Senior QA Automation Engineer

At SPD Technology, we bring together a team of like-minded people who are driven by the desire to bring value through their work, united in their commitment to high performance and delivering custom, cutting-edge tech solutions that drive clients’ growth. We empower our people with a culture of excellence and enable them with the opportunity to uphold their accountability to contribute on each level. We value humanity and collaboration, encourage professional and personal growth, and foster a supportive and flexible work environment where everyone’s contribution is welcomed. About the Role We are building a next-generation Payment Orchestration Platform designed to streamline transaction processing, boost operational efficiency, and deliver a seamless payment experience for businesses and their customers. Our solution integrates with multiple payment gateways, incorporates advanced fraud prevention mechanisms, and ensures full compliance with PCI DSS and other financial industry regulations. As a Senior QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in driving the quality of our platform by designing and executing robust testing strategies across all stages of the software development lifecycle. You’ll collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and the product team to ensure stable, high-performance, and compliant delivery of mission-critical APIs. The product is heavily API-focused, with minimal UI involvement. Tech Stack: Back-End: Kotlin, Spring Cloud, JUnit, Swagger, Kafka, PostgreSQL (AWS RDS), Redis (AWS), DynamoDB, Docker, AWS Front-End: TypeScript, React, Vite QA Automation: RestAssured, MockServer, JMeter (Java DSL), Playwright, JUnit/TestNG, Docker, AWS CI/CD: GitHub Actions Team Structure : 7 Software Engineers, 2 Automation QA Engineers, 3 DevOps Engineers, 1 UI/UX Designer, 1 Business Analyst, and 1 Project Manager. Work Environment: Agile processes. Flexible working hours aligned with UK time zones. As a qualified expert, You will: Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for back-end APIs and front-end where applicable. Build test automation solutions from scratch or extend existing ones for API and UI testing. Define and implement a robust performance testing strategy using JMeter (Java DSL). Ensure comprehensive test coverage through functional, regression, integration, and performance testing. Actively participate in requirements analysis and contribute to solution design from a QA perspective. Collaborate closely with developers, DevOps, and product teams to ensure testability and automation at all stages of development. Keep test documentation up to date and contribute to sprint planning and estimation. Identify, report, and track bugs, driving continuous quality improvement across the product. Ensure all QA deliverables align with regulatory and industry standards, especially in the FinTech domain. Contribute to CI/CD pipeline optimization for automated testing (GitHub…