Quality Assurance Engineer

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach; Seal Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in California seeks a QA Engineer to ensure quality and compliance of banking applications. This role involves functional and regression testing, as well as test automation. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in computer science and 5+ years of QA experience, preferably in banking. Proficiency in tools like Azure DevOps and Selenium is required. The position supports business-critical systems and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience with a focus on functional testing.
• Experience testing financial or regulated systems is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with manual and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, and integration testing for banking applications.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts for web and API applications.
• Validate end-to-end business workflows including payments and lending.

Skills

Analytical skills

Documentation skills

Communication skills

SDLC understanding

STLC knowledge

Agile methodologies

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Selenium

SQL

Postman

Git

Job description

The QA Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance of banking applications through comprehensive functional testing, test automation, and defect management practices. This role supports web, API, and data‑driven systems and works closely with product, development, vendors, and business stakeholders to deliver secure and high‑quality financial solutions.

Functional & Manual Testing

• Analyze business and technical requirements to develop detailed test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for banking applications.
• Validate end‑to‑end business workflows including customer onboarding, payments, lending, and reporting.
• Ensure testing aligns with banking regulations, data privacy, and security standards.

Test Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and API applications.
• Contribute to automation frameworks and improve test coverage across releases.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Execute automated regression suites and analyze results.
• Log, track, prioritize, and manage defects through their lifecycle using defect management tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and work closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Provide clear defect documentation including steps to reproduce, evidence, and impact assessment.
• Monitor defect trends and report quality metrics to leadership.

Web, API & Data Testing

• Perform API testing using modern tools to validate request/response, data integrity, and error handling.
• Execute data testing to validate data accuracy, transformations, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Validate backend systems and integrations with third‑party vendors.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and business analysts in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Provide regular test status, risk assessment, and release readiness reports.
• Support production validation and post‑release verification activities.

Complies with all State and Federal Banking regulatory requirements, including but not limited to: BSA, Anti‑Money Laundering OFAC, CIP, Financial Elder Abuse Reporting, Sexual Harassment, Information Security and privacy requirements. This position will elevate suspicious activity to supervisory staff and/or BSA department. Completes compliance and other technical training workshops as assigned.

Required Knowledge

• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile methodologies

Basic Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Testing Tools
  • Test Management: Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, or similar
  • Defect Tracking: Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent
  • Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar
  • API Testing: Postman, RestAssured, SoapUI
  • Data Testing: SQL, database validation, data reconciliation
  • CI/CD: Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins (or equivalent)
• Technologies
  • Web applications (modern browsers)
  • RESTful APIs
  • Relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc.)
  • On Premises plus Cloud‑based environments (Azure/AWS preferred)

Equipment Operated

• Laptop/desktop computers

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Requires sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• Requires lifting up to 25lbs.
• Office setting with controlled temperature.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of QA experience with strong emphasis on functional testing.
• Experience in banking, payments, lending, or risk systems.
• Hands‑on experience with manual and automated testing.
• Strong experience in defect management and test lifecycle management.
• Experience testing financial or regulated systems is highly preferred.

Minimum Absence Requirement

As a part of the Bank’s internal control systems, employees holding sensitive positions are required to be absent from their duties for a minimum of two consecutive weeks each year. This position has been deemed to meet the test for a sensitive position, and therefore you will be required to meet the minimum absence requirement each and every year.