Senior QA Automation Engineer

Project description

We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Automation Test Engineer to join our team supporting a leading Investment Banking client. The role involves working on a highly calculation-intensive financial application with a Windows-based UI and a microservices-based backend. The ideal candidate should have a strong analytical mindset, an eagerness to learn, and a keen interest in automation and performance testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements and create comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using the existing Java-based Spring Boot, Cucumber BDD automation framework.
• Validate and enhance automation coverage for new features and requirements.
• Perform end-to-end API and backend automation testing for microservices-based applications.
• Execute complex validation of financial calculations, including Large-scale JSON response validations.
• Perform database validation using SQL queries.
• Execute performance, load, and stress testing using JMeter for calculation-intensive application components.
• Identify, report, and track defects using JIRA.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA team members to ensure high-quality software delivery.
• Participate in code reviews and maintain automation scripts in Bitbucket.
• Continuously improve the automation framework and testing processes.

SKILLS

Must have

• Strong knowledge of Automation Testing concepts.
• Experience with Java and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with Spring Boot and Cucumber BDD frameworks.
• Knowledge of API testing and Microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of JSON and API response validations.
• Good SQL knowledge for database validation.
• Experience with Git/Bitbucket for source code management.
• Experience using JIRA for defect and test management.
• Basic understanding of Performance Testing concepts.
• Exposure to Apache JMeter is preferred.

Nice to have

Robotics