Lead/Senior QA Automation

Luxoft; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is building a new QA automation squad for Capital Markets FX Clearing. You will design and implement test automation frameworks, automate REST APIs and microservices, and validate real-time trade processing under CI/CD pipelines.

Join an Agile Scrum team working with Java, Cucumber, Orca, and open-source tools to ensure resilience, performance, and reliable releases across the FX clearing platform.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in test automation (Java-based or similar).
• Hands-on with Cucumber or BDD frameworks.
• Experience testing REST APIs and microservices architectures.
• Understanding of databases (Oracle) and SQL.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environments.
• Experience with functional and integration testing.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing (performance, load, resilience).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab).
• Experience in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement test automation frameworks for the FX Swaps clearing platform.
• Develop and maintain automated functional and integration tests (API & microservices).
• Validate real-time trade processing workflows.
• Ensure coverage of non-functional testing (performance, resilience).
• Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and quality-by-design.
• Execute and maintain regression test suites and CI/CD test pipelines.
• Contribute to test strategy, test plans, and test documentation.
• Work with tools such as Cucumber, Orca, and open-source testing frameworks.
• Support integration testing with external FX venues (e.g., FX Matching).
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-team collaboration.
• Support production validation, releases, and post-go-live activities.

Skills

Java

Cucumber

REST APIs

SQL

CI/CD

Linux

Agile/Scrum

BDD frameworks

Tools

Orca

Jenkins

GitLab

Open-source testing tools

Job description

Project description

Job Description - QA Automation Engineer (Capital Markets / FX Clearing)Project DescriptionWe are DXC Luxoft Financial Services - an award-winning provider of technology solutions dedicated to the Financial Services sector.We are building a new high-impact engineering squad in Bucharest to deliver a critical Financial Markets Clearing Platform for FX Swaps, a key component in the global clearing ecosystem. This initiative is part of a highly regulated, low-latency financial platform with strict requirements around resilience, performance, and availability.You will work in an Agile Scrum environment, contributing to the full testing lifecycle—from test design through automation, execution, and production validation - while adhering to Client engineering standards and SDLC practices.This role offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical financial systems, ensuring quality for real-time trade processing under strict SLA constraints.Team OverviewWe are building a dedicated squad in Bucharest (Java Developers + QA Automation Engineers) working closely with global teams. The team operates in 2-week sprint cycles, following Agile ceremonies.The team is responsible for end-to-end delivery of the FX Swaps product, including test strategy, automation, validation, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities
• Design and implement test automation frameworks for the FX Swaps clearing platform
• Develop and maintain automated functional and integration tests (API & microservices)
• Validate real-time trade processing workflows
• Ensure coverage of non-functional testing (performance, resilience, reliability)
• Collaborate with developers to ensure testability and quality-by-design
• Execute and maintain regression test suites and CI/CD test pipelines
• Contribute to test strategy, test plans, and test documentation
• Work with tools such as Cucumber, Orca, and open-source testing frameworks
• Support integration testing with external FX venues (e.g., FX Matching)
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and cross-team collaboration
• Support production validation, releases, and post-go-live activities

SKILLS

Must have

• Core Technical
• Strong experience in test automation (Java-based or similar)
• Hands-on experience with Cucumber or BDD frameworks
• Experience testing REST APIs and microservices architectures
• Understanding of databases (Oracle) and SQL
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix environmentsTesting & Engineering
• Experience with functional and integration testing
• Knowledge of non-functional testing (performance, load, resilience)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)
• Understanding of test automation best practices and frameworks designDelivery & Collaboration
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail

Nice to have

• Nice-to-Have Experience in Capital Markets / FX domain and exposure to distributed systems or cloud environments