QET - Test Automation Engineer - Sheffield
Lead end-to-end testing for UK payments transformation initiatives within banking and financial services, ensuring solutions are delivered safely, compliantly, and to high-quality standards. Own and drive the overall test strategy, planning, and execution across functional, integration, UAT, and non-functional testing phases. Collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery while meeting regulatory expectations and operational resilience requirements across payments systems.
Hybrid Working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.
Job Role
* Define and own test strategy, test plan, and overall test approach for payments programs
* Lead test estimation, resource planning, scheduling, and progress reporting
* Manage full test lifecycle including requirements analysis, test design, execution, defect management, and closure
* Coordinate end-to-end integration testing across applications, APIs, middleware, and third‑party systems
* Drive testing across UK payment schemes such as Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, and SWIFT
* Ensure robust test data management, including masking/anonymisation and environment readiness
* Lead defect management including severity assessment, triage, root cause analysis, and closure governance
* Support and govern User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including entry/exit criteria, execution oversight, and sign‑off
* Plan and oversee non‑functional testing such as performance, resilience, and security testing
* Implement automation strategy, shift‑left practices, and CI/CD quality gates
* Ensure adherence to audit controls, compliance standards, and regulatory expectations
* Provide clear status reporting and updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums
Job Skills
* Proven experience as a Test Lead/Test Manager in banking or financial services
* Strong knowledge of UK payments systems: Faster Payments (FPS), CHAPS, Bacs, SWIFT
* Understanding of payment lifecycle including failures, cutoffs, returns, rejects, duplicates, and reconciliation
* Expertise in end-to-end integration testing across distributed systems and APIs
* Strong test management skills including planning, estimation, and governance
* Advanced defect management and triage leadership skills
* Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, ALM, Zephyr, and reporting dashboards
* Knowledge of test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, and API testing tools (Postman, Rest Assured)
* Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality engineering practices
* Experience with SQL and data validation, including XML/JSON
* Understanding of ISO 20022 messaging (preferred)
* Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
* Experience with ISO 20022 migration programs
* Knowledge of SWIFT messaging standards
* Certifications such as ISTQB (Foundation/Advanced), Agile/Scrum/Kanban, or quality engineering certifications
EEO Statement
We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government's Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who declare they have a disability and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.
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