Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

Senior QA Engineer – Financial Services | API Integration | Remote/Hybrid

Outside IR35 – 3 months initially.

Are you an experienced Senior QA Engineer with a passion for delivering high-quality digital experiences? Do you thrive in API integration testing across backend, frontend, and third-party systems? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

About the Role

As a Senior QA Engineer within this FTSE 250 Financial Services company, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring a seamless digital customer journey within a dynamic, Agile environment. You will work across bespoke applications, technical documentation, quality assurance, and release management. Your expertise in manual and automated testing will help drive quality, innovation, and efficiency in a financial services setting.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• API & Integration Testing – Develop and execute manual and automated test cases for seamless integration between various systems.
• Test Automation – Build and maintain API and UI automation frameworks using tools like Postman, RestAssured, Selenium, or Cypress.
• Agile Collaboration – Work closely with developers, BAs, and product owners in a Scrum/Kanban environment.
• CI/CD Integration – Implement automated test scripts into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Defect Management – Identify, report, and track defects using Jira or similar tools.
• Third-Party System Validation – Verify integrations with external vendors, payment gateways, and financial service providers.

What We’re Looking For:

5+ years of QA experience in Financial Services – ideally within banking, insurance, payments, or investment platforms.

• Strong experience with API testing tools (Postman, SoapUI, RestAssured).
• Proficiency in RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, OAuth, and authentication mechanisms.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and scripting (Java, Python, JavaScript).
• Experience working within Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and using BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Familiarity with cloud-based environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong knowledge of financial compliance, security standards, and risk-based testing.

Please note this is a hybrid opportunity with a requirement of 2 / 3 days in the office a week.

If you're a Senior QA Engineer looking for a new challenge where your skills in API integration testing and automation can truly make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply today