Senior QA Engineer III

Senior QA Engineer III – Automation | Banking | API | Kafka | ETL

Opportunity

We are seeking a

Senior QA Engineer III

with strong hands-on

test automation and banking/financial services experience

to support complex enterprise applications and integration environments. This is a senior, hands-on quality engineering role focused on

automation framework development, API and backend testing, Kafka/event-driven testing, ETL and data pipeline validation, database testing, and end-to-end integration testing . The successful candidate will be comfortable

building automation frameworks from scratch , troubleshooting complex integration and data issues, contributing to overall QA strategy, and providing technical guidance to other QA professionals. What You’ll Do

Design, build, and enhance

scalable automation frameworks from scratch . Develop and execute automated test suites for

APIs, backend services, Kafka, ETL/data pipelines, databases, and file-based integrations . Lead

end-to-end functional, integration, regression, and system testing

across complex banking applications. Automate

API workflows, backend validations, and data-processing scenarios

using Java or Python. Develop API automation using

Rest Assured, Postman Collections, or equivalent frameworks . Perform

API performance and load testing

using JMeter or similar tools. Validate

Kafka producer/consumer message flows , event processing, message integrity, and downstream integrations. Design automated tests for

ETL jobs, data transformations, pipelines, and reconciliation processes . Perform advanced

SQL and database validation

to confirm data accuracy, completeness, and transactional integrity. Test data movement across

APIs, microservices, messaging platforms, databases, ETL processes, and file-based interfaces . Investigate complex defects, integration failures, automation issues, and data discrepancies. Integrate automated testing into

CI/CD and continuous testing pipelines . Collaborate with

Developers, Business Analysts, Product, DevOps, and QA teams

throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Contribute to

test strategy, automation architecture, quality standards, test planning, and risk identification . Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, automation strategies, execution reports, defect documentation, and traceability matrices. Participate in

Agile/Scrum ceremonies , including sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, and retrospectives. Provide

technical guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate QA engineers . Drive continuous improvement across

automation coverage, testing efficiency, frameworks, tools, and QA practices . What You Bring

Must Have

5+ years of progressive QA/software testing experience , including substantial hands-on automation experience. Strong experience within

banking, financial services, fintech, or complex transaction-based environments . Proven experience

designing and building test automation frameworks from scratch . Strong automation development experience using

Java or Python . Hands-on experience with

API and backend automation , including Rest Assured, Postman, or equivalent tools/frameworks. Strong experience with

API functional, integration, response validation, performance, and load testing . Hands-on experience with

Kafka , including producer/consumer flows, message validation, and event-driven integration testing. Experience with

ETL testing, data pipeline validation, transformation testing, and data reconciliation . Strong

SQL and database testing

experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, or similar relational databases. Experience with

JMeter or equivalent performance-testing tools . Experience testing complex

end-to-end integrations

across APIs, messaging, databases, ETL pipelines, and file-based interfaces. Experience with

CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated test execution, and reporting tools . Strong understanding of

Agile/Scrum delivery . Strong debugging, troubleshooting analytical, and problem-solving skills. Ability to independently own

complex QA and automation initiatives . Experience providing

technical guidance, peer reviews, knowledge sharing, or mentorship . Nice to Have

Experience with

batch processing systems and enterprise job schedulers . PostgreSQL validation and performance-testing experience. Experience testing

microservices and event-driven architectures . Exposure to

Microsoft Azure and cloud-based enterprise environments . Understanding of

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) / Kubernetes

environments. Experience with

Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevO