Senior QA Lead Engineer: Java, Kafka & Agile Testing

Euroclear; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Euroclear is modernising its technology and migrating from COBOL to Java, using Event Hub technology for integration with the CREST system. The Quality Assurance Engineer will join the GBS division to drive testing strategy and ensure alignment with business needs.

The role requires ISTQB certification and strong experience in agile testing, including Cucumber, Java, and Kafka. You will collaborate closely with Scrum teams on the CREST transformation programme, building test strategies, and

Qualifications

• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.
• Experience with manual and automated testing in Agile environments.
• Experience automating tests using Java and Cucumber.
• Experience with Event Hub technology and Kafka streams.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle databases and SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the Agile team to migrate legacy applications to a new event-based, service-oriented architecture.
• Deliver an end-to-end testing solution that covers functional and non-functional requirements.
• Establish estimation principles for migration phases.
• Write and present the Test Strategy; propose optimal approaches and alternatives.
• Peer review test scenarios/cases and execute them.
• Demonstrate excellent defect management and analysis across teams.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Test strategy development

Agile testing

Risk assessment

Communication & collaboration in Scrum

Education

ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing

Tools

Java

Cucumber

ADS

Kafka

Oracle

SQL

Job description

Euroclear is modernising its technology and migrating from COBOL to Java, using Event Hub technology for integration with the CREST system. The Quality Assurance Engineer will join the GBS division to drive testing strategy and ensure alignment with business needs.

The role requires ISTQB certification and strong experience in agile testing, including Cucumber, Java, and Kafka. You will collaborate closely with Scrum teams on the CREST transformation programme, building test strategies, and