At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a global team to enhance a liquidity management platform through automation testing.
- Company: Dynamic banking and financial services organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: 12-month rolling contract, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work autonomously in a collaborative setting with excellent career advancement potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by modernising systems and improving reliability in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in test automation, particularly with Java, REST APIs, and SQL.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Insight Global are seeking an Automation Tester to join a global banking and financial services organisation, supporting the modernisation of a global liquidity management platform as it transitions from a monolithic architecture to microservices. This position requires 3 days onsite in Chester, UK for a 12-month rolling contract (Inside IR35). This role is focused on building integration test coverage across a complex and evolving platform. You will operate as a self-starter, defining the testing strategy, identifying gaps in coverage, and implementing automated solutions to improve system reliability and scalability. This is a highly autonomous role where you will reverse-engineer behaviour, rebuild domain knowledge, and create structure in an environment with minimal pre-defined requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and expand integration test coverage, focusing on edge cases and historically neglected areas
- Define and implement integration testing strategy from the ground up
- Reverse-engineer system and message flows to rebuild and document functional knowledge
- Design and develop API and service-level automated tests across a microservices architecture
- Validate complex end-to-end message flows, including financial messaging formats
- Build data-driven tests and validate outputs against Oracle databases
- Embed automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines for continuous execution
- Collaborate with development teams to improve testability as systems evolve
Must-Have Requirements:
- Strong hands-on experience in test automation, particularly integration and API testing
- Experience working in Java-based testing environments (JUnit or TestNG)
- REST API automation using tools such as REST Assured or Postman
- Experience with contract testing tools such as Pact within microservices architectures
- Strong SQL skills with hands-on experience querying Oracle databases
- Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (knowledge of XLR or Ansible beneficial)
- Unix/Linux and Bash scripting experience
- Ability to work autonomously, define priorities, and create structure in ambiguous environments
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Knowledge of financial messaging standards (e.g. ISO 20022)
- Background in financial services, particularly transaction banking or payments
- Experience supporting monolith-to-microservices transformation programmes
Automation Tester in Chester employer: Insight Global
At Insight Global, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration. Our team members enjoy comprehensive benefits, ample opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to work with leading entertainment streaming clients in a vibrant location. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking environment where your contributions truly matter.
