FX eTrading QA Engineer - Independent Quality Gate

Citi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Generous holiday allowance + bankhols

Discretional annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Special discounts for employees

Job summary

Citi London is seeking a development-focused QA professional to independently test major FX eTrading applications. You will collaborate with development, business, and Production Support to deliver high-quality software and to improve test design, automation, and documentation.

The role emphasizes responsible GenAI adoption, thorough output validation, and strong collaboration across cross-functional teams in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• Strong testing/QA experience in financial services preferred.
• Java development skills with automated test frameworks.
• Experience across UI, API, and server-side testing.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and BDD/TDD (Cucumber, FitNesse).
• Trading domain knowledge preferred (FX/Rates/Commodities).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Linux/Unix environments.
• Analytical, detail-oriented approach to defect investigation.
• Practical use of GenAI tools with secure practices.

Responsibilities

• Independent testing and quality gating before production releases.
• Design, build, and execute manual and automated tests across UI, API and server.
• Develop and maintain robust test automation frameworks.
• Review designs and requirements for testability and coverage.
• Collaborate with Dev, Product and Production Support to triage defects.
• Support QA leadership with coverage metrics and release readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing methods and tooling.
• Adopt GenAI tools responsibly for test design and analysis.
• Validate AI-generated outputs for security and accuracy.

Skills

Java development

Test automation

CI/CD tooling

Unix/Linux

Python scripting

BDD/TDD

GenAI adoption

Defect investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Jenkins

TeamCity

Cucumber

FitNesse

Job description

Citi London is seeking a development-focused QA professional to independently test major FX eTrading applications. You will collaborate with development, business, and Production Support to deliver high-quality software and to improve test design, automation, and documentation.

The role emphasizes responsible GenAI adoption, thorough output validation, and strong collaboration across cross-functional teams in a hybrid London setting.