Senior Automation Engineer

Liquidnet; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Belfast is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead the modernization of their automated testing framework and implement production testing solutions. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in automated testing within financial services and hold a strong knowledge of equity products, programming in Python or Java, and familiarity with low latency systems. This position promotes a culture of inclusivity and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing.
• Experience in testing capacity and latency sensitive trading systems.
• Knowledge of equity market structure and electronic trading.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional, regression, and performance testing of applications.
• Design and maintain automated test cases for trading applications.
• Enhance existing automated testing framework.
• Implement production automated smoke test tooling.

Skills

Automated testing of equity products

Python programming

Java programming

Testing capacity and latency sensitive trading systems

Knowledge of FIX protocol

Proficiency in Linux

SQL skills

Experience with AWS

Job description

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Liquidnet is a leading technology-driven, agency execution specialist that intelligently connects the world’s investors to the world’s investments. Since our founding in 1999, our network has grown to include more than 1,000 institutional investors that collectively manage $33 trillion in equity and fixed income assets. Our network spans 46 markets across six continents. We built Liquidnet to make global capital markets more efficient and continue to do so by adding additional participants, enabling trusted access to trading and investment opportunities, and delivering the actionable intelligence and insight that our customers need.

Role Overview:

The Senior Automation Engineer (SAE), in this role will be responsible for the modernization of our existing automated testing framework as well as the automation of post-deployment smoke tests in production. The ATS is a complex and distributed system. A wide ranging QA/DevOps skillset will be required in order to perform automated testing of the ATS platform and push this significant transformation of the SDLC forward. This role will include ongoing automated testing, making enhancements to the automated testing framework and the design and implementation of the production automated smoke test tooling.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead functional, regression, integration, and performance testing of trading applications
• Design, write, execute and maintain automated test cases for trading applications
• Make enhancements to existing automated testing framework
• Implementation of production automated smoke test tooling
• Contribute to the overall progress of the team and the firm; ensure timely delivery of quality software
• Serve as third-tier support for production issues and related support needs

Experience / Competences:

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing of equity products in a global financial services company or vendor using Python, Java or similar programming language
• 5+ years of experience in testing of capacity and latency sensitive trading systems
• Experience and knowledge of equity products and instruments including FIX protocol and market data
• Proficiency with computer technologies including Linux, SQL, Messaging & Distributed Systems
• Knowledge of equity market structure, order handling and electronic trading
• Experience of the full software development agile lifecycle in a technical role
• Experience supporting low latency trading systems built with C++ or similar programming language
• Experience of delivering platforms and services across multiple teams
• Experience migrating and managing applications on AWS

Not The Perfect Fit?

Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us.

Company Statement

We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement.