What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Engineer position at Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.?
Overview
Job Purpose
We are seeking an SDET / Senior QA Engineer to accelerate functional testing through AI-augmented tools and intelligent automation. You will leverage Claude AI, Playwright, and MCP (Model Context Protocol) to design and execute comprehensive functional tests to reduce manual effort while maintaining rigorous quality standards.
As the last line of defense before production releases, you will ensure our Trading Platforms and related products function according to requirements by using AI to intelligently generate tests, analyze defects, and optimize test execution. You are passionate about quality but impatient with manual, repetitive testing, you use AI and smart tooling to amplify human expertise.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze system specifications
- Collaborate with team members to develop effective strategies and test plans
- Use Claude AI to automatically generate test cases, test scenarios from requirements and user stories
- Leverage Claude for intelligent test locator generation (Playwright selectors) to handle complex financial application UIs
- Write and execute Playwright-based functional tests that cover critical user scenarios and Order & Trading workflows
- Use AI to analyze test failures, suggest root causes, and recommend fixes
- Apply MCP to connect Claude with requirements systems, defect trackers, and test execution logs for full-context analysis
- Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing
- Troubleshoot system issues within QA, development and product management
- Work with cross-functional teams (dev, product, business) to validate quality throughout SDLC
Knowledge and Experience
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- 5 years in Quality Assurance or software testing roles
- Proven ability to design comprehensive test cases and test plans
- Strong experience in functional, regression, and integration testing
- Hands-on experience with SQL for database validation and test data queries
- Experience in project management and QA methodology
- Working knowledge of test management software (e.g. Jira and ALM)
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
- Strong organizational skills
Preferred Knowledge and Experience
- Experience with Fixed Income and/or Derivative Trading Platforms, a big plus
- Familiarity with Agile frameworks and regression testing is a plus
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Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.