Senior Quality Engineer L1

Publicis Groupe; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness programs

Job summary

Publicis Sapient is seeking a Senior associate in Quality Engineering - Level 1 to join our Gurgaon team. You will execute functional and manual testing for complex trading applications, covering equities and fixed income, with API validation and data checks.

In this role you will work in an Agile environment, collaborating with developers and traders, and you will design tests, write SQL queries, and help ensure high-quality releases in a demanding capital-markets domain.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on functional or manual testing experience, preferably in capital-markets or trading apps.
• Knowledge of capital-markets trading lifecycle and testing Equities/Fixed Income products.
• Strong skills in test planning, design, estimation, regression testing, and metrics.
• Experience with REST and SOAP API testing using Postman, curl, or similar tools.
• Ability to write SQL queries with SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, and GROUP BY.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum teams and participating in sprint ceremonies.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute functional, manual, regression, and progression testing for complex apps.
• Validate capital-markets workflows across trading lifecycle: order, execution, settlement, events.
• Design test scenarios for Equities and Fixed Income instruments (Bonds, Forwards, Futures, Swaps).
• Test REST and SOAP APIs; validate contracts, requests, responses, and error scenarios.
• Write and run SQL queries to verify data across database tables.
• Manage defects through lifecycle; participate in triage and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with developers, traders, and stakeholders in Agile to support releases.

Skills

Test planning

Test design

REST API testing

SOAP API testing

SQL queries

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder management

Tools

Postman / curl

SQL tooling

Job description

Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

Senior associate, Quality Engineering - Level 1

Publicis Sapient is looking for a Senior associate in quality engineering with strong functional and manual testing experience to help deliver high-quality technology solutions for our clients. You will apply your knowledge of capital markets, testing practices, APIs, and databases to validate complex trading applications across the development lifecycle. You will collaborate with developers, business stakeholders, and other quality engineers to identify risks, resolve defects, and improve product quality. Your testing expertise and problem-solving skills will contribute to reliable solutions that create meaningful value for our clients.

Your Impact

• Plan and execute functional, manual, regression, and progression testing to ensure the quality and reliability of complex applications.
• Validate capital-markets workflows across the trading lifecycle, including order creation, execution, settlement, and related lifecycle events.
• Design comprehensive test scenarios covering Equities and Fixed Income instruments, including Bonds, Bond Forwards, Futures, and Swaps.
• Test REST and SOAP APIs by validating contracts, requests, responses, business fields, and error scenarios using tools such as Postman or curl.
• Write and execute SQL queries independently to validate application and test data across relevant database tables.
• Manage defects through their complete lifecycle, participate in defect triage, analyse application logs, and support root-cause investigation.
• Collaborate with developers, traders, and business stakeholders in an Agile environment to complete testing activities and support successful releases.

Qualifications

Your Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on functional or manual testing experience, preferably involving capital-markets or trading applications.
• Practical knowledge of the capital-markets trading lifecycle and experience testing Equities and Fixed Income products.
• Strong understanding of test planning, test-case design, estimation, regression testing, defect management, and test metrics.
• Working knowledge of REST and SOAP API testing, including request and response validation using Postman, curl, or similar tools.
• Ability to independently write SQL queries using SELECT, WHERE, JOIN, and GROUP BY.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum teams and participating in relevant sprint ceremonies.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to work independently and drive assigned activities to completion.

Additional information

Set Yourself Apart With

• Experience working with front-office or middle-office applications within an Asset Management organization.
• Exposure to test automation using Selenium with Java or Robot Framework with Python.
• Python scripting experience for test utilities, data validation, or simple automation.
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar solutions for test-case generation or defect analysis.

Benefits of Working Here

• Gender-Neutral Policy
• 18 paid holidays throughout the year.
• Generous parental leave and new parent transition program
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you in wellness and well-being.

A Tip from the Hiring Manager

“Bring strong testing fundamentals, curiosity about capital markets, and the confidence to independently investigate complex issues.”