Automation QA (Java)

7 Minutes ago • 3 Years +

Quality Assurance

Job Description

The Automation QA (Java) role involves test execution and reporting, including environment preparation, batch runs, report validation, and defect raising. Daily SQL proficiency is required for data extraction, validation, and analysis. The role demands UNIX expertise for file manipulation and navigation. Key responsibilities include engaging with demanding stakeholders and owning QA processes to ensure adherence to best practices and quality standards.

Good To Have:

Experience using tooling such as Jenkins, Bitbucket and Ansible.
Experience using Control M.
Exposure to front end testing (Selenium).
Experience in testing & validating data in modern data warehouse environments (Snowflake).
Knowledge of capital markets and financial risk management (market and/or credit risk), clearing and margining concepts.

Must Have:

Prepare environments, execute batch runs, validate report outputs, and raise defects.
Daily use of SQL for data extraction, validation, and analysis, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
Confidently navigate UNIX systems to search, extract, and manipulate files for test processes.
Engage with demanding stakeholders, requiring strong communication, assertiveness, and management skills.
Act as the main point of contact for QA activities, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards.
Strong experience in manual testing, executing test cases, validating data, and raising defects.
3+ years background in Automation (JAVA).
Ability to write complex SQL queries, analyze datasets, and validate database records.
Hands-on experience with navigating UNIX/Linux directories, file manipulation, and log extraction.
Solid understanding of software testing life cycle (STLC) and defect management.
Experience with Scrum, Jira, and writing test cases using Zephyr.
Experience in test planning and execution of Functional, SIT, UAT, and Regression tests.

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Project description

We are more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. We are headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

Test Execution & Reporting: Prepare environments, execute batch runs, validate report outputs, and raise defects as needed.
SQL Proficiency: Daily use of SQL for data extraction, validation, and analysis, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
UNIX Expertise: Confidently navigate UNIX systems to search, extract, and manipulate files as part of test processes.
Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with demanding stakeholders, requiring strong communication skills, assertiveness, and stakeholder management.
QA Process Ownership: Act as the main point of contact for QA activities, ensuring adherence to best practices and quality standards.

Skills

Must have

Technical (MUST HAVE all 4 skills at least Strong Regular/Senior level)
Manual Testing: Strong experience in executing test cases, validating data, and raising defects with 3Y+ background in Automation (JAVA)
SQL: Ability to write complex queries, analyze datasets, and validate database records.
UNIX/Linux: Hands-on experience with navigating directories, file manipulation, and log extraction.
QA Processes: Solid understanding of software testing life cycle (STLC) and defect management. Desirable Skills (Bonus Business
Experience with Scrum and the use of Jira & writing test cases using Zephyr. Experience working with cross-functional technology teams to deliver projects using agile methodologies.
Excellent written and verbal communication.
Experience in testing including test planning and execution of Functional, SIT, UAT and Regression tests Behavioral Skills
Stakeholder Management: Confident communicator with experience in handling high-expectation stakeholders in daily calls.Team player
Ability to own & lead tasks successfully.
Working with distributed teams
Strong leader
Conflict resolution

Nice to have

Some Experience using tooling such as Jenkins, Bitbucket and Ansible
Experience using Control M
Exposure to front end testing (Selenium)
Experience in testing & validating data in modern data warehouse environments (especially Snowflake)
Knowledge of capital markets and financial risk management (market and/or credit risk), clearing and margining concepts