QA Automation Engineer 

We are looking for a senior Automation Engineer to assist in the test automation of our fixed income trading applications. The candidate should have experience developing object-oriented framework Tests using tools like Ranorex and/or Selenium. Candidate should have some mid-level programming knowledge. Experience with fixed income and bond trading systems is a major plus. Experience with Jira and TestRail also a plus.

Responsibilities 

• Create framework for enhancing automation coverage 
• Support scrum teams by implementing automation best practices 
• Develop and execute automated test cases to validate business requirements and system stability 
• Report results of test execution
• Create and/or maintain existing scripts to support testing as needed 
• Setup and help maintain specific end users and datasets for the Automation team 
• Assist in the knowledge transfer of the current automation layout to other groups 
• Support manual test teams by working closely with them to automate their main features 
• Generate test metrics for both manual and automated tests 

Required Skills and Knowledge 

• Knowledge of QA automation tools such as Selenium or Ranorex 
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in QA Automation tools and testing 
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, preferably Agile 
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills 
• Experience working within the trading, market data or pricing sector of financial services; Capital Markets / Fixed Income preferred 
• C#, Visual Basic Scripting, SQL, basic understanding of Java 
• Object Oriented automation framework design 
• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field 

Preferred Skills and Knowledge (not required) 

• FIX Protocols 
• Securities trading or fixed income experience 
• Basic UNIX shell scripting and basic networking concepts 
• Basic Jxbrowser concepts 
• Experience with API Test Tools