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

  .