Brian Macartan
About Brian Macartan
Brian Macartan is a Front Office Test Analyst with over 11 years of experience at Legal & General, specializing in quality assurance for portfolio and risk management platforms. He is skilled in various testing tools and has a strong background in compliance and regulatory reporting.
Work at Legal & General
Brian Macartan has been employed at Legal & General since 2013, serving as a Front Office Test Analyst for 11 years. In this role, he conducts functional testing throughout the trade life cycle, which includes order entry, trade registration, position keeping management, and contract expiry. His responsibilities also encompass the verification of regulatory report changes related to Dodd-Frank, EMIR, and CFTC trade reporting requirements. He is involved in compliance rule testing for pre, post, and end-of-day processes, ensuring that the company's trading systems meet industry standards.
Education and Expertise
Brian Macartan studied at the University of Natal and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he achieved a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree with a focus on Marketing. His educational background supports his extensive experience in quality assurance, particularly in portfolio and risk management platforms. He possesses skills in using various tools such as UNIX, SQL, HP ALM, JIRA, Confluence, and Fitnesse Automation for testing purposes.
Background in Quality Assurance
Brian Macartan specializes in quality assurance for portfolio and risk management platforms that trade in various financial instruments, including bonds, equities, interest rate swaps, and credit default swaps. He has extensive experience in testing electronic payment systems and asset management platforms. His expertise extends to testing listed exchange-traded instruments such as Eurodollar Futures and US Treasury Futures, including options on these futures.
Testing and Compliance Experience
Brian Macartan is proficient in executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles and has experience performing group presentations and one-on-one demonstrations to end users. His role involves conducting thorough testing to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal processes. He has a strong focus on the functional aspects of trading systems, contributing to the overall integrity and reliability of the platforms he tests.