Quality Engineer

QA Automation Engineer / SDET UK Payments

Experience: 3-7 Years
Location: India
Domain: Banking & Payments

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled QA Automation Engineer/SDET with deep expertise in UK Payments schemes and modern test automation practices. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in validating payment processing systems across FPS, BACS, CHAPS, and SEPA, along with strong Playwright automation capabilities to drive quality across enterprise-scale payment platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks using Playwright.
• Validate end-to-end payment journeys across UK payment schemes including FPS, BACS, CHAPS, and SEPA.
• Create and execute automated test suites covering UI, API, integration, and regression testing.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and Payment SMEs to understand business requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing for payment applications.
• Validate payment message processing, transaction flows, settlement, reconciliation, and exception handling.
• Analyse defects, perform root cause analysis, and work closely with development teams for resolution.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to quality engineering best practices.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulatory standards, security requirements, and audit controls.

Mandatory Skills

Payments Domain

• Strong experience in UK Payments.
• Hands-on knowledge of:
• FPS (Faster Payments Service)
• BACS
• CHAPS
• SEPA
• Understanding of payment lifecycle, settlement, clearing, reconciliation, and exception processing.
• Experience testing payment processing systems and payment gateways.

Automation Testing

• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright Automation.
• UI Automation using Playwright with TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Test framework design and maintenance.
• Data-driven and BDD testing approaches.

API Testing

• REST API Testing
• Postman
• API Automation
• JSON/XML validation

Preferred Technical Skills

• TypeScript / JavaScript
• Java
• Selenium (Good to Have)
• Cucumber BDD
• Rest Assured
• SQL
• Jenkins
• Git/GitHub
• Azure DevOps
• Maven
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Docker
• Kubernetes (Good to Have)

Desired Experience

• Experience working in Banking, Financial Services, or FinTech organisations.
• Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience with payment modernisation programmes.
• Knowledge of ISO 20022 payment standards.
• Exposure to SWIFT messaging is an added advantage.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.