We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated QA Automation Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building and maintaining automated testing frameworks within the quick-paced Capital Markets domain. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products by designing, developing, and executing comprehensive automated test suites.

This role requires a strong technical background, a deep understanding of financial services, and a passion for delivering high-quality solutions.

Test Strategy & Design: Develop and implement a comprehensive test automation strategy for our applications, including defining the scope, tools, and methodologies. Drive product quality and delivery through automation initiatives, especially in generative AI, targeting a fully automated platform with minimal manual QA intervention. Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and efficient test automation frameworks using industry-best practices and tools.

Test Scripting: Author and execute automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, and API testing.

API Testing: Perform in-depth API testing to validate RESTful and other web services, ensuring data integrity, and performance. Integrate the automated test suites into our CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing and faster feedback cycles. Act as a central point of contact for interdepartmental communication, ensuring alignment and seamless collaboration across various project impacts.

Provide technical expertise, mentor mid-level developers and analysts,



and establish standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation. Proactively assess risk, ensure compliance with laws and regulations, and maintain clear, concise communication across all organizational levels.

Required Qualifications & Technical Proficiency Experience: 5-8 years of hands‑on experience in a QA Automation role. Proven working experience in the Financial Services industry, specifically within the Capital Markets domain.

Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in core Java. Solid experience with scripting languages such as Python and Shell.

Test Automation Frameworks & Tools: Expertise in building and using frameworks based on BDD (e.g., Hands‑on experience with widely used test automation frameworks such as Rest-Assured (for API), Playwright, or Cypress. Good experience with Backend Automation using Python for Data Validation, Accuracy checks Database & In-Memory Computing: Working experience with MongoDB and relational databases (SQL).

Experience with in‑memory data grids like Apache Ignite.

DevOps & Cloud: Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration services such as Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service).



Strong command of UNIX/Linux environments. Practical experience with Automation Testing frameworks and tools.

Experience with Generative AI (Gen AI) concepts and their application in product development or quality assurance. Familiarity with AI-powered development tools such as Copilot. Proficiency in modern testing frameworks and tools like Playwright, Selenium, and JUnit.

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment. Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $Automated Processing and AI We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making.

Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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