Software Engineer III - Test Automation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services company is seeking an Automation Software Engineer III to enhance and deliver market-leading technology products. This role involves managing complex projects, developing test automation frameworks, and utilizing agile methodologies. A strong background in Java, Selenium, and test automation is essential. The position offers opportunities to contribute to high-impact technology solutions within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on QE and test automation experience required.
• Proficient in developing test automation scripts with Java.
• Experience in UI, database, and API testing.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for quality and testing in projects.
• Manages large, complex projects with high visibility.
• Implements end-to-end automated tests across applications.

Skills

Quality and testing

Test automation experience

Leadership skills

Object-oriented programming (Java)

Agile methodology

Selenium

Continuous integration (Jenkins)

SQL and Database knowledge

Tools

Eclipse/IntelliJ IDE

Cucumber

Job description

Responsibilities

• Advocates for quality and testing, requiring hands‑on QE and test automation experience, while demonstrating strong leadership skills.
• Adapts quickly to changing business needs in a fast‑paced environment driven by market pressures.
• Manages large projects with high complexity, risk, and visibility.
• Contributes expertise in object‑oriented design, utilizes test frameworks for UI and API, applies agile development methodology, and demonstrates an understanding of and exposure to all aspects of the project life cycle.
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems.
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Formal training or certification on QA Test Automation concepts and proficient applied experience.
• Full understanding of SDLC, QA and Defect Lifecycle.
• Strong experience in developing test automation scripts with object‑oriented programming languages such as Java using Eclipse/IntelliJ IDE.
• Hands‑on experience with Java and Selenium.
• Upgrade/create new reusable tests framework for API and UI using Cucumber, Selenium, Java as per functional requirements.
• Overall knowledge in middleware technologies, messaging queues and database.
• Experience using continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience in UI, database and API testing.
• Implement end‑to‑end automated tests to run across multiple applications.
• Experience in working with agile team and knowledgeable in agile methodology and Jira.
• Sound working experience of Java, Selenium, API/REST services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing team – set clear direction, drive performance, and contribute to process efficiencies.
• Sound SQL and DB knowledge (Oracle, Cassandra) preferred.
• Experience in developing in‑sprint test automation scripts is an added advantage.

Automation Software Engineer III (Summary)

As an Automation Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Company Overview

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 approach drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. 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.