Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation in Bournemouth. This role involves delivering innovative software solutions and improving operational stability through automation techniques. Candidates should have expertise in automated API testing, proficiency in programming languages like Java, and familiarity with various development tools. The position emphasizes collaboration, diversity, and a commitment to enhancing the technology landscape of the firm.

Qualifications

• Delivering system design, application development, and testing.
• Experience in automated testing solutions for UAT.
• Collaboration skills to build strong relationships.

Responsibilities

• Create software solutions and perform technical troubleshooting.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Automated testing of APIs

UI testing using Selenium

Programming in JAVA

Performance testing with JMeter

CI/CD methodologies

Cloud native experience

Education

Formal training in software engineering

Tools

Selenium

Git

JIRA

Gradle

Maven

Postgres

Job description

Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation

BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom

Job Information

• Job Identification 210545584
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Corporate Sector
• Posting Date 01/20/2025, 03:53 PM
• Locations BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET, United Kingdom
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Data & Analytics business, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Develop UAT test automation into Front-End automation frameworks, and become POC on newest tools
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in automated testing of APIs and UI testing using RestAssured, Selenium or similar technology.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) (e.g., JAVA, Selenium, and Cucumber)
• Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter, Blazemete
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Proficient knowledge and experience in the following tools: Gradle, Maven, Git, Bit bucket, JIRA, Confluence, JMeter/Load Runner
• Practical cloud native experience (e.g. AWS)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Independently design, develop, test, and deliver Test Automation Solutions supporting UAT and UAT testing using Java, Selenium, and Cucumber
• Working experience of REST and SOAP web services, API Testing/Automation
• Working knowledge of databases like Trino, Iceberg, Snowflake and Postgres
• Must be collaborative, able to build strong relationships across the firm, strategize and drive process improvements, and results oriented

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit ourFAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.