QA Engineer - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35)- London (Hybrid)
Posted 1 week ago by Hamilton Barnes
£400 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer for a 6-month contract role within a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. The position focuses on supporting the transformation of critical application and data engineering components through comprehensive testing strategies. The role requires expertise in both manual and automated testing, particularly in financial contexts. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid environment based in London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, and integration testing scenarios with a focus on financial risk exposure, transaction volumes, and business-critical components.
- Validate financial calculations, transaction flows, compliance logic, and reporting outputs across multiple platforms.
- Conduct end-to-end data validation across ETL pipelines, databases, and reporting layers.
- Perform performance and load testing, leveraging appropriate tools and frameworks.
- Develop and maintain test automation scripts aligned with approved frameworks and best practices.
- Ensure systems and data comply with GDPR, SOX, and other applicable regulatory requirements through targeted test design and documentation.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience designing and executing test cases across multiple QA phases.
- Strong understanding of transaction flows, compliance logic, and financial reporting standards.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, performance and load testing tools, and defect management systems.
- Proficiency in SQL for validating data across databases, ETL processes, and reporting environments.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with CI/CD pipelines and sprint-based delivery cycles.
Salary (Rate): £400 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
QA Engineer - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35)- London (Hybrid)
We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to join a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider on a 6-month contract. This role will be instrumental in supporting the customer's strategic transformation of critical application and data engineering components.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, and integration testing scenarios with a focus on financial risk exposure, transaction volumes, and business-critical components.
- Validate financial calculations, transaction flows, compliance logic, and reporting outputs across multiple platforms.
- Conduct end-to-end data validation across ETL pipelines, databases, and reporting layers.
- Perform performance and load testing, leveraging appropriate tools and frameworks.
- Develop and maintain test automation scripts aligned with approved frameworks and best practices.
- Ensure systems and data comply with GDPR, SOX, and other applicable regulatory requirements through targeted test design and documentation.
What You Will Ideally Bring:
- Proven experience designing and executing test cases across multiple QA phases.
- Strong understanding of transaction flows, compliance logic, and financial reporting standards.
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, performance and load testing tools, and defect management systems.
- Proficiency in SQL for validating data across databases, ETL processes, and reporting environments.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with CI/CD pipelines and sprint-based delivery cycles.
Contract Details
Duration: 6 months (with view to extend)
Day Rate: £400 per day (Inside IR35)
Location: Hybrid - London
Start Date: ASAP