone evidence tracking across multiple financial system quality gates through 2027.

 Key Responsibilities

• Milestone & Quality-Gate Delivery: Build and execute test scenarios mapped directly to the 5 key transition phases: Dawn & Discovery, Design, Deployed Environment Verification, Dissect (Full-scale UAT), and Deliver (Production Go-Live/Hypercare).
• Data Integration & Reconciliation: Validate high-volume data streams, source-to-target data flows, outbound extracts, general ledger configurations, and complex multi-fund financial structures.
• Automation-Driven Regression Testing: Build, update, and manage regression verification frameworks and system integration checks within established technical testing suites.
• Workflow Runbook Auditing: Verify automated batch management architectures, system wrapper logic, user access controls (SSO/MFA pathways), business/SOX controls, and daily operations monitoring.
• Defect Lifecycle Management: Capture clear, reproducible defect evidence in tracking tools, participate in technical triage boards, and document clean trace pathways from business requirements down to execution artifacts.

Required Technical Skills & Tool Ecosystem

Candidates must demonstrate direct, hands-on professional proficiency utilizing the following platforms:

• Core Investment Platform: SimCorp Dimension (Portfolio Calculation, Investment Accounting, Asset Manager, and DFS Communication Channels).
• Data Manipulation & Querying: Advanced SQL dialects via Toad, plus complex ETL data workflow pipelines built in Alteryx.
• Automation & Engineering Frameworks: Functional knowledge of Python/PyCharm and automated browser/regression testing infrastructure via Playwright.
• Enterprise Reporting & Workflows: Experience checking data outputs via XML Spy and SAP Business Objects, alongside automated batch schedule analysis using Active Batch.
• Project Governance Ecosystem: Complete fluency tracking epics, user stories, and defect lifecycles inside Atlassian Suite (Jira / Confluence) and Apptio Target Process.

Domain & Operational Requirements

• Minimum 4–6+ years within buy-side asset management operations, corporate accounting, or capital markets trading platforms.
• Deep functional familiarity validating financial data structures (Fixed Income products, Treasury structures, or Derivatives pricing models).