QA Engineer – Fixed Income Commodities Tech

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a talented QA Engineer to join a prestigious hedge fund. In this dynamic role, you will leverage your extensive experience in financial services to ensure the quality of algorithmic trading systems. Collaborating closely with Portfolio Managers and Quants, you will develop automated tests and enhance existing frameworks while promoting best practices in testing. This innovative firm fosters a collaborative culture where your ideas will be valued and implemented, making it an ideal environment for those looking to make a significant impact in the financial technology sector.

Benefits

Significant salary + bonus

Collaborative culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience in financial services technology.
• Skilled in Java with experience in automated tests and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Plan, document, and execute tests against trading systems.
• Develop automated test cases and enhance testing frameworks.

Skills

QA experience in financial services technology

Java programming

Automated testing

Test frameworks/harnesses

Selenium

Unix/Linux OS knowledge

Messaging infrastructure (Solace, Aeron)

Electronic trading knowledge

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Equivalent degree from a top-tier university

Tools

Selenium

TestComplete

HP UFT/QTP

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Client:

Oxford Knight

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Salary: £90 – £130k base + c.25-40% bonus | Experience: 5+ years

Job Description

Fantastic opportunity for a skilled QA with a proven track record in test automation to join one of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds.

You will draw on your financial services experience to plan, document and execute tests against core components of the algorithmic trading & execution systems. You will join a global team that faces off to Portfolio Managers and Quants from Fixed Income and Commodities trading pods. Your work will be a mix of developing automated test cases, enhancing current testing frameworks and harnesses, as well as working with developers to ensure best practices for building testable systems.

The successful QA Engineer will enjoy facing off to the business, and have outstanding communication skills across all levels of technical understanding.

Skills and Experience Required

• At least 5 years’ QA experience within financial services technology
• Skilled in one or more programming languages (Java preferred) with experience writing and maintaining automated tests
• Demonstrable ability of developing and using test frameworks/harnesses, and tools such as Selenium, TestComplete, or HP UFT/QTP
• Familiarity with scripting languages & knowledge of Unix/Linux OS
• Bachelor’s (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, from a top-tier university
• Experience with messaging infrastructure (e.g. Solace, Aeron, etc.)
• Experience with electronic trading or trade booking & processing systems, as well as working knowledge of Fixed Income & Commodities financial instruments and markets

Rewards and Incentives

• Significant salary +bonus
• Very collaborative culture, ideas are implemented