Senior Banking Automation Tester - Java & API Focus

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc.; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc. in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Automation Tester to join our banking and payments testing team. You will focus on high-volume data automation, API testing, and real-time validation across distributed systems.

Ideal candidates have 7–10+ years in test automation, strong Java skills, hands-on Playwright, and experience with CI/CD, Git, Docker/Kubernetes, and SWIFT/ISO 20022 knowledge.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years in test automation
• 5+ years in banking/payments platforms
• Strong in Java, Playwright, API testing (RestAssured/Postman)
• Experience with message validation (JSON, XML, ISO 20022 schemas)
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Git, Docker/K8s, environment vars/secrets, test parallelization
• Basic SQL and Mongo validation
• Experience with Splunk logs validation
• Experience handling high volumes of data in automation
• Understanding of SWIFT/ISO 20022, FedNow, fraud/risk controls and secure testing

Responsibilities

• Note: responsibilities not explicitly listed in the posting.

Skills

Java

Playwright

API testing

CI/CD

Git

Docker/K8s

SQL

MongoDB

Splunk

ISO 20022

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Postman

RestAssured

Job description

Kaleidoscope Innovation, Inc. in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Automation Tester to join our banking and payments testing team. You will focus on high-volume data automation, API testing, and real-time validation across distributed systems.

Ideal candidates have 7–10+ years in test automation, strong Java skills, hands-on Playwright, and experience with CI/CD, Git, Docker/Kubernetes, and SWIFT/ISO 20022 knowledge.