Quality Assurance Engineer (Financial Systems)

Lumenalta; Amsterdam; Remote; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech solutions firm is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer in Amsterdam to ensure the quality of financial systems. The role involves collaborating with developers and stakeholders, implementing best practices, and working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of QA experience and a strong understanding of financial systems. This position offers remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with exposure across web, mobile, and API testing.
• Deep understanding of data/event-driven systems and excellent coding skills.
• Hands-on experience in financial systems and/or market data environments.

Responsibilities

• Validate financial data functionality for accuracy and integrity.
• Collaborate to diagnose and resolve application issues.
• Maintain strong documentation of test cases and results.

Skills

QA testing

Problem-solving

SQL

Linux command line

Collaboration skills

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Git

Job description

Quality Assurance Engineer (Financial Systems)

Lumenalta Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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At Lumenalta, we partner with forward-thinking organizations to build technology solutions that scale, delight users, and accelerate business growth. Our team of global experts brings curiosity, commitment, and technical excellence to every project. We value transparency, autonomy, and impact, empowering every team member to do their best work.

The Role

We’re seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer with a strong background in financial systems and market data applications. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of mission-critical applications across web, mobile, and API platforms. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and business stakeholders to identify issues, design comprehensive test plans, and safeguard the user experience.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings sharp problem-solving skills, and has a proven track record in diagnosing and preventing issues in complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Validate financial data functionality, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and system integrity
• Diagnose application issues by analyzing application logs, reviewing server stats, and system behavior
• Collaborate with developers and DevOps to triage and resolve defects
• Write clear, detailed bug reports with supporting artifacts to enable quick resolution
• Test backend integrations, ensuring data accuracy across PostgreSQL, Informix, MySQL, and related databases
• Ensure test coverage in continuous integration environments
• Maintain strong documentation of test cases, results, and defect trends
• Contribute to quality best practices across the SDLC and mentor others on QA standards

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with exposure across web, mobile, and API testing
• Have a deep understanding of data/event-driven systems and be excellent at coding
• Hands-on experience in financial systems and/or market data environments
• Strong knowledge of Xpath, CSS selectors, HTML, XML, and JSON
• Proficiency in SQL and 2–3 years of experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Informix, MySQL)
• Ability to analyze system logs, identify bottlenecks, and proactively flag performance or stability issues
• Experience in a CI/CD environment and familiarity with version control tools (Git)
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies, testing practices, and SDLC
• Strong Linux knowledge and comfort with command line debugging
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and explain complex issues clearly

Job is 100% Remote, please make sure you have a comfortable office set at your desired work location.

Other details

This is an evergreen opening with no set deadline; we’re always excited to connect with professionals who want to help us build the future

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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