QA Automation Engineer
Posted 4 days ago by eTeam Workforce Limited
£436 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Canary Wharf, London, UK
Summary: We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join our Digital Asset development team in Canary Wharf, London. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining automated test frameworks for digital asset platforms within a regulated financial services environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in QA automation, particularly with APIs and Back End testing, and will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality. The position is a hands-on role requiring a strong focus on quality engineering practices and compliance with enterprise standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for digital asset platforms, focusing on API and Back End testing.
- Create and execute automated test suites covering digital asset workflows, including custody events, token life cycle actions, transfers, settlements, and reporting.
- Validate data integrity and reconciliation across digital and traditional systems.
- Collaborate with developers and product teams to enhance testability and automation-ready designs.
- Build and maintain integration and regression test coverage for microservices in containerized environments.
- Support nonfunctional testing relevant to financial services, including performance and resilience testing.
- Participate in defect triage and root cause analysis.
- Ensure testing approaches align with enterprise SDLC, risk, and compliance expectations.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a QA Automation Engineer within financial services or regulated environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with test automation for APIs and Back End services.
- Solid understanding of QA practices across the full SDLC, including Agile delivery models.
- Experience validating data accuracy, integrity, and consistency in financial systems.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
Salary (Rate): £436 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.
Job Title: QA Automation Engineer
Duration: 6 - 12 months
Location: Canary Wharf, London 4 days onsite
Daily rate: 363 GBP to 436 GBP per day
Years of experience: 15+
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join our Digital Asset development team. This is a hands on, quality engineering role responsible for designing, building, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites for mission critical digital asset platforms within a regulated financial services environment. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to build robust, scalable, and secure digital asset products that meet our business and technical requirements.
Role Description
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for digital asset platforms, with a strong focus on API and Back End testing
Create and execute automated test suites covering digital asset workflows, including custody events, token life cycle actions, transfers, settlements, and reporting
Validate data integrity and reconciliation across digital and traditional systems, ensuring consistency between on chain/off chain records and downstream financial systems
Collaborate closely with developers and product teams, contributing to testability, acceptance criteria, and automation ready designs
Build and maintain integration and regression test coverage for microservices based platforms deployed in containerized environments
Support nonfunctional testing relevant to financial services, including performance, resilience, and negative/error scenarios
Participate in defect triage and root cause analysis, working with engineering teams to identify issues and prevent recurrence
Ensure testing approaches align with enterprise SDLC, risk, and compliance expectations, including evidence capture for audits and control reviews
Core/Must have skills
Proven experience as a QA Automation Engineer within financial services or other regulated environments
Strong hands on experience with test automation for APIs and Back End services (eg REST APIs, service to service integrations)
Solid understanding of QA practices across the full SDLC, including Agile delivery models and automation first testing strategies
Experience validating data accuracy, integrity, and consistency, particularly in systems handling financial or transactional data
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with developers and product stakeholders
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.