QA Automation Engineer - (AVP)

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as an Automation Engineer, specializing in QA for Front Office Trading Systems. This role requires expertise in Java and Selenium, along with a strong background in investment banking technologies. The position offers a hybrid working model and numerous employee benefits, fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual performance-related bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in QA automation (UI and API)
• Track record in Front Office Trading Systems
• Experience with CI tools like Jenkins and Git

Responsibilities

• Develop automation scripts and frameworks for testing
• Participate in teams for design and implementation impact analysis
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure product quality

Skills

Automation Testing

Java

Selenium

Analytical Skills

Job description

We are looking for a highly-skilled Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Java and Selenium.

The ideal candidate should have investment banking experience with a track record of QA in Front Office Trading Systems, excellent communication skills and expertise in industry-standard tools like Jira, ALM, Zephyr, Confluence, Jenkins, OpenShift, and Jenkins pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop automation scripts and framework libraries for both UI and API testing.
• Actively participate in Delivery Feature Teams with regards to impact analysis of design and implementation.
• Define test plans and test cases for functional and end-to-end testing.
• Drive in-sprint automation of Feature Deliveries, whilst championing automation best practices.
• Perform detailed root cause analysis of defects and manage fix/retest cycles until sign off.
• Produce regular Test Reports to communicate delivery health to key stakeholders.
• Mitigate roll-out risk through runbook reviews.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional and global teams (QA, Dev and Product Teams) to ensure high-quality product delivery.
• Troubleshoot issues with Linux, containers, virtualization, and storage environments.
• Mentor team members, guiding them on technical and domain-related queries.
• Collaborate on process improvement initiatives within the wider eComm QA team.
• Operate efficiently and effectively in a global, fast-paced, and complex matrix environment and be flexible with changes in priorities.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Good track record of delivering QA for Front Office Trading Systems.
• Strong experience working within Investment Banking Markets Technology domain.
• Strong hands-on experience in QA automation (UI and API automation).
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Expertise in Selenium WebDriver and Playwright for UI automation.
• Experience of developing stubs and drivers.
• Experience working with Git for version control.
• Hands-on experience with CI tool such as Jenkins, TeamCity etc.
• Previous active contribution to Cucumber automation frameworks.
• Experience with ALM, Zephyr, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, OpenShift, Splunk.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Proven ability to work in a global team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired domain experience

• Experience of working on Single Dealer Platforms
• FX and Local Market experience

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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