Associate - Electronic FX QA Engineer - Global Markets

NOMURA SINGAPORE LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura Singapore seeks an experienced QA professional to assure FX market making and algorithmic trading systems. You will implement Java-based test automation, API and performance tests, and UI automation for React/Vue.js apps, with FX domain focus.

You will collaborate with teams in Singapore and London to deliver reliable, low-latency trading infrastructure, ensuring regulatory compliance and robust release processes. A strong CS degree is required.

Qualifications

• 5 years in financial services QA, with minimum 3+ years specifically in FX/trading systems.
• Proven technical expertise in Java-based test automation (TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber), API testing, performance testing for low-latency systems, and UI automation (Selenium, Playwright) for React/Vue.js applications
• Proven FX domain experience including FIX protocol testing, regulatory reporting validation, and real-time trading system testing
• Experience of CI / CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitLab) with large Gradle build systems would be beneficial
• Exceptional attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities across technical and business teams, and innovative approach to automation and process improvement
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and ability to effectively leverage them while maintaining code quality standards
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from an accredited education institution

Responsibilities

• Qualitative Assurance of all aspects of FX market making and FX algorithmic trading
• Manage and work on projects related to FX products
• Collaborate with Singapore and London teams to ensure high-quality delivery for 24/5 FX operations

Skills

Java test automation

API testing

Low-latency performance testing

UI automation

Selenium

Playwright

React/Vue.js apps

FIX protocol testing

Regulatory reporting validation

CI/CD integration

Jenkins

GitLab

Gradle

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Cross-team communication

AI coding assistants usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JUnit

TestNG

Cucumber

Selenium

Playwright

Job description

Company overview

Nomura is an Asia-headquartered financial services group with an integrated global network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Asset Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm practices disciplined entrepreneurship while building on a long tradition of serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

Department overview:

E-Trading Strategy FX sits within Nomura’s Global Markets division. FX is a strategic franchise for Nomura whose direction is driven from Singapore with the team focusing on all quant and tech elements of the Electronic FX flows within Nomura. This ranges from market making (the models, the curve and subsequent price distribution), our aggregator and the algos within it and other such projects such as our web-enabled Single Dealer Platform. In short – if it’s electronically handled within Nomura it flows through one of the systems the team owns.

This is a very exciting opportunity to be a key part of this growing team who are focused on building out the Nomura FX franchise. You will be working with the wider development team in Singapore and London to ensure that the products delivered are up to the highest standards to support our 24 hours a day, 5 and half days a week FX business. Your focus will be not only in the quality assurance of the system but also within the reliability. We are committed to engineering systems that are designed to deliver across our franchise with thought in their application.

Role description:

• Qualitative Assurance of all aspects of FX market making and FX algorithmic trading
• Manage and work on projects related to FX products

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 5 years in financial services QA with minimum 3+ years specifically in FX/trading systems
• Proven technical expertise in Java-based test automation (TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber), API testing, performance testing for low-latency systems, and UI automation (Selenium, Playwright) for React/Vue.js applications
• Proven FX domain experience including FIX protocol testing, regulatory reporting validation, and real-time trading system testing
• Experience of CI / CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitLab) with large Gradle build systems would be beneficial
• Exceptional attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities across technical and business teams, and innovative approach to automation and process improvement
• Familiarity with AI coding assistants and ability to effectively leverage them while maintaining code quality standards
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from an accredited education institution

Diversity Statement

Nomura is committed to an employment policy of equal opportunities, and is fundamentally opposed to any less favourable treatment accorded to existing or potential members of staff on the grounds of race, creed, colour, nationality, disability, marital status, pregnancy, gender or sexual orientation.

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer