QA Engineer (Inside IR35) - Banking & Finance

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? 

Join one of the world's leading IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization. Founded in 1968, the company consistently ranks among the top global IT service providers. With a presence in over 50 countries, the company has built a reputation for delivering high-quality technology services across industries including banking, healthcare, telecommunications, and retail.

The leading consultancy firm has partnered with a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider on a 6-month contract. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, the organisation offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. 

Be part of meaningful work that shapes futures. Apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execute manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, and integration testing scenarios with a focus on financial risk exposure, transaction volumes, and business-critical components.
• Validate financial calculations, transaction flows, compliance logic, and reporting outputs across multiple platforms.
• Conduct end-to-end data validation across ETL pipelines, databases, and reporting layers.
• Perform performance and load testing, leveraging appropriate tools and frameworks.
• Develop and maintain test automation scripts aligned with approved frameworks and best practices.
• Ensure systems and data comply with GDPR, SOX, and other applicable regulatory requirements through targeted test design and documentation.

Required Skills/Qualifications: 

• Proven experience designing and executing test cases across multiple QA phases.
• Strong understanding of transaction flows, compliance logic, and financial reporting standards.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks, performance and load testing tools, and defect management systems.
• Proficiency in SQL for validating data across databases, ETL processes, and reporting environments.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with CI/CD pipelines and sprint-based delivery cycles.

Duration:

• 6 months (with view to extend)

Location:

• Hybrid - London

Start Date:

• ASAP

Day Rate:

• £400 per day (Inside IR35)