Software Engineer - Quality Assurance; m​/f​/d

Key Responsibilities

Main duties and day-to-day tasks expected from the resource

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases for digital banking applications, APIs, microservices, and web/mobile channels.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, API, UAT, and end-to-end testing across banking platforms.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites to improve test coverage and release quality.
• Validate REST APIs, microservices, event-driven integrations, and backend services.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, and Dev Ops teams throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, defect triage, and release readiness assessments.
• Execute test automation within CI/CD pipelines and support shift-left quality practices.
• Ensure compliance with banking security, audit, performance, and regulatory requirements.
• Track, report, and manage defects through to resolution while ensuring quality gates are met.

Primary technical and functional skills

Strong experience in Manual Testing, API Testing, Integration Testing, and Automation Testing.

• Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, SoapUI, and API validation tools.
• Experience in automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured, or Karate.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, XML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience with SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and database validation techniques.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Dev Ops, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Familiarity with Git Hub, Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, and Sonar Qube quality processes.
• Proficient in BDD/SDD practices, leveraging Gherkin and Cucumber to create executable specifications, automate acceptance tests, and improve collaboration between business and technical teams.

Specific domain or industry knowledge required

• 5+ years of QA experience with at least 3 years testing enterprise applications and APIs.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Corporate Banking, Digital Banking, Payments, Lending, or Fin Tech domains.
• Strong understanding of API-driven architectures and microservices ecosystems.
• Experience in testing customer-facing applications with high availability and security requirements.
• Understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, defect management, and test automation best practices.
• Experience working in regulated and compliance-driven environments.

Additional skills that are an advantage but not mandatory

• Performance testing experience using JMeter, Load Runner, or Neo Load.
• Security testing experience including OWASP, API Security, and vulnerability assessment.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed on Azure or AWS.
• Mobile application testing experience for Android and iOS platforms.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Event Hub, or messaging platforms.
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing, test data management, and synthetic monitoring.

• Comprehensive test strategy, test plans, and test execution reports.
• Automated functional and API test suites integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• API validation and quality assurance for banking services and integrations.
• Defect tracking, root cause analysis, and quality metrics reporting.
• Successful SIT, UAT, Regression, and Production Readiness sign-offs.
• Test evidence, compliance documentation, and audit-ready quality artefacts.
• Delivery of applications meeting agreed functional and non-functional requirements.

• AWS Certified, PMP, CISSP, Azure, ITIL
• Certified Agile Tester (Preferred)
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Preferred
• Certified Scrum Professional or Agile Certification Preferred