QA Engineer

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global provider of fund administration, corporate, and financial services to the alternative investment industry. They operate across 36+ countries and service more than $1.8 trillion in assets under administration. They are recognised as one of the premier providers in their sector, known for innovation, operational excellence, and a strong culture of performance.

About the Role

You will be working in a cross-functional team, using agile methodologies to build applications and services for the financial services industry. You will contribute to overall CI/CD and ensure quality is maintained through early and frequent use of both manual and automated testing.

Job Duties

• Participate and contribute to all team activities such as sprint planning, daily scrums, and retrospectives.
• Plan, create, and execute test cases applicable to user stories to ensure coverage for DocServices products.
• Work closely with other engineers and product owners to define testing needs.
• Thoroughly test products within Sprints where applicable.
• Identify opportunities to implement test automation.
• Build and execute automated system and performance tests for APIs and web applications.
• Be comfortable with different testing tool frameworks and the languages needed to code for them, including NodeJS, Java, and Python.
• Help determine and then ensure agreed-upon test metrics are met.
• Perform reviews and ensure the quality of the team's work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of Quality Assurance experience.

• 2+ years of experience in test automation.
• 1+ year of experience testing in an agile cross-functional team.
• 1+ years of experience working with Java and JavaScript.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, or CodePipeline.
• Experience with API testing.
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Playwright and/or Cypress.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript and/or Python.
• Experience with source code management tools; Git preferred.
• Overall experience with REST, messaging, and relational databases; NoSQL is a plus.
• Familiarity with project management and test management tools such as JIRA and Xray.
• Self-motivated and driven, with demonstrated knowledge and skills in creativity, technical analysis, problem-solving, communication, and client service.
• Knowledge of the financial industry is highly desirable.
• Experience with AWS is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be able to convey information clearly and concisely in a team setting.
• Capacity to work well with other engineers and business representatives.
• Willingness to learn new skills and to contribute to a team culture centered on continuous improvement.
• Must be able to effectively manage multiple projects with competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Benefits

6-month contract, on day rate.

Salary to be discussed.