QA Automation Engineer

Job Description:

• We are seeking a Senior QA Automation Engineer to support Front Office Sales & Trading technology platforms.
• This role is responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions to validate the functionality, performance, stability, and accuracy of trading and financial applications.
• The successful candidate will partner with business stakeholders, developers, business analysts, and quality engineering teams to ensure high-quality software delivery across Fixed Income and Derivatives trading workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test frameworks and test scripts for Front Office trading applications.
• Create and enhance API, UI, functional, regression, and integration test automation suites.
• Validate trading workflows, order management processes, market data functionality, and transaction processing capabilities.
• Collaborate with traders, business analysts, developers, and project teams to understand business requirements and define testing strategies.
• Analyze test results, identify defects, document findings, and work with development teams to support issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test data, and testing documentation.
• Ensure adequate test coverage for business processes, application functionality, and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Support continuous integration and continuous testing initiatives within the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to the enhancement and optimization of automation frameworks, testing standards, and quality engineering best practices.
• Perform data validation and database testing activities as required.
• Support release validation, production readiness testing, and post-deployment verification activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or quality engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of experience developing automated tests using Python.
• Experience with UI automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium or equivalent technologies.
• Experience testing APIs, web services, and data integrations.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and defect management processes.
• Ability to analyze complex business and technical requirements and translate them into automated test solutions.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

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