Quality Assurance Manual Test Engineer

cmcmarkets; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC Markets is seeking an experienced QA Manual Test Engineer to join the Engineering & Architecture, Core Services team on a 12-month maximum-term contract. Responsibilities include manual testing of C#/.NET applications deployed in AWS, test planning, data validation, and defect tracking to ensure software quality and reliability.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of QA experience in financial services, solid Jira/Git/API testing skills, and strong SQL Server querying abilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA Manual Test Engineer experience on medium to large IT projects (within financial services).
• Strong manual testing experience, ideally within financial services.
• Experience with Jira, Git, and API testing.
• Testing experience across backend services and web-based UI JavaScript.
• Testing within an AWS cloud architecture.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile/frequent releases environment and adapt to significant change.
• Knowledge of SQL Server with the ability to write complex queries for data validation.

Responsibilities

• Test planning and design, including test data and environment requirements.
• Create and maintain test plans and scripts with full coverage of functional requirements.
• Prepare and manage test data and execute test scripts; analyse results against expected outcomes.
• Log and track defects and monitor them through resolution; analyse root causes.
• Provide feedback to the development team and prepare regular test status reports.
• Develop testing schedules to optimise resource availability and perform usability testing for performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

Skills

QA testing

Manual testing

Agile methodology

Attention to detail

Financial services

Data validation

Troubleshooting

Education

ISTQB Certified Tester

Tools

Jira

Git

API testing

SQL Server

AWS

Job description

Introduction

If you also believe that everyone should be able to achieve their financial potential, then you'll love contributing to CMC Markets' company vision of providing the ultimate trading experience. Seize the opportunity to progress your career in the fintech industry by joining a global leader in CFD trading and share investing. Grow yourself personally and professionally with a company that's growing with you, by global expansion and product offering.

We are looking for an experienced QA Manual Test Engineer to join our Engineering & Architecture, Core Services team on a 12 month Maximum-Term Contract. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our software applications through rigorous testing and validation processes.

Why you'll like working here

Just some of the reasons you'll love working here include:

• Leave benefits: Accrue 5 additional annual leave entitlements each year called My Days, as well as enjoying 5 extra annual leave days once you pass 12 months. Enjoy your birthday off to spend time with family and friends, on us! Utilise a free annual charity day to give back to your community.
• $0 Trades: Staff & family trading accounts with CMC Markets Invest have access to the best brokerage rates in the market - $0 trades for all domestic and international equity orders!
• Continuous learning: Our L&D offering covers both technical and performance training, ensuring you're always learning new skills.
• Unlimited access to a dedicated benefits & wellbeing hub where you can save money through various retailer discounts, and make use of a variety of resources that will enhance your physical and mental wellbeing
• Collaboration: We believe that great things happen when smart people work together, that's why we've made the decision to work five days in the office.
• Office perks: Help yourself to free breakfast cereals, condiments, and coffee to fuel your workday. Our culture club provides opportunities for everyone whether you're into fitness, pizza making classes, socialising or bringing out your competitive side in trivia or lawn bowls!

What you'll be working on?

• The role focuses on manual testing of C#/.NET applications deployed in AWS, Testing in both back-end C# server and UI JavaScript environments.
• Primary database engines you will be working on is SQL Server and writing complex queries to be used for data validation & troubleshooting
• Test planning and design, including test data and environment requirements
• Creating and maintaining test plans and test scripts, ensuring proper test coverage for all functional requirements
• Preparing and managing test data
• Executing test scripts, recording and analysing results for variance against expected outcomes
• Logging and tracking identified defects & monitoring them through resolution
• Analysing defects to identify what is causing them
• Providing feedback to the development team
• Preparing regular test status & test completion reports for progress tracking
• Develop testing schedules to optimise the availability of testing resources
• Perform usability testing for system performance, reliability, scalability, and security
• Provides internal quality assurance

What will help you be successful?

• Must have 5+ years of experience as a QA Manual Test Engineer on medium to large IT projects (within financial services)
• Strong manual testing experience, ideally within financial services
• Experience with Jira, Git, and API testing
• Testing experience across backend services and web-based UI JavaScript
• Testing within an AWS cloud architecture
• Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile/frequent releases environment and adapt to significant amounts of change in work assignment
• Knowledge of primary database engines (SQL Server) with a demonstrated ability to write complex queries to be used for data validation & troubleshooting
• High standard of attention to detail and tenacity
• Confidence working in Agile, fast-release environments
• Desirable:
• Automation testing with JavaScript like tools
• ISTQB Certified Tester
• Knowledge of financial trading instruments (Shares/FX/Options/Derivatives)
• Comfortable working in both an unstructured (ambiguity) and a highly st