About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Lead Test Automation Engineer to work for our client within the financial services sector. This is initially a 12 months contract with very good prospects to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in Dublin.

Our client is seeking a Lead Test Automation Engineer to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly technical QA professional to take ownership of automated quality assurance across innovative risk modelling, custom data and risk feeds, and interactive visualization products. Working within a fast-paced, agile environment, you will design and develop robust test automation solutions, leveraging modern technologies and AI-assisted tooling to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of critical business applications.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites in C# across APIs, services, and data pipelines supporting risk modelling and custom data feeds.
Build and enhance Playwright-based UI and end-to-end automation for web and mobile risk visualization platforms.
Create, maintain, and optimize reusable test frameworks, automation libraries, and test datasets.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and related tooling.
Validate data quality, entitlement controls, permissions, and personalization capabilities across multiple products.
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to embed quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle and support shift-left testing initiatives.
Use AI-powered tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT to accelerate test development and coverage.
Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and document defects with clear reproduction steps.
Contribute to regression, performance, reliability, and integration testing across web, mobile, and API platforms.
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and Agile ceremonies to ensure delivery of high-quality software solutions.

About You

Strong hands-on test automation experience with advanced C#/.NET development skills.
Experience with Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or other modern UI/E2E automation frameworks.
Proven expertise testing REST APIs, microservices, integration layers, and ideally gRPC or streaming services.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks and reusable test libraries.
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
Experience validating data using SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases.
Familiarity with Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and Rider.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with a focus on quality and edge-case testing.
Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills, with fluency in English.
Passion for AI-assisted testing and development, including tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT.
Minimum of 7+ years' experience in Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation Engineering, SDET, or a related software engineering discipline.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent hands-on experience.

Nice to Have

Experience within financial services, trading, risk management, or data-intensive environments.
Exposure to data pipeline testing, real-time streaming data, or visualization platforms.
Performance and load testing experience using tools such as NBomber or k6.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana.
Mobile test automation experience.
Knowledge of BDD frameworks (SpecFlow/Reqnroll) and contract testing tools such as Pact.
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding and testing tools.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and work-place pension
Employee benefits including insurance, medical care, sports card, and well-being support.

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