Job Description
You'll operate within a banking function, ensuring all changes to live applications are robust, compliant, and production-ready. This is a highly hands-on position, combining manual testing and automation, with a strong focus on regression and production change validation.
Front Office QA Technical Tester (AVP)
£450-£700/day (Umbrella) | London (Liverpool Street) | Hybrid (2-3 days onsite)6-month contract (initial)
A globally recognised investment bank is seeking a hands-on Front Office QA Technical Tester to join a high-performing QA team supporting critical trading systems. This is a key role focused on protecting production stability within a complex, front-to-back trading environment.
The Role
You'll operate within a banking function, ensuring all changes to live applications are robust, compliant, and production-ready. This is a highly hands-on position, combining manual testing and automation, with a strong focus on regression and production change validation.
You'll work closely with Front Office, technology teams, and vendors across the full delivery lifecycle, gaining exposure to a wide range of systems, products, and initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
* Own regression, functional, and defect testing across FO to BO systems
* Validate production changes, enhancements, and incident fixes
* Support and expand automated regression test packs
* Create and maintain test artefacts (JIRA/XRAY) with full traceability
* Partner with Dev, BA, QA, and Production Support teams on defect triage and root cause analysis
What We're Looking For
* Strong hands-on experience in manual and automation testing within Front Office environments
* Solid understanding of investment banking products and trade flows
* Proven experience supporting production changes and defect resolution
* Scripting skills (Python, JavaScript) and solid SQL/database knowledge
* Experience with JIRA/XRAY and test management best practices
* Strong stakeholder engagement across business and technology teams
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