Project description
Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts with independence improving efficiency and test coverage to enable business capabilities, working in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams.
Drive a shift-left approach to software validation, guiding the team to apply automation themselves vs handing to "QA/QE" to automate
Participate in product design and development to ensure that quality is built in from the beginning.
Monitor the effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at various stages of test automation to ensure stability, efficiency, and scalability.
Define and execute test plans, test cases/scripts, identify defects, analyze test results and partner with developers to ensure that products or services meet quality standards.
Apply advanced understanding of engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement across the team through coaching and influencing
Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required.
Foster collaboration and mentorship promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth
Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners.
Skills
Must have
Core Skills:
Proven experience in software quality engineering, including functional, regression, and integration testing
Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Pytest, or similar)
Solid understanding of API testing (REST) and ability to write and maintain automated test suites
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build/release workflows
Proficiency in Python or equivalent scripting language for test development
SQL proficiency for data validation, test data setup, and backend verification
Domain Experience:
Familiarity with financial services or trading platforms is strongly preferred
Experience testing event-driven or message-queue-based systems (e.g., SQS, Kafka) is an asset
Understanding of trade lifecycle and order management systems is a plus
Nice to have
AWS cloud testing experience
Performance and load testing exposure
Other
Languages
English: C1 Advanced
Seniority
Senior
