Junior QA Automation Engineer

At HedgeServ were redefining whats possible in fund administration. With more than $700 billion in assets under administration we partner with the worlds most forward-thinking investment managers across private equity private credit endowments hedge funds and more to deliver seamless tech-enabled solutions that drive performance.

Our proprietary platform enhanced by machine learning and robotic process automation gives clients real-time insights and unmatched control over their operations. Alongside our technology we offer award-winning service through our team-based approach -- led by a deeply experienced team of industry experts. Our solutions span the full investment lifecycle including fund accounting middle office risk compliance tax and investor services.

Were a future-focused company empowering our people through a robust career development framework clear career trajectories with structured learning paths training and progression plans. We invest in leadership development and in our collaborative culture creating space for talent to grow. Our corporate values Relationships Support Innovation and Expertise create a sense of shared purpose and belonging and we recognize our employees sit at the core of our success. We continue to innovate and evolve through our employees working together to achieve our shared vision and mission.

HedgeServ supports employees through a variety of offerings including remote and hybrid working arrangements and fully paid comprehensive health and well-being benefits. Weve been recognized as an employer of choice earning a top 100 workplaces designation.

Founded in 2008 HedgeServ has grown into a global organization with over 2000 experts across the globe with offices in the United States Grand Cayman Ireland Poland Bulgaria Luxembourg the Philippines and Australia. Weve earned numerous accolades including Top Overall Administrator along with #1 rankings for providing alternative asset services in Accounting Technology Client Service Investor Services Alternative Fund Expertise Reporting and Regulatory Expertise.

Role Overview:
As a QA Automation Engineer you will work on a development team that builds security-master subsystems forHedgeServthat model financial securities maintain accurate up-to-date securities data integrate with numerous external data vendors and feed data to applications serving internal and external clients. You will develop and maintain automated test suites to comprehensively test real-world end-to-end business scenarios collaborating with other engineers to ensure delivery of robust high-quality software. This is a software engineering role focused on solving problems through test development architecture process and interpretability.

A successful Junior QA Automation Engineer is a:

• Strong problem solverwho can reason and communicate about complex problems and systems.

• Accountable team memberwho prioritizes stakeholder value and technical excellence.

• Curious open-minded engineerwho enjoys learning and working with new technologies practices and ideas.

About the Team:
The Security Master Development team is based out of the US and Sofia BG and consists of 5-10 engineers working closely with business analysts and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive security master solution serving all HedgeServ clients. We have strong technical proficiency in python backend-development distributed service architectures databases andAWS. We have strong business proficiency in the modeling of financial instruments including listed instruments derivatives swaps and syndicated credit and in the products offered by external data vendors like Bloomberg Refinitiv S&P Global and more.

Responsibilities of a Junior QA Automation Engineer:

• Work with business stakeholders to develop testing requirements and test plans for new features.

• Create and extend automated test scenarios using Python Pytest Playwright and Gherkin Behavior-Driven-Development tools.

• Triage and troubleshoot regressions in the automated test scenarios and collaborate with team members on solutions.

• Implement improvements to testing methodologies to improve accuracy performance and coverage of regression tests.

• Design and maintain test fixtures tools and utilities to extend the teams testing capabilities.

Minimum Requirements:

• 1 years of experience writing Python code.

• 1 years of experience with test-driven-development (TDD) or behavior-driven-development (BDD).

• Experience using Web UI test/automation frameworks such asPlaywrightorSelenium.

• Experience with Git.

Nice to have:

• Degree in computer science or equivalent.

• Familiarity with AWS and running software in the cloud.

• Familiarity with writing basic queries for SQL and/orMongoDBdatabases.

• Familiarity with continuous integration technologies like AWS CodeBuildJenkins or Github Actions.

The opportunity offers:

• Strong and resourcefulcompany HedgeServis a well-established corporation with $700 billons asset under administration and more than 2000 employees worldwide in 10 worldwide office locations. Yet the development team is divided into independent small agile and cohesive teams.

• Working with collaborative team on challenging problems due to the complex nature of the product new technical and algorithmic challenges occur every day. The successful candidate will be part of a strong united team that has open communication and works together to solve problems and share knowledge.

• Open communication company respects everyones opinion and it encourages contribution of ideas and participation in decision making.

• Quality code we strongly believe in testingthecode. We do unit integration and acceptance testing following the best development practices. We strive for great quality and performance. Business is supportive of development quality and allow capacity for refactoring improvement and innovation.

• Innovations in the solutions having the opportunity to translate requirements into code going through the whole development cycle. This will include improving a highly profitable financial application as well as working on green field innovative projects.

• Recognition & Development - HedgeServ invests in its employees with many company-wide trainings mentoring programs sponsoring conference attendances supporting personal growth giving access to online courses and books.

• Professional growth HedgeServ is a big company providing opportunities for growth. Good work and performance are recognized and valued; career progression and promotions are based on merit.

Benefits:

• Attractive compensation package including extensive set of benefits such as platinum health insurance sport membership food vouchers employeeassistanceprogram etc.

• 25 vacation days per year.

• Additionalvacation days with 1 added for every year in the company (up to 3additionaldays).

• Flexibility in working hours and locations (WFH available).

• Professional environment with great development opportunities.

• Tuitionreimbursement program (personal budget up to 1000 EUR).