Senior Quality Engineer - Financial Services

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer – Financial Services

Position Summary

As a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software development efforts. You will work with a team of skilled engineers to deliver high-quality technical solutions, collaborating across disciplines to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor all stages of the software development process to ensure compliance with quality standards and identify and resolve defects.
• Assist in designing, conducting, and executing tests prior to launch to ensure solutions meet requirements, run efficiently, and are cost-effective.
• Collaborate with software, systems, infrastructure, and network engineers to support the development of automated pipelines and quality protocols.
• Engage with stakeholders and end users to gather feedback and continuously improve testing strategies.
• Promote test-driven development and identify opportunities to reduce testing cycles and costs.
• Analyze and document test results, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
• Design high-level automated test cases in BDD format based on user stories.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in QA engineering or related fields, including hands-on experience with complex, multi-tiered systems.
• 5+ years of experience designing and executing tests using modern testing methodologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Golang, C/C++), including at least one front-end framework (e.g., Angular, React, Vue).
• Experience with UNIX/Linux and Windows environments, including standard UNIX utilities for testing and diagnostics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with sensitive financial data or in the financial services industry.
• 5+ years of experience in test automation, including framework setup and CI/CD integration.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestComplete, Eggplant, Appium, Perfecto, ReadyAPI, etc.
• Background in cybersecurity, including relevant coursework or certifications.
• Experience with tools like GitHub, JIRA, and Xray.
• Exposure to DevSecOps environments and practices is a plus.

Education & Certifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Preferred: Advanced coursework or certifications in software engineering, cybersecurity, or quality assurance.