Software Test Engineer (AVP)

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Job summary

Citi seeks a Software Test Engineer to join the FiTP team, delivering automated and manual testing across key fixed income systems. The role emphasizes strong Java skills, automation frameworks, and collaboration with business and support teams.

The position offers hybrid work with up to two days at home per week and a comprehensive benefits package. Your responsibilities include creating test plans, executing tests, building automation, and ensuring zero defects in production through rigorous

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Strong logical and analytical skills.
• Experience with automation testing frameworks.
• Proficient in Java and scripting for test automation.
• Hands-on with Selenium or Cypress and API/web service testing.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Delivering independent testing for major applications in the Unified Trade Processing System.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and regression tests; perform test estimation and automation.
• Develop and execute automation frameworks for functional and non-functional testing.
• Act as quality gate; document and track defects before release.
• Identify process improvements to optimize QA efficiency and scalability.
• Collaborate with business and production support to investigate issues.
• Analyze requirements and build test plans to minimize production defects.
• Own tasks and monitor QA metrics like defect densities.

Skills

Automation testing

Java programming

SQL

Scripting

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

TestNG

Cucumber

Jenkins

Git

uDeploy

REST Assured

Job description

Discover your future at Citi

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

The Global Fixed Income Trade Processing (FiTP) Team is seeking a Software Test Engineer.

In this fast paced environment you must be able to prioritize tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and thoughtful approach, paying close attention to details. You will need to employ strong communication skills, necessary to effectively produce client solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering independent testing for at least one major application belonging to the Unified Trade Processing System..
• Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases, Test Estimation, manual test case execution, regression testing, test automation development and other project artifacts.
• Implementation and execution of automation test frameworks for functional and non-functional testing using open source tools.
• Acting as a quality gate and Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs before software products are delivered to our clients.
• Identifying and highlighting ways to continuously optimize the way in which QA function operates to create an efficient, scalable team.
• Work with the business and Production Support to investigate issues and prevent production defects
• Analyze business/system requirements, build test plan which results zero defects in production
• Take ownership for delivering the task assigned and Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

• Ensure delivery within tight timelines and meeting the team’s expectation
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs and Monitor debugging process results
• Together with the team contribute to innovative & best-in-class solutions for our business

Technical Experience

• Proven industry experience in automation testing with hands-on experience in Selenium/Cypress
• Professional should have strong understanding and experience in Java, automation framework development

Must Have Skills

• Good logical and analytical skills
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Good understanding of Automation frameworks [BDD/TDD].
• Good Hands on Experience in any of Selenium/Cypress, API/Rest Assured/Web Services Testing.
• Should have good working knowledge of CI/CD process, TestNG, Cucumber, Jenkins, Git, uDeploy, etc.
• Working knowledge on SQL and scripting.

Add on Skills

• Experience in Fixed Income domain is preferred.
• Experience in Python, Desktop Based applications would be an added advantage.
• Experience with performance testing will be an added advantage

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent experience in a similar role

Competencies

• Innovative and Positive ‘Can Do’ attitude
• Planning and Organizing – Ability to identify the steps to be taken to achieve objectives
• Resilience – Used to working towards tight deadlines, under pressure and using appropriate coping methods to stay focused
• Accountability –self start on goals and achieve targets

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Most Relevant Skills:

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills:

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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