Test Engineer

Swift; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Control over your career

Competitive package

Help to perform at your best

Opportunity to make a difference

Freedom to be yourself

Job summary

Swift is seeking a motivated software testing professional to join their Web Platform team in London. You will be involved in testing mission-critical financial software, focusing on quality across the software development lifecycle.

This role requires proficiency in Selenium test automation and programming in Java or Python. With a competitive package and opportunities for personal growth, Swift promotes a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in testing and/or software development.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and tools.
• Experience with Agile frameworks is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Automate test cases using appropriate testing frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify system requirements.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain test cases.

Skills

Selenium test automation frameworks

Java or Python programming

Software testing methodologies

Test management tools (e.g., JIRA)

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related fields

Tools

Ansible

CI/CD Jenkins pipelines

Robot Framework

Job description

Responsibilities

• The Access Cluster is looking for a highly skilled and motivated candidate to join the Web Platform squad (based in Belgium/London).
• Work on a product used by most top financial institutions in the world, key to the digital economy.
• Be part of a dynamic software development team where testing skills are crucial to delivering mission‑critical financial software following Agile methodologies.
• Undertake Testing/Automation/DevOps activities of medium to high complexity related to different software components and versions.
• Do development work related to software testing frameworks, focusing on quality, security, availability, resiliency, scalability, performance, and system resources consumption.
• Adhere to a structured testing environment and actively contribute to delivering software that meets quality expectations.
• Participate in the full cycle of new user story development: requirements review, solution design, implementation, testing plan, and development testing.
• Share team commitments and own parts of solutions.
• Perform software delivery tasks such as builds, installation of releases on test environments, etc.
• Take opportunities to improve the way the team works, the tools used, and the software produced.
• Collaborate with internal teams (developers, product owners) to identify system requirements, develop effective strategies and test plans.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Automate test cases using appropriate testing frameworks and tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.
• Effectively use AI assistants during test design, automation, and testing activities.
• Create detailed, comprehensive, well‑structured test plans and test cases.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using a bug tracking system, working closely with development teams for resolution.
• Support CI/CD‑integrated test execution and troubleshoot automation failures.

Qualifications

• Experience with Selenium test automation frameworks.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in testing and/or software development.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant computing field (IT, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Informatics).
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Open‑minded, solutions oriented, and a true team player gaining energy through collaboration.
• Ability to prioritize work independently based on business impact and urgency.
• Testing methodology certification (e.g., ISTQB) is an added advantage.
• Analytical mind and problem‑solving attitude.
• Proactive actions and positive attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal relations, sense of responsibility, commitment, and customer focus.
• Basic knowledge in functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Familiar with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, X‑Ray), Confluence.
• Agile mind‑set: continuous learning and improvement.
• Team‑oriented, pride in team achievements, and readiness to support teammates.
• Curiosity, eagerness to learn, and to educate others.
• Very good communication skills, including remote meeting setups.
• Test Automation framework: Selenium.
• Administration: test reports, Xray tests, designing test cases.
• Basic knowledge of POSIX and Windows commands.
• Development: basic Java knowledge.
• DevOps: Ansible, CI/CD Jenkins pipelines.
• Artificial Intelligence prompting.
• Strong communication skills in spoken and written English (mandatory).
• Ability to work with a team in an Agile environment.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to change.
• Good problem‑solving skills and adherence to quality and operational excellence.
• Git/Bitbucket: basic to good understanding.
• SQL: basic to good understanding.
• Robot Framework: basic understanding.
• CICD/DevOps: basic to good understanding.
• Test automation: basic to good understanding.
• Linux SELinux: basic understanding.

Benefits

• Control over your career.
• Competitive package.
• Help to perform at your best.
• Opportunity to make a difference.
• Freedom to be yourself.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.