Associate II SQA Engineer

Responsibilities Execute testing engagements as per defined approach and plan (functional and automation testing), closely collaborating with the Test Lead/Manager. Conceptualize, present, and deliver testing solutions. Ensure adherence to process, risk management, and delivery standards by defining KPIs and KRAs. Utilize test management tools like JIRA effectively. Work closely with the product team to understand business requirements. Core responsibilities include: Executing automated and functional test cases Reviewing test results Reporting defects Coordinate with Product and QA teams to ensure specifications are written in Gherkin format for easy implementation in BDD automation framework . Design and write maintainable automated test scripts using Java , Cucumber/Gherkin , and functional manual tests. Write SQL queries to support data validation and test automation. Maintain UI automation tests for complex web/mobile/standalone applications in a timely manner. Maintain backend automation framework and tests. Serve as a domain SME for the QA team. Work extensively with Product and Development teams to resolve requirement gaps and functional issues. Coordinate with the Performance Test team to provide required functional inputs. What We're Looking For Technical & Domain Skills: Experience with Agile software development methodologies . Experience designing Testing Frameworks like Serenity, Cucumber, JUnit , etc. Exposure to application stacks involving MQ or Kafka . Hands-on experience and strong understanding of the Investment Banking domain . Solid understanding of Financial Products and Trade Lifecycle & Workflow . Knowledge of schema design , XML messaging , and MQs ; supporting Business Analysis functions. Familiarity with Reference, Trade, and Market Data platforms (added advantage). Programming & Tools: Programming experience, preferably in Java . Strong knowledge of BDD frameworks using Gherkin. Ability to write complex SQL queries . Hands-on experience with test management tools such as JIRA .