Software Engineer III - SDET

JPMorganChase; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking a Software Engineer III in Bournemouth to design and deliver market-leading technology products. This role involves developing and maintaining automated test scripts, collaborating with teams to create test plans, and ensuring technology solutions meet client requirements. Ideal candidates have experience in software test automation, proficiency in programming languages like Java and Python, and familiarity with CI/CD tools. Join a diverse team dedicated to client success.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Equal opportunity employer

Career development programs

Qualifications

• Experience with Java and understanding of object-oriented concepts.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools, such as Selenium and Appium.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and QA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to create comprehensive test plans.
• Execute automated test suites and analyze results.

Skills

Software test automation

Programming languages: Java, Python, JavaScript

Problem-solving skills

Communication and teamwork

Agile/Scrum experience

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Selenium

Git/Bitbucket

Jenkins

Jira

Postman

Gradle

Maven

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking, you will be a seasoned member of an agile team, tasked with designing and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. Your responsibilities include implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, RestAssured, PlayWright).
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to understand application requirements and create comprehensive test plans.
• Execute automated test suites, analyze results, and report defects with clear documentation.
• Identify opportunities for test automation and contribute to the overall test strategy.
• Maintain and enhance the automation framework for scalability and reusability.
• Troubleshoot test failures and work with development teams to resolve issues.
• Owns the end-to-end process of feature deliveries through the full SDLC process, including requirements gathering, development, unit and integration testing, packaging, deployment, and support.
• Work closely with other technology teams to ensure that required changes are made in other systems.
• Ensures technology solutions meet business and client requirements, that they are robust and supportable.
• Documents release procedures and support notes for deliverables to enable proper support by our production management groups.
• Provides third level production support on a rotation basis - analyse issues observed in production, provide detailed analysis and recommendations to production management groups, and identify opportunities to improve the production system.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and applied experience.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and tools including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, Maven.
• Proven experience in software test automation.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Appium).
• Hands-on coding experience in Java, and understanding of Java Core concepts including object-oriented.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and QA methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of performance and security testing.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Knowledge of cloud compute platforms, including AWS.
• Hands-on coding experience in JavaScript, REACT JS.

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.