Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
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£41,700
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SOC 2136 (98% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £41,700, and Insight Global is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2136 IT quality and testing professionals Most likely code | £33,400 Clears | £33,400 Clears | £37,500 Clears | £41,700 Clears |
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About the role
Insight Global are seeking a Senior QA Engineer for a leading financial markets and clearing organisation. This individual will join the Delivery Assurance team, playing a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of critical clearing, risk, and post-trade platforms. The successful candidate will work closely with Risk Operations and Margin teams, leading testing initiatives across multiple projects while enhancing existing automation frameworks in a fast-paced Capital Markets environment.
This position requires 4 days onsite in London, England.
The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for leading test strategy and execution across the full software development lifecycle, supporting both automated and manual testing activities. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, this individual will help drive quality improvements, support production assurance activities, and validate complex risk and margining processes.
Must-Have Requirements Include:
- Strong QA and software testing experience within Capital Markets environments.
- Previous experience testing Risk Management systems.
- Strong understanding of margining concepts including Initial Margin (IM), Variation Margin (VM), and Collateral.
- Experience working directly on Unix/Linux servers.
- Hands-on experience with Java-based automation frameworks.
- Experience using Cucumber/Gherkin for test automation.
- Strong SQL and Oracle experience.
- Experience with Jira and Zephyr for test and defect management.
- Working knowledge of Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to manage testing activities across multiple projects simultaneously.
Technical Skills:
- Java
- Oracle
- SQL
- Cucumber / Gherkin
- Jenkins
- Jira
- Confluence
- Unix / Linux
Plusses Include:
- Equities and Equity Derivatives (F&O) domain knowledge.
- Previous clearing or post-trade experience.
- Developer-in-Test experience.
- Experience supporting Securities Financing Transactions (SFT).
- Experience working within margining, collateral, or broader risk platforms.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on QA professional to join a highly regarded financial services organisation and contribute to the delivery of business-critical clearing and risk solutions while influencing test strategy, automation, and quality best practices across the technology function.
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Where this offer sits in the market
IT quality and testing professionals (SOC 2136) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~21k in sample- Middle half £36,972–54,860
- Median £45,656
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,100
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2136 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.