Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer

  • Austin, TX
  • Posted 18 hours ago | Updated 18 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
Up to $65
Full Time

Skills

Advanced Test Automation Engineer (ISTQB CTAL-TAE)

Job Details

Job Title: Senior SDET / QA Automation Engineer Financial Domain

Location: [Hybrid Austin, TX]
Type: Contract
Experience Level: Senior (10+ Years)

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) with over 10 years of experience in test automation and quality engineering to join a mission-critical team at a leading financial institution. The ideal candidate will combine strong development skills with a deep understanding of automated testing practices across UI, API, database, and backend layers. Experience in the financial or fintech domain is highly desirable, along with a strong security and compliance mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust test automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing.

  • Build test scripts using Java, Python, JavaScript, or C# to validate front-end and back-end financial systems.

  • Implement automation for regression, smoke, sanity, and integration tests across web and mobile platforms.

  • Work closely with product, development, QA, and DevOps teams to define and maintain automated test coverage.

  • Ensure automation is fully integrated with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.

  • Validate financial data flows using SQL queries and perform data-driven testing against backend systems.

  • Conduct thorough API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar.

  • Support performance and load testing efforts using JMeter, Gatling, or equivalent.

  • Collaborate in Agile/SAFe teams, contributing to sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and test strategy refinement.

  • Ensure testing practices comply with financial regulations, such as FINRA, SEC, SOX, and internal audit policies.

  • Champion a shift-left testing approach and drive testability throughout the SDLC.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

  • 10+ years of experience in software testing, including 5+ years in test automation and framework development.

  • Strong development background with proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript, or C#.

  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, or RestAssured.

  • Solid experience testing RESTful APIs and working with backend systems.

  • Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines.

  • Strong SQL skills to validate financial datasets and transactions in RDBMS.

  • Exposure to Agile/SAFe environments with test planning and strategy skills.

  • Experience working in regulated environments with security testing awareness (OWASP, SOX, GDPR).

Preferred Skills:

  • Familiarity with financial products like equities, ETFs, retirement accounts, trading platforms, etc.

  • Experience in performance and load testing using JMeter, Locust, or Gatling.

  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

  • Familiarity with test data management, data masking, and service virtualization.

  • Exposure to containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Working knowledge of test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr).

  • Strong interpersonal, documentation, and communication skills; able to mentor junior team members.

  • Advanced Test Automation Engineer (ISTQB CTAL-TAE)
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