Job Description



As a Senior QA Engineer, you will play a crucial role in validating FMX's trading platforms and ensuring their reliability in high-stakes environments. Your expertise in manual testing, trading protocols, and financial markets will be instrumental in designing robust test plans and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role offers an opportunity to mentor junior QA team members and contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes.




Responsibilities

• Lead manual testing across trading products, covering functional, regression, integration, and workflow scenarios.


• Validate trading protocols, including message flows, order lifecycles, and market data interactions.


• Review and analyze business requirements to design comprehensive test plans and cases.


• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine requirements and identify edge cases.


• Test and validate trading screens for accuracy, usability, and trader expectations.


• Reproduce, document, and track defects, working closely with developers for timely resolution.


• Participate in release readiness, risk assessments, and go/no-go decisions.


• Mentor junior QA team members and establish best practices for trading system testing.


• Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and documentation.

• 8+ years of experience in QA roles within financial markets, trading platforms, or interdealer broker environments.


• Proficiency in manual testing, including test planning, execution, and defect management.


• Deep knowledge of trading protocols (FIX, proprietary protocols, market data feeds).


• Experience building, testing, or supporting trading screens or front-end interfaces.


• Understanding of order types, execution workflows, market structure, and trade lifecycle.


• Ability to interpret logs, message flows, and protocol-level interactions.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a trader's mindset.


• Excellent communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.


• Familiarity with automation frameworks and performance testing is preferred.


• Experience in interdealer broker environments or OTC markets is an asset.