Quality Assurance Engineer – Financial Sector

Company Description

Nembrini Consulting SA is a team of over 40 global consultants with diverse backgrounds, including experience from elite consulting firms, C-level positions, serial entrepreneurship, and thought leadership. Since 2012, we have operated in Switzerland, serving Europe, India, Canada and the Middle East across various industries. We prioritize building long-lasting relationships with our clients, partners, and employees by addressing their most pressing challenges and continuously developing top talent. Our service lines include Business Consulting, Digital Design, and Technology Solutions, catering to the complex needs of global and local businesses.

Job Description

For one of our key clients in the
financial services
sector, we are looking for an experienced
Quality Assurance Engineer
to join our development team working on high-complexity enterprise solutions (Java, React, Cloud-based). The selected candidate will work closely with developers, architects, and release managers to ensure the highest quality standards across the full software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and execute
  test plans, test cases, and test scripts
  (manual and automated) to validate functional and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate proactively with
  developers, architects, and project managers
  to identify potential issues early in the development process.
• Perform
  functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing
  on multiple environments (Dev, Test, Pre-Prod).
• Support
  continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
  processes by integrating automated testing frameworks and tools.
• Ensure traceability between
  requirements, test cases, and defects
  , maintaining clear documentation in Jira or similar tools.
• Manage
  bug tracking, prioritization, and reporting
  , providing clear feedback to the development team.
• Participate in
  sprint planning and review meetings
  , ensuring QA coverage and readiness for each release.
• Contribute to
  process improvement
  within the QA practice to increase efficiency and reliability of testing.

Requirements

• 3+ years
  of experience in Quality Assurance within complex enterprise or banking projects.
• Strong understanding of
  SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies
  , and QA best practices.
• Experience in testing
  web-based applications
  (React front-end, Java/Azure back-end).
• Good knowledge of
  test management and defect tracking tools
  (e.g., Jira, Xray, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Familiarity with
  API testing
  (Postman, Swagger, REST Assured).
• Experience with
  automated testing tools
  (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) is a strong plus.
• Experience with
  CI/CD tools
  (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving attitude.
• Proactive communication skills and strong team collaboration mindset.
• Good level of
  English
  (spoken and written);
  German or Italian
  knowledge is a plus.

Nice to Have

• ISTQB Certification or equivalent QA qualification.
• Experience with
  performance testing
  (JMeter, K6) or
  security testing
  tools.
• Familiarity with
  banking or financial sector projects
  .

Conditions

• On-site position in Zurich (no remote work).
• Priority will be given to candidates already based in Switzerland with a
  valid Swiss work permit (B or C)
  .
• EU-based candidates
  may also be considered under a
  relocation program
  , which includes an
  initial relocation bonus
  and
  full relocation support
  during the transfer process.
• Start date:
  Immediate or upon agreement.
• Contract:
  Full-time, long-term assignment
  through
  Nembrini Consulting SA (Switzerland)
  .