Senior QA Engineer (AWS Data Lake)

EPAM; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global digital services provider in Belfast is seeking an experienced Senior QA Engineer to focus on test automation and quality assurance for financial services. This role involves developing automated test suites, performing performance testing, and collaborating with teams to ensure platform reliability. Candidates should have over 3 years of automation testing experience and proficiency with tools such as Cucumber and JMeter. Competitive benefits including a private healthcare package and pension are offered.

Benefits

Private Healthcare Package

Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity policy

Group Life Protection Benefit

Give as You Earn

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Referral Bonus Scheme

Diversity Networks

Access to a range of skills and certifications

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in automation testing.
• Prior experience in creating test automation frameworks.
• Experience in performance and load testing using JMeter.
• Understanding of SQL and basic coding integration.
• Familiarity with financial data workflows is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage automated test suites for APIs and front-end systems.
• Perform end-to-end testing for workflows with AWS Data Lake.
• Use tools like Cucumber for behavior-driven testing.
• Conduct load and performance testing using JMeter.
• Identify and track defects with development teams.
• Maintain CI/CD-based test pipelines.

Skills

Test automation

Performance testing

Behavior-driven development

SQL

Basic coding integration

Tools

Cucumber

Selenium

JUnit

JMeter

LoadRunner

SpecFlow

Job description

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First Derivative is driven by people, data, and technology, unlocking the value of insight, hindsight, and foresight to drive organizations forward. Counting many of the world's leading investment banks as clients, we help our clients navigate the data-driven, digital revolution that is transforming the financial services sector. Our global teams span across 15 offices serving clients across EMEA, North America and APAC.

As an EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) company, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services, we deliver advanced financial services solutions by empowering operational insights, driving innovation, and enabling more effective risk management in an increasingly data-centric world. Together with EPAM, we combine deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients stay ahead in a rapidly evolving financial landscape, offering comprehensive solutions that drive business transformation and sustainable growth.

We are looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer with a strong focus on test automation and expertise in tools like Cucumber, JUnit, Selenium, and performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter). Your role will ensure the reliability, scalability, and quality of the platform by implementing modern testing frameworks for both backend and frontend systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and manage comprehensive automated test suites for APIs, pipelines, and front-end systems
• Perform end-to-end testing for workflows interacting with the AWS Data Lake
• Use tools like Cucumber and SpecFlow for behavior-driven development testing
• Conduct load and performance testing using tools like LoadRunner and JMeter to ensure scalability
• Identify and track defects, collaborating with development teams for resolution
• Maintain CI/CD-based test pipelines, ensuring rapid and reliable deployments

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years of experience in automation testing
• Prior experience in creating test automation frameworks using tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, or SpecFlow
• Experience in performance and load testing using tools like JMeter or similar
• Understanding of SQL and basic coding for integration with testing tools
• Familiarity with financial data workflows is a bonus

WE OFFER

• Private Healthcare Package
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity policy
• Group Life Protection Benefit
• Give as You Earn
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Bonus Scheme
• Diversity Networks
• Access to a range of skills and certifications