Engineer - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

25828766 QA Engineer (Backend Test Engineer) - Rates e-Trading - Manchester - (Hybrid) Initially, this role will be remote, but will switch to Hybrid working once the new office is Open (city-centre). Therefore applicants who are not able to commit to a hybrid working model (3 days onsite in the Manchester office) need not apply.Overview Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity. What We do / The TeamCiti is one of the top global dealers on the street in Fixed Income, and contributing to that success is a great opportunity to develop cutting edge technical skills with strong career opportunities. We are key player as an end to end Tester in Global Fixed Income Electronic Trading team Our goal is to gain strong business knowledge to be able to manually perform functional, Non-functional testing ,design Test suites and develop Automation strategies for Trading Applications, delivering quality products as a Strong QA team. Our team is majorly based out of Mississauga(Canada),Manchester(UK) & Shanghai(China) and works with global Dev teams. Our project are fast paced, business critical and focus on regulatory requirements. This role gives you the opportunity to learn Fixed income Trading business, frequent interaction with various stakeholders like BA, PM, Traders, Risk management team ,globally and help grow QA presence in EMEA. Role Overview/What will you do:

• Identify and recommend requirements for STLC through analysis on the impacted area.
• Design, develop, execute test cases and scripts.
• Developing Test plans, Test Strategy and Estimations for Quality Engineering projects.
• Play key role in Functional and Automation test case development, execution, test script maintenance and defect tracking approach.
• Collaborate with the different project stakeholders to help define and document testing requirements and scope.
• Collaborate closely with global BA, DEV & QA Teams for efficient test planning, test design and co-ordinate test efforts between global teams.

Key Skills and Experience requiredEssential Technical skills

• Proven QA Testing experience on Systems / Applications written in Java Core Java/Python
• GIT, Bitbucket, JIRA or Similar project management tools
• Cucumber based Automation Testing, Server Side Automation/Manual Testing,API Automation, Swagger, Microservice testing
• SQL, NOSQL Databases (Oracle, MongoDB

Added |Essential skills

• Proven experience working in a SCRUM or Agile engineering environment
• Experience in the developing Test Strategy, Test Plan and performing Functional and Non Functional Testing
• Hands-on experience in designing , developing and maintaining Automated Testing Framework for Backend applications and database testing.
• Documents all details and findings and performs preliminary root causes analyses to provide recommended improvements for issues/bugs identified.
• Ensures all corrective actions are assigned, documented, and completed.
• Ensures project standards and procedures exist, are fully clearly documented, and followed throughout the software development life cycle; makes recommendations for enhanced documentation.
• Gathers, maintains, and creates reports on quality metrics.
• Good to have programming /scripting experience using various languages such as Java/Python, RUST, etc
• Good to have experience in working CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in Performance testing and performance engineering.
• Nice to have a previous development or performance testing experience.

Bonus points for Experience with a Financial Service industry background working on Trading platforms (Pre & Post Trade Systems). This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required. What we'll provide youBy 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

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more. 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. Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi") invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi . View the " EEO is the Law " poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement . View the EEO Policy Statement . View the Pay Transparency Posting