Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

• Senior QA Engineer, Belfast, hybrid working with three days per week in the office
• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience, Manager level position
• Lead test strategy across BDD, TDD, automation and performance testing for a major trading platform programme
• Use AI powered tools such as Copilot and ChatGPT to modernise test automation
• Join a global markets and financial services business investing heavily in quality engineering

About the Company

Our client is a world leading provider of market infrastructure, connecting clients to global financial and commodities markets through innovative liquidity and data solutions. The group is home to a portfolio of premium brands and is recognised among the leading interdealer brokers and OTC data providers globally, operating from offices across multiple continents. It is a stable, well regarded employer investing significantly in its technology and quality engineering capability.

The Role

This is a senior quality assurance role at the heart of an Agile delivery team, driving BDD and TDD practices to ensure high quality, business aligned outcomes. Working closely with Product Owners and Developers, you will provide in sprint QA aligned to the Definition of Done, ensuring deployable software at the end of every sprint. You will lead test strategy, balancing manual, automated and performance testing with a strong emphasis on shift left methodologies and API first automation, while contributing to the evolution of scalable, robust test frameworks alongside high performing engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global BA, Development and QA teams to design and coordinate effective test strategies
• Design, develop, execute and maintain automated and functional tests within CI/CD pipelines
• Leverage AI tools such as MCP, Copilot and ChatGPT to optimise testing efficiency and workflows
• Build and maintain scalable, self healing automation frameworks using tools such as Playwright
• Integrate AI driven tooling into automation workflows to improve script creation and maintenance
• Identify performance bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations
• Champion quality across the Agile team, promoting best practice in unit testing and code reviews
• Mentor and coach team members to elevate QA standards
• Own deliverables end to end, managing priorities and raising risks early
• Drive clear communication on progress, risks and impediments

What You'll Need

Essential:

• Extensive experience in QA automation within Agile environments
• Strong automation experience using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or TestComplete
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript or similar programming and scripting languages
• Proven ability to design and maintain scalable automation frameworks, Playwright or WebDriverIO preferred
• Experience integrating automation within CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab or TeamCity
• Hands on experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber
• Experience using AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT or Amazon Q to design and optimise test automation
• Strong experience in API, functional and end to end testing
• Working knowledge of non functional testing, including performance, load and stress testing, using tools such as K6 or JMeter
• Experience working in Agile or SAFe environments with distributed teams

Desirable / Nice to Have:

• Experience within financial services or trading platforms, including FIX/API
• Experience with AWS, microservices and serverless architectures
• Formal testing qualifications such as ISTQB or Agile Testing

Why Apply?

• Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
• Hybrid working, three days per week in the Belfast office
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension contribution and annual bonus scheme
• Genuine influence over test strategy on a major trading platform programme
• Work with modern AI powered testing tools and frameworks
• Join a senior, high trust engineering team within a stable, global business
• Clear path for progression within quality engineering

Next Steps

To find out more or apply, reach out to Aaron Somers directly on LinkedIn or email

Skills:
QA Automation QA Manual QA

Benefits:
Work From Home

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