Senior Test Engineer

Australian Securities Exchange; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Australian Securities Exchange in Sydney seeks a senior QA/Test Engineer to validate high-availability trading and market infrastructure. You will design test cases, automate where possible and drive quality in complex multi-protocol environments.

You will analyse requirements, manage defects, report metrics and contribute to improvement initiatives in a hybrid work setting. Flexible arrangements and a strong brand support your delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in software testing within complex, mission-critical, high-availability systems.
• Experience testing distributed, event-driven or real-time transaction processing systems.
• Experience testing systems that communicate using multiple protocols and interfaces, including FIX, APIs, messaging platforms, file-based integrations.
• Experience analysing message flows, system interactions and data transformations across integrated platforms.
• Strong system, system integration, end-to-end, regression and release testing experience.
• Experience working in highly regulated or operationally critical industries such as financial markets, banking, payments or similar complex environments.
• Experience investigating and troubleshooting production-like issues using logs, message tracing, databases and monitoring tools.
• Experience with SQL and reconciliation of large and complex datasets.
• Experience working within CI/CD delivery environments.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, automation strategy and automated test execution.
• Experience using Linux/Unix environments and command-line tools.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and modern test management practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• This role is responsible for validating highly available, mission-critical trading and market infrastructure systems.
• Analyse business, functional and technical requirements to ensure completeness, quality and testability.
• Design, review and execute test cases, test scenarios and test suites.
• Perform functional, system integration, end-to-end, regression and operational readiness testing.
• Validate trading workflows, order management and market data processing across applicable interfaces and protocols.
• Prepare and manage test data, environment dependencies and execution readiness activities.
• Identify, investigate, document and track defects through to resolution.
• Provide test execution reporting, quality metrics and release evidence.
• Participate in risk assessments, test planning, estimations and release readiness reviews.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the QE&T Community of Practice.
• Learn and use automation tools provided by external vendors and developed internally.
• Design, build and maintain a test automation suite.
• Improve productivity by using employer-approved AI tools in test engineering.

Skills

Software testing

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Australian Securities Exchange – Sydney NSW

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you're joining a company with a strong purpose - to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you'll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We're proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we're committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Key purpose of the role

As a member of the ASX test team, you will work closely with developers, support analysts and business analysts in reviewing and updating existing test cases, automation of test cases, creating new test cases, test planning and execution, managing defects, reporting on progress and escalating issues to the Test Manager.

Your responsibilities

• This role is responsible for validating highly available, mission-critical trading and market infrastructure systems. The successful candidate will test complex multi-protocol integrations, real-time transaction processing workflows, market data distribution services and automated trading interfaces while ensuring the quality, reliability and operational readiness of ASX market technology platforms.
• Analyse business, functional and technical requirements to ensure completeness, quality and testability.
• Design, review and execute test cases, test scenarios and test suites.
• Perform functional, system integration, end-to-end, regression and operational readiness testing.
• Validate trading workflows, order management and market data processing across applicable interfaces and protocols.
• Prepare and manage test data, environment dependencies and execution readiness activities.
• Identify, investigate, document and track defects through to resolution.
• Provide test execution reporting, quality metrics and release evidence.
• Participate in risk assessments, test planning, estimations and release readiness reviews.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the QE&T Community of Practice.
• Learn and use automation tools provided by external vendors and developed internally.
• Design, build and maintain a test automation suite.
• Improve productivity by using employer-approved AI tools in test engineering.

Your experience and qualifications

Must have

• 5+ years' experience in software testing within complex, mission-critical, high-availability systems.
• Experience testing distributed, event-driven or real-time transaction processing systems.
• Experience testing systems that communicate using multiple protocols and interfaces, including FIX (Financial Information Exchange), APIs, messaging platforms, file-based integrations or equivalent.
• Experience analysing message flows, system interactions and data transformations across integrated platforms.
• Strong system, system integration, end-to-end, regression and release testing experience.
• Experience working in highly regulated or operationally critical industries such as financial markets, banking, payments or similar complex environments.
• Experience investigating and troubleshooting production-like issues using logs, message tracing, databases and monitoring tools.
• Experience with SQL and reconciliation of large and complex datasets.
• Experience working within CI/CD delivery environments.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, automation strategy and automated test execution.
• Experience using Linux/Unix environments and command-line tools.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and modern test management practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience testing exchange, clearing, settlement, derivatives or market data platforms.
• Experience within futures, options, equities, fixed income or OTC trading environments.
• Strong knowledge of market protocols such as FIX, ITCH, OUCH, GLIMPSE or FAST.
• Experience testing low-latency or high-throughput systems.
• Experience with Kafka, Avro, event streaming and real-time data distribution architectures.
• Experience in electronic trading, algorithmic trading or market surveillance platforms.
• Understanding of exchange operations, order lifecycle management and market data dissemination.
• Experience with Java or Python development.
• Exposure to cloud-native architectures, containerisation and modern DevOps practices.
• ISTQB Advanced certification or equivalent.

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you'll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at *******@asx.com.au.

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.