Software Engineer III - Test Automation

J.P. MORGAN; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Bournemouth is looking for an Automation Software Engineer III to enhance their technology products. The role requires strong expertise in test automation, Java programming, and Agile methodologies. Successful candidates will manage complex projects and have proficiency in Selenium and API testing. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career growth and development.

Qualifications

• Proficient experience in QA Test Automation concepts.
• Understanding of SDLC, QA and Defect Lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with Java and Selenium required.
• Experience using CI tools like Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality testing and automation efforts.
• Manage complex projects and driving performance.
• Identify problems in data for improvements.
• Develop and implement automated tests across applications.

Skills

QA Test Automation

Java programming

Selenium

API testing

Agile methodology

Continuous Integration (Jenkins)

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Cucumber

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. 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.

Job 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.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• 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.
• Hand‑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, capabilities, and skills

• 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.

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.