Senior QA Manual Test Engineer - Fintech & AWS

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

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.