Automation Tester / SDET - Market Surveillance [Java / Python / Selenium / Playwright]

Luxoft India; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft India is seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to lead test automation efforts for financial services applications built on microservices. The role requires hands-on experience with Java/Python, Selenium/Playwright, and API testing, with strong CI/CD and DevOps familiarity.

You will design and maintain automation frameworks, validate end-to-end interactions, and collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment to improve testing coverage and quality across services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software testing/quality engineering experience.
• Hands-on test automation experience across microservices.
• Proficient in Java and/or Python.
• Solid API testing and automation background (Rest Assured, Postman).
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium or Playwright.
• CI/CD and DevOps familiarity (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Git/version control proficiency.
• Strong understanding of QE and automation best practices.
• Financial Services domain experience mandatory; Markets domain preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts and automation frameworks.
• Develop and implement automated testing solutions for microservices-based applications.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate service-to-service interactions, data flows, and integrations in a microservices environment.
• Develop and execute API automation using appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Conduct database and data validation testing as required.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous quality practices.
• Identify, analyze, document, and track defects to resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, product owners in an Agile/Scrum setting.
• Enhance automation coverage, framework capabilities, and overall QE practices.

Skills

Test Automation

Microservices testing

Java

Python

Selenium

Playwright

API Testing

API Automation

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

Financial Services

Markets domain

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Playwright

Rest Assured

Postman

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Git

Job description

• The Market Surveillance Technology team is responsible for developing and supporting applications within the Financial Services/Markets domain. The role focuses on Quality Engineering and test automation for applications built on Microservices Architecture, ensuring application quality, reliability, and data integrity.
• You need to have a strong hands-on experience in test automation, microservices testing, and Financial Services, preferably within the Markets domain.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts and automation frameworks.
• Develop and implement automated testing solutions for applications based on Microservices Architecture.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Validate service-to-service interactions, data flows, and application integrations within a microservices environment.
• Develop and execute API automation using appropriate automation tools and frameworks.
• Perform database and data validation testing where required.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and support continuous quality practices.
• Identify, analyze, document, and track defects through to resolution.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Contribute to improving automation coverage, framework capabilities, test efficiency, and overall Quality Engineering practices.

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 8+ years of overall experience in Software Testing / Quality Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience in Test Automation.
• Strong experience testing applications built on Microservices Architecture.
• Strong programming experience in Java and/or Python.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or similar.
• Strong experience in API Testing and API Automation using tools/frameworks such as Rest Assured, Postman, or similar.
• Good experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices, including tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Good hands-on experience with Git/version control.
• Strong understanding of Quality Engineering and automation best practices.
• Good understanding and hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Financial Services domain experience is mandatory, with Markets domain experience preferred.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Experience in Capital Markets, Trading Platforms, Exchange Systems, or Market Surveillance.
• Good understanding of Equities, Derivatives, Fixed Income, and/or Commodity Markets.
• Knowledge of Order Lifecycle Management and Trade Lifecycle.
• Understanding of Trade Surveillance and detection of trading anomalies.
• Exposure to regulatory and compliance-related systems or applications.
• Experience working with large-scale financial or market data.