25828766 QA Engineer (Backend Test Engineer) - Rates e-Trading - Manchester - (Hybrid)
Initially, this role will be remote, but will switch to Hybrid working once the new office is open (city-centre).
Therefore, applicants who are not able to commit to a hybrid working model (3 days onsite in the Manchester office) need not apply.
Overview
Citi is a world-leading global bank with approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide a broad range of financial products and services including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
What We Do / The Team
Citi is one of the top global dealers in Fixed Income, providing an opportunity to develop cutting-edge technical skills with strong career opportunities. We are key players as end-to-end testers in the Global Fixed Income Electronic Trading team, focusing on regulatory requirements and delivering quality products as a strong QA team. This role allows you to learn about the Fixed Income Trading business and interact with various stakeholders globally.
Role Overview / What Will You Do:
* Identify and recommend requirements for STLC through analysis of the impacted area.
* Design, develop, and execute test cases and scripts.
* Develop test plans, test strategies, and estimations for Quality Engineering projects.
* Play a key role in functional and automation test case development, execution, test script maintenance, and defect tracking.
* Collaborate with different project stakeholders to define and document testing requirements and scope.
* Work closely with global BA, DEV & QA teams for efficient test planning, test design, and coordination of test efforts.
Key Skills and Experience Required
Essential Technical Skills
* Proven QA testing experience on systems/applications written in Java Core Java/Python.
* Experience with GIT, Bitbucket, JIRA, or similar project management tools.
* Cucumber-based automation testing, server-side automation/manual testing, API automation, Swagger, microservice testing.
* SQL, NoSQL databases (Oracle, MongoDB).
Essential Skills
* Experience working in a SCRUM or Agile engineering environment.
* Experience in developing test strategies, test plans, and performing functional and non-functional testing.
* Hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks for backend applications and database testing.
* Document all details and findings and perform preliminary root cause analyses to provide recommended improvements for identified issues/bugs.
* Ensure all corrective actions are assigned, documented, and completed.
* Ensure project standards and procedures exist, are clearly documented, and followed throughout the software development life cycle.
* Gather, maintain, and create reports on quality metrics.
* Good to have programming/scripting experience using various languages such as Java/Python, RUST, etc.
* Good to have experience in working with CI/CD pipelines.
* Experience in performance testing and performance engineering.
* Nice to have previous development or performance testing experience.
Bonus Points For
* Experience in the financial services industry working on trading platforms (Pre & Post Trade Systems).
What We'll Provide You
By joining Citi, you will be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working from home per week) and receive a competitive base salary, along with additional benefits such as:
* 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
* A discretionary annual performance-related bonus.
* Private medical care & life insurance.
* Employee assistance program.
* Pension plan.
* Paid parental leave.
* Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.
* Access to an array of learning and development resources.
Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.
Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Technology Quality
Time Type: Full time
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