QA Engineer (Trader Acquisition)

Plan testing activities during backlog refinement and sprint planning by defining test scope, approach, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates for both manual and automated testing. Design, develop, and maintain automated tests across multiple layers including UI, API, integration, end-to-end, and database testing using modern automation frameworks. Execute manual functional, regression, and exploratory testing while preparing and maintaining reliable test environments, test data, mocks, and feature flags. Continuously improve the automation framework by developing reusable components, reducing flaky tests, refactoring legacy code, and increasing overall test coverage and stability. Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, monitor pipeline health, investigate failures, and collaborate with DevOps to ensure rapid feedback for engineering teams. Participate in production deployments by executing post-deployment validation, verifying critical user journeys with production data, and providing clear go/no-go recommendations based on release readiness and identified risks. Communicate testing progress, quality metrics, risks, and blockers to stakeholders while actively collaborating with developers, product owners, architects, and designers throughout each sprint. Drive adoption of AI across quality engineering practices, including test generation, monitoring, data quality validation, and code review processes. Mentor team members on quality engineering best practices, establish quality standards across the SDLC, and lead testing efforts for complex cross-team initiatives when required.