Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Job Title: Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET .

About FIS

Are you curious, self-motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate, and above all fun.

About the Team

This is an opportunity to join a talented team of functional and technical professionals working on digital banking solutions at one of the world’s leading providers of financial technology solutions. The team works across geographies and collaborates closely to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable products for the financial services domain.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test, SDET, who is passionate about quality engineering, test automation, and building robust automation solutions for web, API, batch, and mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in automation testing, requirement analysis, test strategy, and Agile delivery.

In this role, you will analyse business requirements, participate in grooming and estimation, design and execute test strategies, identify automation opportunities, build and maintain automation scripts, and help improve product quality based on defect trends and testing outcomes.

What You Will Be Doing

Analyse business requirements and actively participate in requirement grooming and estimation.

Work closely with product owners, developers, quality engineers, and cross-functional teams to understand features and define effective test coverage.

Develop test strategies, create test plans, and execute test cases for new features, enhancements, and production support scenarios.

Identify manual test cases that are suitable for automation and develop automation scripts using Playwright , Selenium, and other automation tools.

Build, maintain, innovate, and continuously improve automation frameworks, test processes, and quality engineering practices.

Automate testing across UI, API, batch, and mobile channels to improve regression efficiency and product confidence.

Perform API testing for SOAP and REST services using tools such as SOAP UI and Postman.

Validate applications through functional, regression, accessibility, mobile, and microservices testing.

Write, implement, maintain, and review automation scripts and test artifacts.

Use SQL to construct moderate to complex queries for validating data and troubleshooting issues.

Participate in Agile development methodologies and sprint ceremonies, including planning, grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.

Track, analyse, and manage defects while recommending quality improvements based on defect patterns and root causes.

Collaborate across geographies and teams to support delivery, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement.

What You Bring

Strong hands-on testing experience with a focus on automating web and API tests.

Experience in UI automation testing, API testing, and automation script development and maintenance.

Experience with automation tools such as Selenium , Playwright and Katalon .

Expertise in automation testing across UI, API, batch, and mobile applications.

Experience developing or contributing to automation frameworks for enterprise applications.

Experience on scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Groovy, Shell, Perl, or similar.

Strong understanding of manual testing concepts, test scenario design, test case writing, test artifact review, and defect management.

Experience testing SOAP or REST APIs using SOAP UI, Postman, or equivalent tools.

Experience with accessibility testing tools and practices such as JAWS and Level Access.

Experience in mobile testing and web-based application testing.

Ability to write moderate to complex SQL queries for data validation and troubleshooting.

Good understanding of SDLC, defect management processes, and engineering tools such as Jira, Maven, Git, SOAP UI, Silk Central, BrowserStack , WinSCP, and Putty.

Ability to troubleshoot basic to complex technical issues and contribute to root cause analysis.

Experience working in Agile and Scrum environments.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.

Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Technical Skills

Automation and Testing

Playwright

Selenium

UI automation

API automation

Batch automation

Mobile automation

Automation framework development

Functional and non-functional test automation

Test case design and review

Defect management

Accessibility testing

Regression testing

Microservices testing

Supported by the original testing, automation, framework, API, UI, batch, mobile, accessibility, and microservices expectations in the source profile.

API and Tools

SOAP UI

Postman

REST APIs

SOAP services

Jira

Maven

Git

Silk Central

BrowserStack

Level Access

WinSCP

Putty

Supported by the original list of testing, API, defect management, and SDLC tools in the source profile.

Scripting, CI/CD, and Engineering Tools

Python, Ruby, Groovy, Shell, or Perl

Jenkins

CI/CD concepts

SonarQube

SVN

Maven or Gradle

Checkmarx

YourKit Profiler

IBM Heap Analyzer

Supported by the original good-to-have skills and tool expectations.

Good to Have

Experience with AI tools and technologies.

Experience with CI/CD and Jenkins.

Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS.

Experience in penetration testing and performance testing.

Experience in unit testing and automated functional or non-functional testing.

Knowledge of banking or financial domain applications.

CSTE, CSQA, or ISTQB Advanced Level certification.

Working experience with Agile development and Test-Driven Development.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field.

3-5+ years of relevant testing and technical experience in a Quality Engineer, SDET, or test automation role.

Competencies

Fluent in English.

Excellent communicator with the ability to discuss technical and business-focused solutions with internal and external stakeholders.

Strong attention to detail and a track record of producing high-quality documentation.

Organized approach with the ability to manage and adapt priorities based on client and internal requirements.

Self-starter with a team mindset and the ability to work independently as well as part of a global team.

Strong team player with interpersonal and presentation skills.

Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities.

What We Offer You

At FIS, we value your expertise and offer growth opportunities, a competitive compensation and benefits package, and a casual work environment. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to the transformation of Digital Banking through strong engineering, automation, and quality practices.

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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