Raza Z.
About Raza Z.
Raza Z. serves as the Associate Director of QA Algorithmic Trading at UBS, a position he has held since 2018. With extensive experience in software quality assurance across various financial institutions, he has contributed to algorithmic trading and portfolio trading systems throughout his career.
Work at UBS
Raza Z. has been serving as the Associate Director of QA Algorithmic Trading at UBS since 2018. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing quality assurance processes within the algorithmic trading division. His tenure at UBS spans six years, during which he has contributed to enhancing the reliability and performance of trading algorithms in the Greater New York City Area.
Previous Experience in Financial Technology
Prior to his current position, Raza Z. held several roles in the financial technology sector. He worked as a Software QA Tester at MF Global for six months in 2009. He then transitioned to Pragma Securities LLC as a Senior Software QA Engineer, focusing on algorithmic trading for 11 months in 2010. His experience continued at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an AVP in QA Portfolio Trading from 2017 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Raza Z. completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at MAJU from 2000 to 2003. He is currently pursuing an MBA in Information Systems at Stevens Institute of Technology, a program he has been enrolled in since 2012. His educational background supports his expertise in software quality assurance and algorithmic trading.
Career Development in Quality Assurance
Raza Z. has developed a robust career in quality assurance across various financial institutions. He served as a Senior QA/BA Analyst at TIAA-CREF from 2011 to 2017, and he also worked as a QA Automation Test Engineer at Mercer in 2008. His early career included roles at the National Stock Exchange and TD Ameritrade, where he focused on software quality assurance and trading systems.