QA Automation Engineer - Exchange & Clearing (Hybrid)

Ocho People; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Health cover

Dental cover

Vision cover

Paid time off

Wellbeing support

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Ocho People is seeking a QA Automation Specialist for Exchange & Clearing Systems on a hybrid basis in the UK. You will extend a Java-based automation framework covering the Exchange, Clearing and Instrument Management platforms, testing frontend and backend interfaces including FIX and UI layers.

You will collaborate with Product and Engineering to drive quality, automate tests, and ensure data integrity and performance in a regulated trading environment with discretionary bonus potential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a QA or software testing role, ideally within financial services.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, FIX and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Cucumber, Playwright and JUnit, plus test reporting and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• Right to work in the UK on a permanent, indefinite basis (no visa sponsorship available).

Responsibilities

• Extend and maintain the Java based QA automation framework supporting the exchange, clearing and instrument management platforms.
• Design and execute manual and automated test cases across new products and features.
• Test FIX protocol, proprietary binary message formats and file based interfaces for both internal and external consumption.
• Automate Admin and Customer UI testing using Playwright alongside targeted manual test cases.
• Validate data integrity, security compliance and performance under expected load.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to review, triage and resolve bugs.
• Define and enforce rigorous quality standards across the platform in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Monitor test platform performance and reliability to meet the demands of a regulated exchange.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of current testing methodologies and tooling.

Skills

Java

Python

FIX

SQL

Cucumber

Playwright

JUnit

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Ocho People is seeking a QA Automation Specialist for Exchange & Clearing Systems on a hybrid basis in the UK. You will extend a Java-based automation framework covering the Exchange, Clearing and Instrument Management platforms, testing frontend and backend interfaces including FIX and UI layers.

You will collaborate with Product and Engineering to drive quality, automate tests, and ensure data integrity and performance in a regulated trading environment with discretionary bonus potential.