Software Engineer - Quality Assurance (m/f/d)

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases for digital banking applications, APIs, microservices, and web/mobile channels
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, API, UAT, and end-to-end testing across banking platforms
• Develop and maintain automated test suites to improve test coverage and release quality
• Validate REST APIs, microservices, event-driven integrations, and backend services
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, and DevOps teams throughout the SDLC
• Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, defect triage, and release readiness assessments
• Execute test automation within CI/CD pipelines and support shift-left quality practices
• Ensure compliance with banking security, audit, performance, and regulatory requirements
• Track, report, and manage defects through to resolution while ensuring quality gates are met

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Manual Testing, API Testing, Integration Testing, and Automation Testing
• Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, SoapUI, and API validation tools
• Experience in automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured, or Karate
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, XML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, and Microservices Architecture
• Experience with SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and database validation techniques
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies
• Familiarity with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and SonarQube quality processes
• Proficient in BDD/SDD practices, leveraging Gherkin and Cucumber to create executable specifications, automate acceptance tests, and improve collaboration between business and technical teams

Required Experience / Knowledge Areas

• 5+ years of QA experience with at least 3 years testing enterprise applications and APIs
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Corporate Banking, Digital Banking, Payments, Lending, or FinTech domains
• Strong understanding of API-driven architectures and microservices ecosystems
• Experience in testing customer-facing applications with high availability and security requirements
• Understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, defect management, and test automation best practices
• Experience working in regulated and compliance-driven environments

Good-to-Have Skills

• Performance testing experience using JMeter, LoadRunner, or NeoLoad
• Security testing experience including OWASP, API Security, and vulnerability assessment
• Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed on Azure or AWS
• Mobile application testing experience for Android and iOS platforms
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Event Hub, or messaging platforms
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing, test data management, and synthetic monitoring

Certifications Required

• AWS Certified, PMP, CISSP, Azure, ITIL
• Certified Agile Tester (Preferred)
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) Preferred
• Certified Scrum Professional or Agile Certification Preferred