Quality Engineer (Automation)

About the role
We are looking for an Associate, Quality Engineering Automation Engineer (SDET) to join us in Bengaluru.

You’ll join the team responsible for EquiLend Spire, our securities finance platform that brings together front, middle and back-office processes in a single connected environment. Spire supports areas such as trading, books and records, billing, locates, cash reinvestment and order management, helping firms manage securities finance activity across the trade lifecycle.

This is a hands-on quality engineering role where you’ll contribute to automated testing, support continuous testing practices and build your expertise in a complex enterprise fintech environment. Working with engineers, product teams and quality professionals, you’ll help ensure Spire releases are reliable, well-tested and aligned to business requirements. What you’ll do 

• Design, write and maintain functional test cases based on business requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.  
• Create and maintain BDD feature files using Cucumber and Gherkin syntax.  
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium, Playwright or similar automation frameworks.  
• Execute functional, regression and exploratory testing to validate new features, fixes and enhancements.  
• Support the integration and execution of automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines.  
• Identify, document and track defects using Jira, ensuring issues are clearly communicated, reproducible and linked to expected outcomes.  
• Partner with developers, product owners and other team members to understand requirements and translate them into effective test scenarios.  
• Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of automation frameworks, test assets and quality engineering practices.  
• Analyse test results and support root-cause investigation of defects and quality issues.  
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement activities across the team.  

What we’re looking for 

• 1+ years’ experience in software quality engineering, test automation or a comparable role, ideally with exposure to fintech, financial services technology or enterprise software.  
• Practical experience developing automated tests using Selenium, Playwright or similar automation frameworks.  
• Working knowledge of Java, JavaScript, Python or another object-oriented programming language.  
• Experience writing and executing test cases for web-based applications.  
• Understanding of software testing fundamentals, including test design techniques, regression testing and defect lifecycle management.  
• Familiarity with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber and writing feature files using Gherkin syntax.  
• Basic understanding of CI/CD concepts and automated testing within software delivery pipelines.  
• Experience using Jira or similar defect tracking and test management tools.  
• Working knowledge of SQL and database validation techniques.  
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and a structured approach to problem solving.  
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within Agile teams.  
• Willingness to learn, develop technical expertise and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.  

Why EquiLend? 

• Be recognised for your contribution through a discretionary annual cash bonus, linked to individual and company performance.  
• Work flexibly with up to 100 remote working days per calendar year.  
• Take time to recharge with generous annual leave, plus public holidays.  
• Access comprehensive health insurance for you and your dependents from your first day.  
• Receive personal accident insurance from the start of your employment.  
• Connect with colleagues at an annual company-sponsored team retreat, hosted at a new location each year.  
• If relocating from more than 40 miles away, receive hotel accommodation and travel ticket reimbursement.