Senior Software Engineer (QA) – Portfolio Analysis

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, accuracy, and scalability of our Portfolio Analysis solutions used by leading investment managers around the world. You will work closely with software engineers, product owners, and fellow quality engineers to drive a culture of continuous quality improvement.

This role is ideal for someone who combines solid exploratory testing skills with a genuine interest in automation, engineering excellence, and improving how teams build software.

You will join the Product Division within Front Office Portfolio Analysis and collaborate with colleagues across multiple global locations.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Drive quality practices across the entire software development lifecycle.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test solutions for APIs, backend services, and user workflows.
• Perform risk-based exploratory testing of new functionality and complex business scenarios.
• Partner with developers and product owners to define clear, testable requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to quality strategies, test approaches, and release readiness activities.
• Continuously improve automated regression coverage and test reliability.
• Support quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
• Analyze production issues and identify opportunities to improve product quality and testability.
• Help promote engineering best practices related to testing, automation, and quality.
• Contribute to internal tools and frameworks using C#.

WHAT WE VALUE

Professional experience

• 2+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or software testing.
• Experience designing and maintaining automated test solutions.
• Solid understanding of modern software testing principles and quality practices.
• Experience testing APIs and distributed systems.
• Experience working in Agile product development teams.
• Understanding of CI/CD practices and automated quality gates.
• Well-developed reasoning and issue-resolution skills.
• Experience working with complex business domains.

Technical skills

Experience in several of the following areas:

• Test automation frameworks.
• API testing and automation.
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
• Source control systems such as Git.
• Test strategy and risk-based testing.
• C# or other object-oriented programming languages.
• SQL and data validation.
• Performance, reliability, or other non-functional testing.

Domain knowledge

• Financial services knowledge through education or practical experience is highly valued.
• Understanding of investment management, portfolio management, or financial analytics is considered a plus.

WHAT MAKES YOU SUCCESSFUL

• You lead and drive improvements with initiative.
• You have a continuous learning mindset.
• You enjoy collaborating across disciplines and locations.
• You communicate clearly and transparently.
• You review existing approaches constructively and propose better solutions.
• You balance attention to detail with a focus on business value.
• You can improve quality outcomes without relying on authority.
• You thrive in a culture of feedback, trust, and continuous improvement.
• You are fluent in English.

WHY JOIN SIMCORP

• Global hybrid work policy. We ask you to work from the office two days per week while providing flexibility to work remotely on the remaining days.
• Innovation time. Every sixth sprint is set aside for planning, innovation, technical improvements, and learning, giving you regular opportunities to explore new technologies and develop your skills.
• Engineering excellence. We believe quality is everyone's responsibility. You will have the opportunity to contribute to how we build, test, and release software.
• Empowerment and ownership. Teams are trusted to make decisions and continuously improve the products and processes they own.
• Continuous growth. We invest in professional development and provide opportunities to learn new technologies, expand your domain expertise, and grow your career.
• Inclusive culture. We value diverse perspectives and believe the best outcomes happen when everyone has a voice.
• Work-life balance. We believe sustainable high performance comes from maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal life.

BENEFITS

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible. We process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed.

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