Front-End QA Tester

Front-End QA Tester (Automation, Manual, UI, FinTech, Trading, Financial Services), The primary responsibility of the role is to work within the QA team and liaise with the Full stack Development and Operations Groups as a Front-End tester ensuring that the releases, upgrades and bespoke projects are functionally tested to a high standard ensuring a reliable and quality product is delivered to our clients.A small portion of the analyst's time will also be spent providing testing guidance and support to our clients and third party vendors.

Responsibilities and Duties-Front-End QA Tester (Automation, Manual, UI, FinTech, Trading, Financial Services)

• Design, in conjunction with the head of QA and other team members, automated test scripts and scenarios as well as implement and monitor/analyse the results
• Analyse application of testing methodologies and phases, change requirements and prepare test cases, data and expected results
• Scope and design tests (manual & automated)
• Monitor and report testing of large systems
• Automation of Front-End testing using Playwright with JavaScript/Typescript.
• Strong Experience E2E test automation using Playwright (or Cypress/Selenium) for web and desktop applications.
• Experience in automating tests and report generation.
• Create and maintain strong working relationships, with internal departments and business groups
• Take ownership of delegated tasks and see things through to completion
• Support the QA team in implementation of strategic solutions, including test automation
• Ensure and maintain quality delivery of all releases
• Liaise with technical and business analysts on requirements and solution definition
• Act as test lead for small projects
• Defect and issue management. Escalation as appropriate
• Provide testing support and guidance for all team members
• Attend team progress meetings and provide task progress updates to the group
• Provide supporting documentation where appropriate

• Strong experience with E2E test automation using Playwright (or Cypress/Selenium) for web and desktop applications
• UI testing expertise: visual regression, responsive design testing, cross-browser compatibility
• API testing experience (REST/GraphQL) - both automated and manual
• Understanding of modern frontend testing practices and component-driven development
• Experience of Unix/Linux environments
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Demonstrable experience of testing complex software solutions and understanding of the full project lifecycle experience
• Experience in testing Finance Markets applications, including Cash Equities
• Strong analytical skills combined with a structured methodical and hands-on approach with passionate attention to detail
• Demonstrate good judgement in solving problems as well as identifying problems in advance, and proposing solutions
• Ability to multi-task, effectively prioritising multiple objectives and initiatives and execute tasks within a dynamic environment
• Willingness to take ownership of tasks and deliver a finished piece of work.
• Demonstrate a logical thought process and able to work accurately under pressure
• Self-starter and able to work well within a close-knit team environment

Desirable

• Familiarity with and involvement in creating a framework from scratch
• ISEB/ISTQB Foundation Certified
• Finance Market Regulations and Reporting Rules
• Experience in Derivatives, Asset management, Bonds
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for writing/maintaining test suites
• Python knowledge (for backend/API testing)
• Component testing experience (Storybook, Jest, Testing Library)
• Accessibility testing (WCAG compliance, screen readers, keyboard navigation)
• Performance testing for web applications (Core Web Vitals, load times)
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with WebSocket testing or real-time application testing

My clients culture is one of trust, openness, and excellence. They work in a collaborative style and take collective responsibility for successes and our failures.

They value:

• High personal integrity
• Innovative thinking
• Efficient and reliable performance
• Spark

Within this role you will join a supportive team, where we aim to recruit the best people from all walks of life and diverse business backgrounds. If these sentiments align with your thinking, then this could be the ideal place for you to develop your career.

We are an equal-opportunities employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Benefits (not exhaustive list) -Front-End QA Tester (Automation, Manual, UI, FinTech, Trading, Financial Services)

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave - not including bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible working hours
• Company pension
• Group Policies - Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness
• Discretionary bonus
• Electric Car Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Policy