Software Test Engineer (AVP) in Belfast

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Job Overview

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

The Global Fixed Income Trade Processing (FiTP) Team is seeking a Software Test Engineer. In this fast-paced environment you must be able to prioritize tasks, work within deadlines, taking a pragmatic and thoughtful approach, paying close attention to details. You will need to employ strong communication skills, necessary to effectively produce client solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering independent testing for at least one major application belonging to the Unified Trade Processing System.
• Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases, Test Estimation, manual test case execution, regression testing, test automation development and other project artifacts.
• Implementation and execution of automation test frameworks for functional and non-functional testing using open source tools.
• Acting as a quality gate and identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs before software products are delivered to our clients.
• Identifying and highlighting ways to continuously optimize the way in which QA function operates to create an efficient, scalable team.
• Work with the business and Production Support to investigate issues and prevent production defects.
• Analyze business/system requirements, build test plan which results in zero defects in production.
• Take ownership for delivering the task assigned and track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts.
• Ensure delivery within tight timelines and meeting the team’s expectations.
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs and monitor debugging process results.
• Together with the team contribute to innovative & best-in-class solutions for our business.

Technical Experience:

• Proven industry experience in automation testing with hands-on experience in Selenium/Cypress.
• Strong understanding and experience in Java, automation framework development.

Must Have Skills:

• Good logical and analytical skills.
• Strong programming skills in Java.
• Good understanding of Automation frameworks [BDD/TDD].
• Good hands-on experience in any of Selenium/Cypress, API/Rest Assured/Web Services Testing.
• Good working knowledge of CI/CD process, TestNG, Cucumber, Jenkins, Git, uDeploy, etc.
• Working knowledge on SQL and scripting.

Add on Skills:

• Experience in Fixed Income domain is preferred.
• Experience in Python, Desktop Based applications would be an added advantage.
• Experience with performance testing will be an added advantage.

Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent experience in a similar role.

Competencies:

• Innovative and Positive ‘Can Do’ attitude.
• Planning and Organizing – Ability to identify the steps to be taken to achieve objectives.
• Resilience – Used to working towards tight deadlines, under pressure and using appropriate coping methods to stay focused.
• Accountability – self-start on goals and achieve targets.

What we’ll provide you:

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• A discretional 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.

Alongside these benefits, 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.