Quality Assurance Test Engineer

CMC Markets; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave benefits

Zero trades for staff

Continuous learning

Wellbeing hub

Office perks - free breakfast & coffee

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. The role ensures quality and reliability of software through rigorous testing and validation.

You'll collaborate with developers and stakeholders, manage production releases, and support regression testing across API, backend, and cloud-based systems. The position emphasizes early involvement and hands-on testing in a fast-paced fintech

Qualifications

• 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 within an AWS cloud architecture.
• Able to work in a fast-paced Agile/frequent releases environment.

Responsibilities

• Test planning and design, including test data and environment requirements.
• Creating and maintaining test plans and test scripts with proper coverage.
• Preparing and managing test data and executing test scripts.
• Logging and tracking defects and monitoring them through resolution.
• Providing feedback to the development team and preparing status reports.
• Develop testing schedules to optimise resources.
• Perform usability testing for system performance, reliability, scalability, and security.

Skills

Manual testing

Attention to detail

Agile

Problem solving

Education

ISTQB Certified Tester

Tools

Jira

Git

API testing

AWS

Job description

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 experiencedQA Manual TestEngineerto 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.

The QAEngineerwill collaborate closely with developers and other stakeholders toidentifyand resolve issues, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products to our clients. You will also be expected to manage production releases and support regression testing activities as part of the squad responsibilities.

You'll work on complex, high-volume systems where quality genuinely matters. This is not checkbox testing. You'll be involved early, influencing outcomes and partnering closely with developers and stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-performing software. You'll also sharpen your skills in a modern environment. From API and backend testing through to cloud-based systems, you'll continue to grow your technical capability while staying hands-on in meaningful work.

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?

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 andmaintainingtest plans and test scripts, ensuring proper test coverage for all functional requirements

Preparing and managing test data

Executing test scripts,recordingand analysing results for variance against expected outcomes

Logging and tracking identified defects &monitoringthem through resolution

Analysing defects toidentifywhat 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 largeIT projects within financial services

Strong manual testing experience, ideally within financial services

Experience with Jira, Git, and API testing

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

ISTQB Certified Tester

Knowledge of financial trading instruments (Shares/FX/Options/Derivatives)

Comfortable working in both an unstructured (ambiguity) and a highly structured (process driven) testing environment

The things we live by

CMC Markets is powered by our people. We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, where our people feel confident to be themselves, feel valued and are able to do their best work. We don't just value differences and unique perspectives, we seek them out and we invite them in, because we know it will lead to better outcomes for everyone

We look forward to hearing from you!