QA Automation Engineer | Trading Systems, API Testing, Performance, Low-Latency, Financial Markets

Job Summary
Synechron is seeking a highly experienced QA Automation Engineer with specialization in trading systems to join our financial technology this role you will develop automated testing frameworks and execute testing activities for enterprise trading platforms including order management systems (OMS) execution management systems (EMS) and trading APIs. Your expertise will ensure high-performance low-latency and reliable trading software supporting the organizations strategic objectives in financial markets. Your contributions will help validate system robustness optimize workflows and accelerate release cycles in an industry demanding precision and speed.

Software Requirements

• Required: Java (version 8) Python Selenium WebDriver TestNG JUnit PyTest API testing tools (Postman) SQL (MySQL PostgreSQL or SQL Server) Git Jenkins CI/CD pipelines performance testing tools (JMeter Gatling Locust)

• Preferred: Cypress Playwright TestRail Azure DevOps Grafana ELK Stack Monarch proprietary market data feeds or FIX protocol tools

• Experience level: 5 years supporting automation testing in trading or financial environments

Overall Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain automation frameworks for functional regression and performance testing of trading applications

• Collaborate with traders developers and business analysts to understand system workflows trading protocols and data feeds

• Implement and execute automated test scripts to validate order flow execution and exchange connectivity with minimal latency

• Optimize testing frameworks for speed accuracy and scalability in high-frequency and data-intensive scenarios

• Conduct API testing including FIX protocol REST and WebSocket interfaces for market data and trading operations

• Troubleshoot analyze and resolve automation failures root cause issues and performance bottlenecks

• Support integration into CI/CD pipelines automate deployment validations and ensure compliance with best practices

• Document test cases automation scripts and defect reports; provide insights and recommendations for quality improvements

• Participate in test planning retrospective review and continuous process enhancement

Technical Skills (By Category)

• Programming Languages:

  • Essential: Java (version 8) Python proficiency in writing scalable maintainable automation scripts

  • Preferred: C# JavaScript (for UI or API automation) Groovy (for advanced scripting)

• Databases/Data Management:

  • SQL queries for backend validation data reconciliation and data integrity checks in MySQL PostgreSQL or SQL Server

• Cloud Technologies:

  • Basic understanding of cloud deployment (Azure AWS GCP) supporting scalable testing environments (preferred)

• Frameworks and Libraries:

  • Selenium WebDriver TestNG JUnit PyTest Cypress Playwright API testing libraries (Postman REST Assured)

• Development Tools & Methodologies:

  • Git Jenkins Docker Kubernetes CI/CD pipelines Agile/Scrum TDD/BDD practices test management (TestRail)

• Security & Protocols:

  • Knowledge of secure API design FIX protocol security standards encryption and compliance protocols

Experience Requirements

• 5 years supporting automation testing for trading or financial enterprise applications

• Proven experience developing automation frameworks for order management execution or market data systems

• Demonstrable expertise in performance testing API validation and stress testing for low-latency environments

• Experience with high-frequency trading systems market data feeds and trading protocols (FIX) preferred

• Background working in Agile development environments with continuous integration and delivery processes

Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop maintain and execute automation scripts for trading systems and data feeds

• Troubleshoot system failures market data issues and API connectivity problems with minimal latency impact

• Collaborate with traders developers QA teams and infrastructure to improve processes and automate testing workflows

• Support API and UI validation performance benchmarks and system security testing

• Conduct root cause analysis and provide defect reports with actionable insights

• Maintain documentation for automation frameworks test cases and defect resolutions

• Participate in Agile ceremonies planning and retrospectives to improve testing efficiency

• Support deployment validation release testing and continuous improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or related discipline

• 5 years of experience in automation testing with a focus on trading financial or high-frequency systems

• Certifications in automation tools testing standards or financial trading (advantageous)

• Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills to coordinate with diverse teams and stakeholders

• Experience working in fast-paced high-stakes trading environments

Professional Competencies

• Critical thinking and high-level problem-solving in data and system performance

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills

• Ownership of quality assurance with a proactive approach to identifying improvements

• Ability to work under pressure in high-frequency and low-latency scenarios

• Continuous learning mindset related to financial technology and trading protocols

• Effective time management to handle multiple testing cycles and release deadlines

SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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