Automated testing is one of the fastest growing areas of development and IT governance. Combined with the lure of hedge funds, this would be a sought after job.

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London Tester/Automated testing/Java Programmer Hedge Fund London Tester/Automated Test Engineer. Leading systematic hedge fund managing $3 billion seek a Senior Automated Testing specialist to design and develop test and simulation frameworks for this next generation equity, global currency, Fixed Income and commodity market trading systems. You must have at least 4 years testing/automated test experience, strong Java J2EE skills with the ability to formulate a strategic vision for testing and simulations. Excellent academic background essential - 2.1 or above from a red brick university. Financial experience desirable. Salary up to 45k + bonus (up to 100% of base salary) + pension + annual ski trip & all expenses paid company weekends!

Hedge funds have been the darlings of the finance industry. Stellar returns and freedom have made them the sector to work in.

However the size of the sector now means that they are coming under regulatory control means that they are having to put controls in.

Increasingly they are taking personnel from the mainstream banking industry to boost controls.

This job has a potential earnings of £90k it makes it one of the highest available for tester or programmer.

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