Assistant Director - QA Engineer

PowerToFly; Salford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global data analytics firm is seeking a highly-skilled Quality Assurance Engineer specializing in API testing. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience and will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing API tests while collaborating closely with the data engineering team. You will enhance test frameworks, manage API tests, and utilize a keen analytical mindset to ensure product quality. This role involves working in an Agile environment and offers an opportunity to be integral to the API testing strategy.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of QA experience with a strong emphasis on API testing.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with a keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute tests for API testing.
• Write and enhance test scripts to validate software functionality.
• Analyze causes of non-conforming software and implement solutions.
• Maintain and update API test scripts reflecting evolving requirements.
• Utilize advanced queries to query NoSQL databases.
• Develop API testing framework to meet specific requirements.
• Collaborate with development team to develop testing strategy.

Skills

Testing data pipelines (ETL, data warehouse)

API testing

API performance testing

NoSQL (MongoDB Atlas)

Web-based technology architecture

AWS Elastic search

Data streaming (Kafka)

Agile/Scrum development

Verbal and written communication

Analytical mindset

Critical thinking

Education

Undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s degree)

Tools

Postman

NoSQL databases

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

• Experience in testing data pipelines (ETL, data warehouse)
• 3-5+ years of QA experience with a strong emphasis on API testing.
• Proven experience of API Performance testing
• Knowledge of NoSQL (MongoDB Atlas)
• Knowledge of web-based technology architecture, data structures, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience in testing AWS Elastic search is a plus
• Experience of data streaming (Kafka) is a plus
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
• Capability to handle multiple projects concurrently, delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with a keen attention to detail.
• Critical thinking skills for thorough analysis of system requirements and test scenarios.

Education

• Undergraduate/first-level degree (e.g., Bachelor’s degree).

Responsibilities

• API Testing Excellence:
  Design, develop, and execute tests using tools like Postman or similar for API testing.
  Champion the adoption of best practices within the QA team.
• Test Execution:
  Write, execute, and continuously enhance test scripts to validate software functionality.
  Develop test plans, test cases, and testing scripts, maintaining documentation of results and tracking bugs
• Results Analysis and Reporting:
  Analyze the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
  Collaborate with other and stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach to quality assurance.
• Artifact Maintenance:
  Maintain and update API test scripts and artifacts to reflect evolving requirements.
• Database Management:
  Utilize advanced queries to query NoSQL databases, ensuring its relevance to API tests.
  Performance Testing
  Subjecting the API to different levels of stress, load and concurrency
• API Framework Development:
  Take a lead role in developing and enhancing the API testing framework to meet specific testing requirements.
• Collaboration:
  Work closely with the software development team to understand product specifications and develop a corresponding testing strategy.
  Work closely with business analysts and project managers to foster a collaborative testing environment.

About the team

We're expanding our team at Moody's, the leading data analytics company globally, to work on a cutting-edge data streaming pipeline that processes large company datasets. Collaboration is key, and you'll work closely with our data engineering team to enhance test coverage. Your responsibilities extend to improving or creating new test frameworks and data utilities. We have a new and exciting opportunity for a candidate to play an integral part in our API testing strategy within the department. We are seeking a highly-skilled Quality Assurance Engineer with a strong knowledge of API testing. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience in API testing and be adept at creating, implementing, and managing API tests to ensure product quality and will have a keen eye for detail and excellent problem-solving skills.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.