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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Automation Tester - **Company:** Ztek Consulting - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $166,400.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Automation of Tests, Software Quality, Databases, Data as a Services, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Reference Data, E2e Testing, Selenium, SQL Databases, Application Enhancement Tool, Low Latency, Real Time Data, Virtual Agents - **Published:** July 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb2d1e6a80d34a198822b78b82ce5fb79 ## About the Role Perform functional and automation testing for Capital Markets ensuring quality, reliability, and performance. Understanding of index methodologies, benchmark indices, and capital markets data, experience in validating index calculations, market data, reference data, and benchmark-related financial applications or similar capital markets platforms Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Java or Python, and execute regression, API, and end-to-end testing. Validate data using SQL, databases, ETL pipelines, and Data Services to ensure data accuracy and integrity. Demonstrate AI fluency by leveraging AI-powered tools and Agentic AI/GenAI assistants to improve test design, test automation, defect analysis, root cause investigation, and overall QE productivity. Work with market data, pricing, reference data, index calculation, or similar financial applications. Experience testing high-volume, low-latency, real-time data platforms in Financial Services is highly preferred What are the top skills required for this role? 1. Selenium 2. Java 3. Python 4. SQL ## Description ABOUT Ztek: Website: www.ztekinc.com Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek's diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas. Disclaimer: Ztek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ztek is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at hrd@ztekinc.com Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Ztek encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Ztek does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b., Job Title: Automation Tester Contractor Location: New York, USA Employment Type: Contract About the Role We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Automation Test… + 7 days ago, QA Remote Only on W2 No C2C USC/ GC/ TN-Visa Only Support the project team by developing and executing automated tests to ensure software quality. 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