Senior Automation & Performance Engineer - Commodities

Overview

Senior Automation & Performance Engineer - Commodities

I’m working with a client in the trading sector who requires a Senior Automation & Performance Engineer to join an ongoing programme. This is a hands-on role with responsibility for shaping automation strategy, driving performance testing, and ensuring resilience across critical services.

• Building and maintaining automated test packs for services built in Java or C#.
• Developing performance and load test frameworks to measure scalability and reliability.
• Testing integration and messaging layers (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar).
• Embedding testing into CI/CD pipelines and containerised environments.
• Running tests in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) with supporting monitoring/observability tools.
• Advising on tooling, best practice, and QA standards across teams.

• Strong background in backend automation, with REST API expertise
• Track record in performance testing (throughput, load, capacity).
• Previously worked in a Trading or Commodities environment
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of test management and reporting tools.

Rate: Up to £650/day

Duration: 6 months + (multiple extensions)

Location: London (good work from home options available)

• Seniority level
  :
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type
  :
  Contract
• Job function
  :
  Information Technology, Engineering, and Project Management
• Industries
  :
  Financial Services, Investment Banking, and Banking