Senior Automation QA Engineer with Python

Description

Join our Market Connectivity team, focused on building and maintaining ultra-low latency trading systems and exchange connectivity solutions for global financial markets. As a Senior Automation QA Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of high-throughput applications operating in a high-performance computing environment, developing automated testing solutions that support critical trading and market data workflows.

What we offer

• Global Relocation - (Relocation options; Experience in an international environment; Cross-cultural experience)

• Recognition and Evaluation - (Feedback culture; Regular appraisals)

• Time Off - (Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority; Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances; Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Maternity Leave - 20 weeks; Parental Leave - 41 weeks; Paternity Leave - 14 days)

• Luxoft Training Center - (Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics; Internal instructor-led soft skills courses; Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills; Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business; Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy; Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship; Leadership Programs for Managers)

• Well-being and Work-life Balance - (Multisport card; Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members; LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.; One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners; Preferential banking offer; Preferential car leasing offer; Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers; Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support)

• Health Care - (Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists; Full dental support; Travel Insurance; Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate; Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer; Reimbursement for corrective glasses)

• Company Events and Friendly Environment - (Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city; Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events; A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team)

• Internal Mobility - (Rotation between projects and accounts; New career opportunities)

• Self-Learning Library

• CSR Projects

Other

• Languages: English: B2 Upper Intermediate

• Seniority: Senior

Requirements

• Strong experience in software testing with a solid understanding of test automation principles and best practices

• Hands-on experience in Python development for test automation

• Experience with Robot Framework

• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites

• Strong knowledge of API, integration, end-to-end, and regression testing

• Hands-on experience with Robot, PyTest, Playwright, Selenium, or similar automation frameworks

• Experience testing distributed, real-time, or high-performance systems

• Good understanding of market connectivity, market data flows, exchange integrations, or trading workflows

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern software delivery practices

• Good knowledge of SQL and database testing techniques

• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills

• Experience with Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Electronic Trading, or Market Connectivity solutions

• Experience with performance and latency testing of high-throughput distributed systems

• Knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, Solace, or IBM MQ

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or other CI/CD platforms

• Good understanding of Linux/Unix environments and containerization technologies such as Docker

Responsibilities

• Design test strategies and automation approaches for low-latency trading platforms and exchange connectivity solutions

• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks and test suites using Python

• Create automated API, integration, end-to-end, and regression tests for trading and market connectivity workflows

• Validate exchange connectivity, market data flows, and order processing across global trading venues

• Verify the functional correctness, reliability, and performance of trading gateways and market access components

• Analyze business requirements and latency-sensitive trading workflows to ensure effective test coverage

• Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate closely with developers to resolve issues

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to the quality, stability, and production readiness of trading systems