Senior Test Automation Engineer - CREST Settlement Systems

Senior Test Automation Engineer - CREST Settlement Systems

Location: Hybrid (8 days onsite per month) Contract: 12 Months Engagement: Inside IR35 Industry: Financial Services / Capital Markets

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Engineer with strong experience across CREST settlement systems, test automation, and financial markets to join a leading financial services organisation.

Working within Agile delivery teams, you will play a key role in defining the overall testing strategy, designing and executing automated and manual test cases, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software across business-critical settlement platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex post-trade and securities settlement systems while collaborating with highly skilled engineering teams in a modern Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own Test Strategies and recommend the most effective testing approach.

• Present testing strategies and approaches to technical and business stakeholders.

• Review functional and technical specifications to produce comprehensive test scenarios and test cases.

• Execute both manual and automated testing across multiple applications.

• Perform peer reviews of test artefacts to ensure quality standards are maintained.

• Manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle, including investigation, analysis and defect triage.

• Work collaboratively across multiple Agile squads and distributed teams.

• Provide regular progress updates and manage stakeholder expectations throughout delivery.

• Ensure high-quality testing deliverables are produced in line with agreed standards.

• Contribute to sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives and other Agile ceremonies.

• Support continuous improvement of testing practices and automation capabilities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience as a Senior Test Automation Engineer , Quality Engineer , or Senior QA Engineer .

• Proven experience working within Agile software delivery environments.

• Strong Financial Services or Capital Markets background.

• Experience creating and delivering comprehensive Test Strategies and Test Plans.

• Excellent SQL skills.

• Strong automation experience using:

• Selenium

• Java

• UFT

• Experience using:

• Azure DevOps

• ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)

• Experience with:

• CREST settlement systems

• CREST proprietary messaging

• SWIFT messaging

• ISO15022 / ISO20022 messaging

• Windows

• UNIX

• Excellent defect management and root cause analysis experience.

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

• ISTQB or ISEB Foundation Certification.

Desirable Skills

• Playwright

• BDD / TDD

• Kafka

• OpenShift

• CI/CD pipelines

• Jenkins

• API Testing

• Post-trade settlement platforms

• Securities processing

• Clearing and Custody systems

Rates depend on experience and client requirements