TP ICAP
The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world’s leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world’s most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist. Role Overview We are seeking a hands-on QA Engineer to join our Credit Technology team. This role is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of backend trading systems, APIs, and UI applications through a combination of manual and automated testing. You will play a key role in validating complex end-to-end trading workflows, including distributed services, event-driven systems, and user interfaces (desktop and web). While contributing to automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, you are expected to remain deeply involved in hands-on testing, debugging, and defect analysis. Working on an EMEA shift. Role Responsibilities Testing & Quality Assurance Perform exploratory, functional, regression, integration, and system testing for middle‑office and post‑trade applications. Design, write, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases. Validate REST APIs, backend services, integrations, and event‑driven systems, including messaging architectures built on message queue Participate in defining and executing capacity, load, and performance test scenarios. Analyse system logs, configurations, databases, and runtime data to confirm expected behaviour and diagnose defects. Automation & CI/CD Contribute to the design, enhancement, and maintenance of automation testing frameworks. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS DevOps). Improve test coverage, execution speed, resilience, and test data reliability across environments. Defect Management & Production Support Identify, report, triage, and track defects throughout the bug lifecycle (bug advocacy). Perform root‑cause analysis for test failures and production issues. Serve as second‑ or third‑tier support for production issues impacting middle‑office and post‑trade workflows. Collaboration & Communication Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, vendors, and end‑users to understand business requirements and operational flows. Communicate test plans, scenarios, execution results, risks, and quality metrics clearly. Promote strong quality engineering practices. Experience / Competences Essential Extensive experience in Software Quality Assurance (manual and automation). Strong proficiency in C\ or similar OO language for automated testing. Solid experience with SQL and Linux‑based environments. Strong understanding of test design techniques; test scripting and automation; defect analysis, reporting, and tracking; QA methodologies and best practices. Experience testing backend systems, APIs, and distributed or microservice‑based platforms. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including documentation of test plans and results. Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and iterative (Agile) delivery models. Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, delivery‑driven environment. Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and self‑direction. Desired Experience testing financial systems (middle‑office, post‑trade, trade life‑cycle and reconciliations). Experience testing event‑driven and messaging systems, including Solace PubSub+, Kafka, RabbitMQ/AMQP, or MQTT. Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and Git. Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Experience with performance, load, or resilience testing. Familiarity with BDD tools (Behave, Cucumber). Experience using AI‑assisted testing or QA automation tools. Band & Level: Professional, 5 Not The Perfect Fit? Concerned that you may not meet the criteria precisely? At TP ICAP, we wholeheartedly believe in fostering inclusivity and cultivating a work environment where everyone can flourish, regardless of your personal or professional background. If you are enthusiastic about this role but find that your experience doesn't align perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be the ideal candidate for this position or another opportunity within our organisation. Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team is here to assist you in recognising how your unique skills and abilities can be a valuable contribution. Don't hesitate to take the leap and explore the possibilities. Your potential is what truly matters to us. Company Statement We know that the best innovation happens when diverse people with different perspectives and skills work together in an inclusive atmosphere. That's why we're building a culture where everyone plays a part in making people feel welcome, ready and willing to contribute. TP ICAP Accord - our Employee Network - is a central to this. As well as representing specific groups, TP ICAP Accord helps increase awareness, collaboration, shares best practice, and holds our firm to account for driving continuous cultural improvement. Location Philippines - Ecoprime Building - Taguig City
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