Job Description
Ovii's Interpretation of the Role
The Quality Assurance Engineer will define and execute QA strategy for BestEx Research's algorithmic trading platform, leading a team of QA professionals. Responsibilities include test automation, test planning, defect management, and delivering metrics to ensure reliability, security, and performance across the product suite.
Role Snapshot
- Lead QA strategy for algorithmic trading platform
- Manage and mentor a team of QA engineers
- Drive test automation for front‑end and back‑end
- Design test plans, cases, and traceability
- Collaborate with engineering and product
- Own QA deliverables and quality targets
- Report metrics and continuous‑improvement initiatives
Must-Have Requirements
- JavaScript/React
- SQL/NoSQL databases
- Cypress or Playwright
- CI/CD tools (JIRA, Jenkins, Git)
- REST API testing
- QA methodologies (risk‑based testing, agile SDLC)
- Leadership and communication skills
- QA leadership for mature platforms
- test automation framework design
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Nice-to-Have Signals
- AG Grid
- AG Grid experience
Work Setup
- Location: Bengaluru, India
- Work mode: ONSITE
- Employment type: Full-Time
Not Specified in JD
- Visa sponsorship
- Salary range
- Remote eligibility
- Relocation
- Notice period
- Travel
- Security clearance
- Coding test
- Portfolio
- GitHub
- Writing sample
- Cover letter
What You'll Likely Work On
- Create and own a comprehensive QA strategy aligned with business and technical goals
- Lead, coach, and grow a high‑performing QA engineering team
- Select, build, and maintain automation frameworks for UI and backend services
- Develop test plans, cases, and traceability matrices for new and existing features
- Partner with engineering and product throughout the development lifecycle
- Identify, track, and resolve defects with root‑cause analysis
- Advance test coverage, performance testing, and CI/CD pipelines
- Generate and communicate test metrics and quality reports to stakeholders
Good Fit If You Have
- Experience with AG Grid is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
- Familiarity with financial services or algorithmic trading environments
- Comfort with high‑performance, low‑latency systems
Skills
- Test automation frameworks (Cypress / Playwright)
- JavaScript / React
- SQL / NoSQL databases
- CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, JIRA)
- REST API testing
- Risk‑based testing & Agile SDLC
- QA leadership & mentoring
- Performance testing
- Defect tracking & root‑cause analysis
- AG Grid (preferred)