AI Summary
HFM seeks a Lead Automation QA Engineer to define and own the test automation strategy for a low-latency trading environment. This role involves driving AI/ML adoption, mentoring a team, and ensuring testability in system design. Key requirements include 7+ years of QA automation experience, expert coding skills, and experience with performance and CI/CD tools. Responsibilities encompass framework ownership, performance testing, and integrating AI/ML for adaptive testing.
Key Highlights
Define and own test automation strategy for a low-latency trading environment.
Drive AI/ML adoption for adaptive, self-aware test suites using MCP and Playwright.
Lead, mentor, and coach a team of Automation Engineers.
Key Responsibilities
Define and Own Test Automation Strategy for a low-latency trading environment.
Drive AI/ML Adoption (MCP Focus) for adaptive, self-aware test suites.
Lead, mentor, and coach Senior, Mid, and Junior Automation Engineers.
Represent QA in architecture reviews and design discussions.
Lead the design and development of advanced, polyglot test automation frameworks.
Define and manage the strategy for high-frequency performance and load testing.
Collaborate closely with DevOps to optimize the continuous testing pipeline.
Design test automation solutions that effectively gather and utilize system context and behavior data.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid Work Model (2 days working from home)
Monthly Food Vouchers
Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance
Summer Short Fridays (August)
Additional Paid Annual Leave
Birthday Leave
Training & Education Allowance
Udemy Business access
Referral Bonus Program
Visa Sponsorship and Relocation Assistance
Nice to Have
Experience with k6, Locust
Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
Understanding of financial market concepts and trading platform functionalities.
Job Description
HFM is an internationally acclaimed multi-asset broker, delivering cutting-edge trading tools, platforms, and conditions to traders worldwide. We are committed to innovation, transparency, and excellence in the financial markets.
As we continue to expand, we are seeking a driven and strategic Lead Automation QA Engineer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Define and Own Test Automation Strategy: Establish a robust, scalable, and cost-effective test automation strategy that aligns with short-term release goals and long-term product vision for a low-latency trading environment.
- Drive AI/ML Adoption (MCP Focus): Champion the research, proof-of-concept, and full implementation of AI-powered testing tools, specifically focusing on utilizing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Playwright in Python to build adaptive, self-aware test suites that understand system changes and minimize maintenance effort.
- Team & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and coach Senior, Mid, and Junior Automation Engineers, fostering a culture of engineering excellence, high coding standards, and deep system-level understanding.
- Architectural Alignment: Represent QA in architecture reviews and design discussions, ensuring testability is baked into the system design from inception, especially for distributed microservices.
- Framework Ownership: Lead the design and development of advanced, polyglot test automation frameworks (API, UI, Database, Mobile) ensuring they are scalable, highly maintainable, and adhere to best-in-class design patterns.
- Performance & Load Testing: Define and manage the strategy for high-frequency performance and load testing, focusing on latency and throughput benchmarks critical for a Forex trading platform. Provide actionable reports and system tuning recommendations.
- CI/CD & DevOps Integration: Collaborate closely with DevOps to optimize the continuous testing pipeline (CT), ensuring full test suite execution is a seamless, fast, and mandatory gate in the CI/CD flow (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Contextual Test Design: Design test automation solutions that effectively gather and utilize system context and behavior data to enhance testing coverage and pinpoint complex issues, feeding into the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
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- Experience: 7+ years of hands-on experience in QA automation, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or senior mentorship role within a FinTech, Forex, or high-transactional platform environment.
- Coding & Architecture: Expert-level coding skills in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript) and a deep understanding of object-oriented design and automation patterns.
- Performance Tools: Strong, demonstrable background in performance, load, and stress testing using tools like k6, Locust, with specific experience analyzing low-latency network metrics.
- CI/CD & Environment: Expertise in integrating automation into modern CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and working with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable test environment management.
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) Experience: Proven understanding or hands-on experience working with AI/ML testing concepts, specifically around Model Context Protocol (MCP), adaptive testing, or self-healing techniques driven by system context.
- AI Tool Integration: Experience with integrating and leveraging specialized AI/ML tools to enhance testing intelligence and coverage.
- Financial Domain Acumen: Solid understanding of financial market concepts, trading platform functionalities, and the necessity of high data integrity and precision.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Model (2 days working from home)
- Monthly Food Vouchers
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance
- Summer Short Fridays (August)
- Additional Paid Annual Leave
- Birthday Leave
- Training & Education Allowance
- Udemy Business access
- Referral Bonus Program
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