**Role & seniority: ** QA Engineer (skilled), senior (8–9+ years); technical/automation leadership

**Location & work type: ** Hybrid; 3 days/week in office

**Stack/tools: ** Java 21, Selenide, JUnit 5, RestAssured, Spring Boot, Azure ADF, Jira, UI/API testing; security testing for 2FA and geo-location access

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

Create and execute test strategy for critical releases (manual + coverage) when tests/scoping are incomplete
Design/build automation framework (UI via Selenide + JUnit5; API via RestAssured) and drive QA processes from scratch
Perform integration/functional/E2E testing, including conflict-check rules engine, jurisdiction logic, and backend integrations (Spring Boot + Azure ADF)
Must-have skills:
- 8–9 years independent Java QA/testing; full SDLC testing involvement
- Strong experience building QA/automation strategy and frameworks from scratch
- Technical leadership/architecture for automation
- Stakeholder communication (BAs/POs), clarity on user stories and alignment with delivery timelines
- Jira knowledge
Nice-to-haves:
- Atlassian SDK
- Scrum framework familiarity
- Banking/financial domain experience

Full Description

📍Hybrid -> 3 days per week from the office

Project Description

Skilled QA Engineer is needed to help work on the transaction management, regulation and reporting systems for the Exchange Traded Derivatives platform. This platform includes major functions that involves clearing, settlement and reporting of futures, options and swap products. These systems are fully enterprise integration server side core java systems based on in memory and event driven data feeds.

Responsibilities

Crisis Management & Test Strategy: Took ownership of a critical release with 2 months remaining, zero existing tests, and incomplete scope. Develop and execute an immediate manual Test Plan and Strategy to achieve quality release
Technical Leadership & Architecture: Lead the design and development of a future-proof, modular automation framework using Java 21, Selenide, and JUnit 5 for UI testing, and RestAssured for robust API validation.
Integration & Backend Testing: Configure Spring Boot integrations to connect with Azure ADF.
Compliance & Functional Coverage: Focusing testing efforts on the complex conflict check rules engine and accurate jurisdictional logic.
E2E and Security Testing: Define and execute critical End-to-End (E2E) workflow scenarios and implemented security checks, including 2-Factor Authentication and geo-location-based user access validation.
Stakeholder Management: Engage proactively with BAs/POs to ensure clarity in user stories and fit testing activities into the broader organizational timeline by participating in Scrum of Scrums with management.

Mandatory Skills Description

Min. 8-9 years experience with full independent Java testing skills and technical leadership
Experience and strong skills in building QA and QA automation processes from scratch.
Participating in full life cycle of development.
Communicating with stakeholders
Jira knowledge

Nice-to-Have Skills Description

Atlassian SDK,
Scrum framework
Banking experience
Financial Background

Languages

English: C1 Advanced Processing Steps