QA Automation Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated QA Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building and maintaining automated testing frameworks within the fast-paced Capital Markets domain. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products by designing, developing, and executing comprehensive automated test suites. This role requires a strong technical background, a deep understanding of financial services, and a passion for delivering high‑quality solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Design: Develop and implement a comprehensive test automation strategy for our applications, including defining the scope, tools, and methodologies.
• Drive product quality and delivery through automation initiatives, especially in generative AI, targeting a fully automated platform with minimal manual QA intervention.
• Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient test automation frameworks using industry‑best practices and tools.
• Test Scripting: Author and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and API testing.
• API Testing: Perform in‑depth API testing to validate RESTful and other web services, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate the automated test suites into our CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback cycles.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, and track defects, and work closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution.
• Act as a central point of contact for interdepartmental communication, ensuring alignment and seamless collaboration across various project impacts.
• Provide technical expertise, mentor mid‑level developers and analysts, and establish standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Proactively assess risk, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and maintain clear, concise communication across all organizational levels.

Required Qualifications & Technical Proficiency

• Experience: 5-8 years of hands‑on experience in a QA Automation role.
• Industry Knowledge: Proven working experience in the Financial Services industry, specifically within the Capital Markets domain.
• Programming & Scripting:
  • Strong proficiency in core Java.
  • Solid experience with scripting languages such as Python and Shell.
• Test Automation Frameworks & Tools:
  • Expertise in building and using frameworks based on BDD (e.g., Cucumber) and TestNG.
  • Hands‑on experience with widely used test automation frameworks such as Rest‑Assured (for API), Playwright, or Cypress.
  • Good experience with Backend Automation using Python for Data Validation, Accuracy checks.
• Database & In-Memory Computing:
  • Working experience with MongoDB and relational databases (SQL).
  • Experience with in‑memory data grids like Apache Ignite.
• DevOps & Cloud:
  • Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration services such as Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service).
• Operating Systems: Strong command of UNIX/Linux environments.

Nice to have skills and experience

• Practical experience with Automation Testing frameworks and tools.
• Experience with Generative AI (Gen AI) concepts and their application in product development or quality assurance.
• Familiarity with AI‑powered development tools such as Copilot.
• Proficiency in modern testing frameworks and tools like Playwright, Selenium, and JUnit.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with an ability to adjust priorities quickly.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
• Ability to think strategically and translate vision into actionable plans.

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