Senior Software Engineer in Test, SDET, QA Automation, Linux, DevOps, Risk Systems, Risk Ops, SFT, Margining, Clearing, AI Tools, Java, Cucumber, Gherkin, Financial Services
Sponsorship is NOT available
Salary: £80,000 to £90,000 Base + Benefits + Bonus
Hybrid Role: 3 days per week in the London office from September, 4 days per week post-December – occasional travel to Europe
Overview:
My client, a highly dynamic European based Financial Services institution specialising in Clearing and Post-Trade Services, is looking to hire an accomplished Senior Software Engineer in Test (QA).
Responsibilities:
In this role, you will be working on multiple projects related to Cash Equities and SFT, working closely with Risk Systems and Risk Margining teams, acting as a subject matter expert for QA Automation and Test Frameworks for the Risk platform. As a platform SME, you will also take part in the production support rota (2 weeks per month), which will require Linux skills.
Desired Skills:
- Detailed experience of acting as a QA Automation specialist on Risk Systems, ideally gained within the Clearing and Post-Trade Services sector
- Strong understanding of Margining (VM, IM, Collateral) and market data from a QA perspective
- Experience with Risk Systems and liaising with various Risk teams
- Detailed experience as an SDET, with the ability to enhance Test frameworks built in Java/Cucumber/Gherkin
- Technical skills: JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab, Unix, Oracle, Java, Cucumber, Gherkin, SQL, Linux, overall Software Engineer in Test skills
- A background in Production Support (Linux skills are essential)
- Experience with AI tools (Claude) to build and enhance Test Automation frameworks
- Agile/DevOps experience
- Test planning and running different test phases – all phases of the Test Automation cycle
- Product knowledge within Cash Equities/Capital Markets/Clearing very highly regarded
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills plus the desire to work in a highly dynamic fluid culture
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