Senior Associate - Manual QA Engineer

Job Purpose

Develop and execute test cases for both UI and API, with a focus on FSI trading workflows. Implement and utilize test management tools (e.g., X-Ray/JIRA).

Desired Skills And Experience

 Candidates should have a B.E./B.Tech/MCA/MBA in Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field

 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance (Testing) working with client stakeholders

 Significant experience of performing testing in the Financial Services Industry.

 Hands-on expertise in UI testing with Puppeteer.

 Strong experience in API testing using SOAPUI, Maven, and Jenkins in a CI/CD pipeline.

 Deep understanding of FSI trading platforms and tools (e.g., Polaris) and fixed income products.

 Proven ability to establish QA processes and frameworks in environments with minimal existing structure.

 Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

 Experience working on agile methodology, Jira, Confluence, etc.

 Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

 Extremely strong organizational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail

 Strong track record of excellent results delivered to internal and external clients

 Able to work independently without the needs for close supervision and also collaboratively as part of cross-team efforts

 Experience with delivering projects within an agile environment

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish and implement comprehensive QA strategies and test plans from scratch.
• Address immediate pain points in UI (Puppeteer) and API (SOAPUI, Maven, Jenkins) testing, including triage and framework improvement.
• Strong experience in SQL.
• Develop and execute test cases for both UI and API, with a focus on Fixed Income trading workflows.
• Drive the creation of regression test suites for critical back-office applications.
• Collaborate with development, business analysts, and project managers to ensure quality throughout the SDLC.
• Implement and utilize test management tools (e.g., X-Ray/JIRA).
• Provide clear and concise reporting on QA progress and metrics to management.
• Bring strong subject matter expertise in Financial Services Industry, particularly fixed income trading products and workflows.
• Basic knowledge on Python and its libraries like Pandas, NumPy, etc.
• Ensure effective, efficient, and continuous communication (written and verbally) with global stakeholders
• Independently troubleshoot difficult and complex issues on dev, test, UAT and production environments
• Responsible for end-to-end delivery of projects, coordination between client and internal offshore teams and manage client queries
• Demonstrate high attention to detail, should work in a dynamic environment whilst maintaining high quality standards, a natural aptitude to develop good internal working relationships and a flexible work ethic
• Responsible for Quality Checks and adhering to the agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA) / Turn Around Time (TAT)