Quality Assurance Engineer
Posted 2 days ago by CipherTek Recruitment
£100 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The QA Engineer role focuses on supporting functional testing for an API-driven trading and regulatory reporting platform within a prestigious global investment bank. The position requires comprehensive testing of trade booking workflows and collaboration with various teams to ensure compliance and system performance. This is a hybrid role based in Central London, with a contract duration of 12 months or more. The position offers a competitive daily rate of up to £600, classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive functional testing of API endpoints to ensure accurate and compliant trade booking workflows.
- Support the transition of trading desks from legacy database-driven booking processes to a modern API-based system.
- Execute detailed test scenarios and document results, raising and tracking defects as necessary.
- Perform data validations in SQL and MongoDB databases to verify consistency and integrity post-transaction.
- Validate JSON messages transmitted through Solace middleware for regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and trading desks to resolve functional issues and improve system performance.
Key Skills:
- MUST HAVE good understanding of front-office trading systems and booking workflows.
- Proven experience in functional API testing using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or similar.
- Familiarity with automated API testing tools; experience with Parasoft is a plus.
- Strong experience working with SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB) for data validation.
- Knowledge of messaging middleware such as Solace is advantageous.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with both technical teams and trading desk stakeholders.
Salary (Rate): £600.00 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: QA Engineer – Investment Banking (Regulatory Reporting) Location: Central London (Hybrid – 1 day per week in office) Contract: Up to £600/day (Outside IR35) Duration: 12 months+ Industry: Investment Banking – Derivatives Regulatory Reporting Overview: We are recruiting on behalf of a prestigious global investment bank seeking a highly skilled QA Engineer to support the functional testing of an API-driven trading and regulatory reporting platform. This platform facilitates real-time trade booking and compliance by integrating with front-office systems and transmitting trade data for regulatory oversight.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive functional testing of API endpoints to ensure accurate and compliant trade booking workflows.
- Support the transition of trading desks from legacy database-driven booking processes to a modern API-based system.
- Execute detailed test scenarios and document results, raising and tracking defects as necessary.
- Perform data validations in SQL and MongoDB databases to verify consistency and integrity post-transaction.
- Validate JSON messages transmitted through Solace middleware for regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and trading desks to resolve functional issues and improve system performance.
Skills & Experience:
- MUST HAVE good understanding of front-office trading systems and booking workflows.
- Proven experience in functional API testing using tools like Postman , SoapUI , or similar.
- Familiarity with automated API testing tools; experience with Parasoft is a plus.
- Strong experience working with SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB) for data validation.
- Knowledge of messaging middleware such as Solace is advantageous.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to liaise effectively with both technical teams and trading desk stakeholders.