Software Engineer in Test

Job Summary:

SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks and ensuring end-to-end quality of complex financial applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain

  automation test frameworks

  using

  Java, Selenium, and Cucumber (BDD)

  .
• Perform

  Database Testing

  and validate backend data using complex

  SQL queries

  .
• Work closely with developers, business analysts, and QA teams to understand functional and technical requirements.
• Develop and execute

  API and UI automation scripts

  for regression and integration testing.
• Participate in

  Agile/Scrum ceremonies

  – sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Conduct

  test data preparation, environment setup

  , and

  test execution

  for multiple releases.
• Identify, log, and track defects; perform root cause analysis for recurring issues.
• Ensure adherence to

  QA best practices

  and contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the

  Investment Banking domain

  to validate complex workflows (e.g., trade lifecycle, settlements, risk management, reference data).

Technical Skills:

• Programming Languages:

  Java (strong proficiency required)

• Automation Tools:

  Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), TestNG / JUnit

• Database Skills:

  Strong hands-on experience in

  SQL

  , writing complex queries, joins, stored procedures, and validations

• API Testing Tools:

  RestAssured / Postman / SOAPUI

• Build & CI/CD Tools:

  Maven, Jenkins, Git / Bitbucket

• Defect Management Tools:

  Jira / ALM / Zephyr

• Framework Design:

  Page Object Model (POM), Hybrid frameworks

• Domain Expertise:

  Investment Banking (Trade lifecycle, Corporate Actions, Risk & Compliance, or Settlements)