QA Engineer

Proactive.IT Appointments Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an experienced QA Engineer to join a client’s team on a permanent basis. The role involves supporting testing across an agile project and executing effective automated tests using C# and BDD. Candidates should have strong skills in financial services, automated testing frameworks, and a good understanding of QA methodologies. The role offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including a discretionary bonus and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus up to 10%

Shares scheme

Unlimited leave policy

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Income protection

Eye tests

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services and Financial Technology required.
• Strong skills in C# or Java necessary.
• Experience with .Net automated testing frameworks and BDD tools.

Responsibilities

• Support testing across an agile project.
• Collaborate with tech teams to deliver high-quality applications.
• Design and execute automated and exploratory tests.

Skills

C#

Java

.Net automated testing frameworks

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

SQL queries

QA automation methodologies

Financial Services

Financial Technology

AI tools

Job description

11418JS
£55k – 60k per year + Bonus + Brilliant Benefits

QA Engineer – Hybrid

Our client is urgently looking for an experienced QA Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

Please note, this is a hybrid role, with 6 days per month required in the office in London.

You will support testing across an agile project within the suite of products or functional areas. The role involves analysing business requirements and technical changes to design and execute effective automated and exploratory tests, ensuring critical issues are identified and resolved before release.

You will collaborate closely with a number of tech teams to deliver high-quality applications supported by robust automated regression tests built in C# using a Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) approach.

You will be rewarded with an excellent salary, as well as a brilliant benefits package including a discretionary bonus (up to 10%), shares scheme, annual leave, unlimited leave policy, pension scheme, life assurance, private medical insurance, health insurance, income protection, eye tests, dental insurance, hybrid working and many, many more perks!

QA Engineer – Key Skills:

• Experience within Financial Services and Financial Technology
• Strong skills in C# or Java
• .Net automated testing frameworks using BDD tools, such as SpecFlow or Reqnroll
• REST APIs and UI testing – Selenium WebDriver and Playwright
• Able to write SQL queries
• Understanding around on-functional testing
• Thorough understanding of QA automation methodologies, agile practices and software testing principles
• Familiarity with AI tools – nice to have
• Knowledge of European Mutual Funds/Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) – nice to have
• Message formats such as XML, JSON, SFTP and Swift – nice to have

Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted.

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