Sr. QA Automation Engineer - Brokerage​/Financial Services Domain; FTE​/Hybrid

Sr. QA Automation Engineer
- Brokerage / Financial Services Domain (FTE / Hybrid)

Date:
Jul 15, 2026

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US

Company: NTT DATA Services

Position:
Senior QA Automation Engineer
- Brokerage / Financial Services Domain (FTE / Hybrid) in Charlotte, NC, US.

QA Automation Engineer
- Brokerage or Financial Services environment is a must.

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and distributed microservices using Selenium/Playwright with Java and Python.
• Develop and execute API automation tests for REST and SOAP services using REST Assured, Postman, or Karate.
• Validate serverless applications and event-driven workflows built on AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Cloud Watch, S3, and Event Bridge.
• Perform end-to-end testing across distributed microservices, asynchronous messaging systems, and enterprise integrations.
• Validate API Gateway implementations, RESTful APIs, and contract-first API development using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
• Test authentication and authorization mechanisms including OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, and other security protocols.
• Validate event-driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging platforms and ensure accurate data flow across services and downstream systems.
• Analyze Cloud Watch logs and monitoring tools to troubleshoot distributed applications, identify root causes, and support issue resolution.
• Perform integration testing involving upstream systems, downstream applications, third-party vendors, and external consumers.
• Develop reusable, scalable, and data-driven automation frameworks that support continuous testing.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, Dev Ops, and product teams to ensure high-quality software delivery in Agile environments.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, code reviews, defect triage, and release activities.

• Minimum 5+ years of hands‑on QA Automation experience, preferably within a brokerage or financial services environment.
• Strong brokerage domain knowledge is required; retirement and investment domain experience is highly preferred.
• AWS Certification with hands‑on cloud experience is required.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, DynamoDB, Cloud Watch, S3, and Event Bridge.
• Experience validating serverless workflows and event‑driven architectures in AWS.
• Strong experience troubleshooting distributed applications using Cloud Watch logs and monitoring tools.
• 3+ years of automation programming experience using Java and Python.
• Hands‑on experience developing and maintaining automation frameworks using Selenium and/or Playwright.
• Experience with API automation testing (REST/SOAP) using REST Assured, Postman, Karate, or similar tools.
• Experience working with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and contract‑first API development.
• Experience testing distributed microservices, complex enterprise integrations, and asynchronous messaging platforms such as Kafka.
• Experience validating end‑to‑end data flow across APIs, messaging queues, microservices, and downstream systems.
• Experience testing API Gateway solutions such as AWS API Gateway or Kong.
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms including OAuth2, JWT, API Keys, and related security standards.
• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills across APIs, middleware, cloud services, and distributed systems.
• Ability to analyze application logs and trace requests across multiple services.
• Experience working independently, managing multiple priorities, and delivering tasks within project timelines.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments with cross‑functional teams.

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for…