Senior QA Automation Engineer

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in London seeks a QA professional to enhance their Digital Trade Platform. The successful candidate will design automated tests, perform various testing procedures, and ensure the quality of a cloud-based system for global trade processes. Candidates should possess expert experience in QA with proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and automation frameworks. This role demands self-motivated individuals capable of thriving in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of expert QA experience with a focus on test planning and automation.
• Proficient in JavaScript or TypeScript with a strong emphasis on using Cypress for front-end testing.
• Strong understanding of REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, and XML is a must.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business/system requirements and database schemas.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases for the IDT platform.
• Perform functional, integration, and regression testing, especially for APIs.

Skills

QA experience

JavaScript or TypeScript

Cypress

REST/SOAP APIs

JSON

XML

JIRA

Postman

Python

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

ALM

Cypress

Job description

Job Purpose

As a vital member of the Technology Group, you will contribute significantly to the development and delivery of the ICE Digital Trade Platform (IDT) — a cloud-based system designed to digitise, automate, and streamline global trade and post-trade processes. This platform manages the full lifecycle of digital trade documents across various applications, including API services.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of the IDT platform through test automation, certification testing, client onboarding, production support, and effective communication with stakeholders.

We’re looking for a results-oriented, self-driven professional who thrives in a dynamic environment. You’ll collaborate closely with project managers, developers, product teams, support staff, and external vendors.

Demonstrates awareness of emerging AI-driven QA methodologies and proactively explores opportunities to integrate them into existing testing frameworks and workflows to enhance efficiency, coverage, and quality assurance outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business/system requirements and database schemas.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, and regression testing (especially APIs).
• Write and execute SQL queries for data validation.
• Use CI/CD tools, version control (Git), and automation frameworks.
• Respond to client API queries and support onboarding.
• Log and track defects; coordinate client-side testing.
• Contribute to internal monitoring tools and scripting.
• Maintain awareness of environment changes and deploy applications.
• Collaborate with QA leads on complex testing strategies.
• Develop and deliver well written test plans and summaries

Knowledge and Experience

• Expert QA experience, with experience in test planning and automation.
• Expert experience with JavaScript or TypeScript and Cypress for front-end testing.
• Strong knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs, JSON, XML.
• Proficient in tools like JIRA, Postman, ReadyAPI, or JMeter.
• Experience with SDLC, QA methodologies, and scripting (Python, etc.).
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, ALM, and test automation frameworks.
• Ability to work in highly demanding, fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, able to work and excel autonomously on job responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering/ related field or similar experience.

Nice to Have

• Hands on experience designing and executing performance tests for APIs and GUIs to identify bottlenecks and ensure optimal response times
• Understands and evaluates AI/ML-based testing tools and frameworks, integrating them into CI/CD pipelines to optimise test automation and defect detection.