KX software powers the time-aware data-driven decisions that enable fast-moving companies to outpace competitors, realizing the full potential of their AI investments. The KX platform delivers transformational value by addressing data challenges related to completeness, timeliness and efficiency, ensuring companies understand change over time and can achieve faster, more accurate insights at any scale, cost-effectively.
KX is essential to the operations of the world's top investment banks, aerospace and defence, high-tech manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, automotive and fleet telematics organizations. The company has established offices and a robust customer base across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Overview Of The Role
KX are looking for a talented and motivated test engineer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our trading and financial systems. Working in an Agile environment, you will be responsible for a variety of testing across a range of Foreign Exchange (FX) product offerings, helping to deliver robust and accurate software that meets the demands of a fast‑paced financial services environment.
You will bring hands‑on experience in designing and executing test strategies, building and maintaining test frameworks, as well as validating FIX protocol messaging across trading workflows. A keen eye for detail, strong analytical thinking and the ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of personnel, both technical and non‑technical, will be key to succeeding in this role.
This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your QA career in financial technology, working in a highly collaborative environment where quality, innovation and technical excellence is at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop and maintain test plans, cases and scripts based on functional and technical requirements across trading and financial systems;
* Execute functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing across trading platforms, order management systems and downstream services;
* Analyse user stories to ensure thorough test coverage;
* Log, track and verify defects using bug tracking tools (i.e. JIRA);
* Participate in design reviews, stand‑ups and retrospectives, including sprint planning, to maintain high development standards – including understanding and contributing to the refinement of functional requirements;
* Collaborate closely with development teams, business analysts and product management throughout the software development lifecycle;
* Contribute to improving QA processes, standards and best practices with an awareness of latest advancements in technology.
Skills
* Excellent problem‑solving skills
* Strong mathematical skills
* Strong interpersonal and communication skill
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team
* Highly motivated and self‑directed, with the ability to multitask and work with minimal supervision
* Exceptional attention to detail
* Experience using AI tools and technologies to improve productivity and efficiency;
* 1 to 2 years’ experience in QA or similar role
Preferential Experience
* Familiarity with FIX Protocol messaging;
* Knowledge of building and maintaining automated test frameworks tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright or equivalent;
Preferred Qualifications
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Location & Workplace Type
Hybrid working model based out of Newry – occasional travel required to Dublin office.
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