QA manual (DMS) Global IT

Fintech Farm Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Fintech Farm Ltd is seeking a QA Engineer focused on Web/API to ensure the quality of their banking platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in QA, specializing in REST/GraphQL APIs and backend validations. Key responsibilities include designing test plans, collaborating with developers, and performing thorough testing across applications. A proactive mindset and knowledge of Agile practices are essential, with familiarity in tools like Postman and Jira. Join a dynamic team and contribute to enhancing our product quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional QA experience focused on Web/API and backend validations.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile (Scrum/Kanban) practices.
• Solid API testing expertise (HTTP, JSON, error codes).

Responsibilities

• Perform thorough testing of REST/GraphQL APIs and web applications.
• Design test plans, cases, and maintain updated test suites in TestRail.
• Collaborate with developers to resolve defects in Jira.

Skills

API testing expertise

SQL and database knowledge

Agile practices

Analytical thinking

Tools

Postman

Jira

TestRail

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

As a QA Engineer focused on Web/API at Fintech Farm, you will be pivotal in ensuring the quality and reliability of our banking platforms by testing APIs, web applications, and data flows—designing robust test assets and driving clarity from requirements to release.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Perform thorough testing of REST/GraphQL APIs (functional, contract, negative, performance smoke) using tools like Postman/Insomnia; validate requests/responses, auth flows, and integrations.
• Test web applications end‑to‑end across major browsers; verify complex business rules with extensive branching and edge cases.
• Work directly with requirements: clarify acceptance criteria, identify gaps, and design test conditions for large feature sets.
• Validate data at rest and in transit: craft SQL queries to verify persistence, migrations, and reconciliation scenarios.
• Create detailed, structured test plans, test cases, and checklists in TestRail; keep suites up‑to‑date as features evolve.
• Collaborate closely with developers and product to triage and resolve defects in Jira; provide clear reproduction steps and logs.
• Use network/debug proxies (Charles, Proxyman) and review Swagger/OpenAPI specs to align tests with contracts.
• Contribute to CI/CD quality gates awareness (test artifacts, smoke checklists, release sign‑off).
• Optional: read/understand small JavaScript snippets to reason about UI logic (no coding required).

Who You Are

• Sharp analytical mind with strong logical thinking and curiosity; you love figuring out how complex systems work.
• Comfortable juggling multiple streams while keeping quality high and deadlines realistic.
• A collaborative teammate who communicates clearly and drives issues to closure.
• Proactive, self‑driven, and eager to learn new domains and tools.

Your Experience

• 3+ years of professional QA experience with a focus on Web/API and backend validations.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile (Scrum/Kanban) practices.
• Solid API testing expertise (HTTP, auth, headers, JSON, error codes, idempotency, timeouts, retries).
• Hands‑on with SQL and databases for data verification and debugging.
• Familiar with client‑server architecture, logging/monitoring basics, and CI/CD concepts.
• Tools: Postman/Insomnia, Swagger/OpenAPI, Charles/Proxyman, Jira, Confluence, TestRail.
• Able to read JavaScript at a basic level to understand what’s happening (no need to write production code).
• Growth mindset toward QA automation is a plus (e.g., understanding of test design for future automation; Playwright/Postman scripts/JavaScript is a bonus, not a must).
• Nice to have: understanding of credit products (limits, interest, schedules, delinquencies).