Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Insight Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in London is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join the Delivery Assurance team. You will lead test strategy, oversee automated and manual testing across multiple projects, and work with Risk Operations and Margin teams to ensure reliability of clearing and risk platforms.

In this hands-on role, you will enhance Java-based automation frameworks, apply Cucumber/Gherkin, and mentor other testers while maintaining rigorous quality standards in a fast-paced capital markets environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of QA/testing in capital markets environments.
• Experience testing risk management and margining platforms.
• Hands-on automation using Java and Cucumber/Gherkin.
• Unix/Linux server experience and strong SQL/Oracle skills.
• Familiarity with Jira, Zephyr and Agile/DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead test strategy and execution across the SDLC for multiple projects.
• Balance automated and manual testing to ensure high quality releases.
• Collaborate with Risk Operations and Margin teams and stakeholders.
• Drive quality improvements and production assurance activities.
• Validate risk, margin, and post-trade workflows.

Skills

QA testing in capital markets

Risk management testing

Margining concepts

Unix/Linux

Java automation

Cucumber/Gherkin

SQL/Oracle

Jira/Zephyr

Agile/DevOps

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jenkins

Confluence

FIX Protocol

IBM MQ

IBM iSeries

SWIFT

Job description

Insight Global are seeking a Senior QA Engineer for a leading financial markets and clearing organisation. This individual will join the Delivery Assurance team, playing a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of critical clearing, risk, and post-trade platforms. The successful candidate will work closely with Risk Operations and Margin teams, leading testing initiatives across multiple projects while enhancing existing automation frameworks in a fast-paced Capital Markets environment.

This position requires 4 days onsite in London, England.

The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for leading test strategy and execution across the full software development lifecycle, supporting both automated and manual testing activities. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, this individual will help drive quality improvements, support production assurance activities, and validate complex risk and margining processes.

Must-Have Requirements Include:

• Strong QA and software testing experience within Capital Markets environments.
• Previous experience testing Risk Management systems.
• Strong understanding of margining concepts including Initial Margin (IM), Variation Margin (VM), and Collateral.
• Experience working directly on Unix/Linux servers.
• Hands-on experience with Java-based automation frameworks.
• Experience using Cucumber/Gherkin for test automation.
• Strong SQL and Oracle experience.
• Experience with Jira and Zephyr for test and defect management.
• Working knowledge of Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to manage testing activities across multiple projects simultaneously.

Technical Skills:

• Java
• Oracle
• SQL
• Jenkins
• Jira
• Confluence
• FIX Protocol
• IBM MQ
• IBM iSeries
• SWIFT

Plusses Include:

• Equities and Equity Derivatives (F&O) domain knowledge.
• Previous clearing or post-trade experience.
• Experience supporting Securities Financing Transactions (SFT).
• Experience working within margining, collateral, or broader risk platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on QA professional to join a highly regarded financial services organisation and contribute to the delivery of business-critical clearing and risk solutions while influencing test strategy, automation, and quality best practices across the technology function.