Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Capital Markets

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong expertise in test automation, DevOps, and Capital Markets to support a high-performance Equity Derivatives Trading Platform. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience automating enterprise applications built on C#, .NET, C++, SQL Server, and modern CI/CD environments. This role requires someone who can build scalable automation frameworks, develop deployment and orchestration tooling, and support end-to-end testing across complex trading applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable automation frameworks
• Build automated regression and integration test suites
• Automate UI, API, database, and backend validations
• Analyze application code to identify automation opportunities
• Develop CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or Bamboo
• Build deployment automation using PowerShell and Python
• Create test environment orchestration utilities
• Develop automated test data management solutions
• Support release automation and continuous testing
• Execute SQL validations
• Maintain automation frameworks
• Collaborate with QA, Development, and DevOps teams
• Participate in code reviews
• Improve overall test coverage and quality engineering practices

Requirements

Required Skills

• 5+ years of Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) experience
• Strong experience with C#/.NET applications
• Experience reading and understanding C++ code
• Strong Python scripting
• PowerShell scripting
• Microsoft SQL Server
• SQL scripting and database validation
• Windows Services
• IIS Web Applications
• Test automation framework development
• UI Automation experience with TestComplete, Ranorex, UFT, Selenium or similar
• API testing
• REST Services
• WCF Services
• NUnit, xUnit or MSTest
• Jenkins or Bamboo
• Bitbucket/Git
• CI/CD Pipeline development
• Deployment automation
• Environment orchestration
• Test data management
• JIRA
• QTest or HP ALM
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills

Preferred Skills

• FIX Protocol
• RabbitMQ
• MSMQ
• Kafka
• Docker
• SonarQube
• SpecFlow
• Cucumber
• RestSharp
• Newman
• Postman
• Splunk
• Octopus Deploy
• PowerShell DSC
• JMeter
• k6
• AI-assisted testing
• GitHub Copilot
• Claude Code

Domain Experience

• Capital Markets
• Equity Derivatives
• Trading Platforms
• Options
• Futures
• Swaps
• Bonds
• Front Office Trading
• Trade Lifecycle
• Order Management
• Booking
• Settlement
• BFSI Applications

Requirements

• Bachelor''s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work independently
• Experience working in Agile environments

Work Environment

• Hybrid role
• Long-term contract
• Enterprise Investment Banking environment
• Latest automation technologies
• Large-scale trading platform