Lead QA Automation with Python

Project description

Our client is a leading global Financial market data provider who runs a number of change programs to deliver high-quality software that connects Financial Markets across the globe in a real-time, high-frequency, and low-latency data management chain. The projects are technically challenging in an environment that is very engaging.

You will join a dedicated Testing Chapter supporting the client's real-time engineering re-platforming programme - a major modernisation of the platform that distributes real-time market data. The chapter's mission is to increase repeatable, automated test evidence, reduce manual regression effort, and give product teams the confidence to release faster.

We are looking for a QA Automation Lead (based in London) to provide overall leadership, direction, and governance for test automation - ensuring automation delivery aligns with quality objectives and business priorities.

Responsibilities

• - Set project testing strategy/test plan: test environment, automation, performance, test data management, testing tools etc.
  • Lead functional/non-functional testing and business-oriented end to end integration.
  • Set clear automation goals and drive automation implementation
  • Follow best practices and QA methodologies and processes, working across critical stages of the product lifecycle from define to build
  • Understand the business use cases and carry out testing to ensure top quality of delivered solutions
  • Understand and analyse the Requirement Specifications and design test scenarios
  • Carry out Functional testing and Non-functional testing
  • Solve technical issues and challenges in testing work
  • Drive continuous improvement from quality perspective
  • Responsible for communicating the status of ongoing work to stakeholders accurately
  
  

  SKILLS

  Must have

  • - 8+ years experience in Software Testing
  • Strong expertise in Python for test automation
  • Hands-on experience in creating and implementing test strategies/test plans, including automation, performance, E2E integration, test environment.
  • Hands-on experience in RESTful API testing and complex integrations, including real-time processing (JSON, XML, HTTP, API authentication).
  • In-depth knowledge of Software QA methodologies and experience of agile testing
  • Good communication and influence skills
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Good understanding of SDLC, CICD and Git (source code repository)
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence and TestRail
  
  

  Nice to have

  - Cloud testing experience (Azure, AWS, etc) and relevant certificates are preferred

• SQL and database validation
• Knowledge of financial services is a plus