Test Engineer

theapexgroup; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Apex Group is seeking a QA Engineer (Manual / Automated) in Makati City to lead functional, regression, and automation testing across product upgrades. You will collaborate with multi-region teams and support both internal and client needs while adapting to a 4-days on-site / 1-day WFH schedule.

Qualified candidates have 4+ years in QA, strong automation tool experience (Playwright/Selenium/Cypress), and a solid foundation in API testing and SQL.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in QA testing or finance-related software projects.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing approaches.
• Strong communication and multi-region collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, and parallel testing of product enhancements.
• Execute regular manual and automated regression testing for upgrades.
• Help develop test automation suites with various tools.
• Provide feedback on requirements and technical design documents.
• Support internal and external clients with QA-related inquiries.

Skills

Test automation

Manual testing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computing

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Azure DevOps

Postman

SQL

Job description

QA Engineer (Manual / Automated)

Location : Makati City, Manila

Working hours: 8:30am-5:30pm PHT. This position requires 4-days on-site/1-day WFH per week

About the role:

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world's largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That's why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply 'empower' you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we'll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Job Responsibilities:

• Complete functional system, regression testing and parallel testing of all product enhancements, fixes and strategic projects, ensuring full coverage of the requirements & design.
• Complete regular manual & automated regression testing of planned upgrade releases (major & minor versions).
• Assist in the development of test automation suites using a variety of automation tools.
• Provide ad-hoc feedback on business requirements / technical design documents for new software developments.
• Provide ad-hoc support and consultancy to both internal and external clients.

Skills Required:

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications

• A passion for software development and strong interest in the Financial Services industry.
• 5+ years of qualified experience in a test analyst role or finance/accounting discipline.
• Enjoys problem solving, analytical & numerical analysis.
• Reputable tertiary qualifications.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are essential.
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively within a multi-region team and global client base.
• A keen interest in IT testing and the willingness to learn new testing tool and methodologies.
• A willingness to work flexible hours when urgent issues must be resolved.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps).
• Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman).

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications

• Fund administration or securities markets experience.
• ISQTB foundation certificate in Software testing will be beneficial but is not essential.
• Professional Accounting qualification will be beneficial but is not essential.
• Experience of SSMS / SQL Query will be beneficial but is not essential.
• Familiarity with Fund Accounting / Transfer Agency software and/or domain knowledge will be beneficial but is not essential.
• Familiarity with file transfer mechanism and API testing will be beneficial but is not essential.
• Exposure to performance and penetration testing (JMeter, K6, Nmap, Burp Suite).
• Ability to balance hands-on manual validation with automation-first practices.

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (C