Senior QA Engineer
If you’re looking for a Belfast based opportunity that offers the career progression of a fast-growing team combined with the stability of a large organisation, this could be the role for you.
We're seeking a QA expert with strong automation skills—especially at the API level—to lead testing efforts, coach team members, and promote quality throughout the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead test planning, design, and execution with global teams.
- Drive API and end-to-end test automation in CI/CD environments.
- Mentor team members and embed QA best practices across Agile teams.
- Promote quality through code reviews, test coverage, and tooling.
- Take ownership of key features and deliver with autonomy.
- Communicate effectively and escalate blockers early.
Essential Experience:
- 7+ years in QA (ideally in finance/trading); degree or equivalent.
- Strong automation skills with tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright.
- Skilled in Java, JavaScript, or similar scripting languages.
- Experience designing and maintaining automated test suites.
- Hands-on with CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins, TeamCity).
- Familiar with BDD frameworks (Cucumber), and performance tools (JMeter).
- Knowledge of FIX protocol and API automation.
- Agile/SAFe environment experience; excellent communication and problem-solving.
Desirable:
- Financial market/trading platform background.
- ISTQB or other testing certifications.
- AWS, serverless architecture, microservices experience.
- Familiarity with TDD, BDD, and Java/JavaScript.
Salary Package
- Base Salary: Up to £65k
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Hybrid Working