Functional Test Engineer – Trading Systems & Test Automation

Hybrid Lokation: Prague 8, HO 2x Languages: Fluent English and Czech Level: Senior Form of cooperation: Contraktor Start date: asap Allocation: Full-Time Allocation length: Long term The Senior Test Engineer is responsible for coordinating and managing system and acceptance tests within change initiatives, and provides authoritative advice on all aspects of testing while leading practical integration work. As part of Trading Test, you will help ensure the functional quality and reliability of Company’s cash and derivatives trading systems, with a strong focus on T7. You will work with business-critical trading functionality such as order and quote management, matching, on- and off-book trading, market model behavior, product configuration, and trading workflows across back-end and front-end components. The role combines functional system testing with hands-on test automation. You will translate functional requirements into meaningful test scenarios, execute and analyze tests, enhance automated regression coverage, and provide fast, high-quality feedback throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Experience or interest in applying AI to improve testing activities is an additional strength. Your responsibilities: Plan, design, and execute functional system tests for Deutsche Börse’s cash and derivatives trading system T7 Analyze functional specifications and translate requirements into test scenarios, test cases, test data, and expected results Validate trading functionality such as order entry, modification, deletion, matching, auction behavior, market states, and trading restrictions Develop, maintain, and execute automated functional tests for back-end and front-end trading-system components Extend automated functional, and regression test portfolios to increase coverage of new and existing trading functionality Investigate test failures, analyze logs and system behavior, report defects, support root-cause analysis, and verify fixes Contribute to automation frameworks, test tooling, CI/CD integration, reporting, and continuous improvement of test processes Collaborate closely with specification, development, build, acceptance, and business teams to clarify requirements and provide early quality feedback Optionally apply AI-assisted testing techniques, for example for test idea generation, test data preparation, log analysis, defect clustering, or regression prioritization Your profile: University degree, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Business Informatics, or another quantitative discipline Strong experience in functional software testing, ideally in trading systems, exchanges, capital markets, banking, or another complex transactional system environment Good understanding of test methodology, test design, defect management, regression testing, and quality gates in an iterative / incremental delivery model Hands-on experience with test automation, including creating, executing, maintaining, and analyzing automated functional tests Scripting experience, preferably in Python and Shell; experience with BDD frameworks, Selenium, or similar automation technologies is an advantage Experience working with Linux-based environments, GitHub, Jira, CI/CD pipelines, and Jenkins or comparable tooling Knowledge of cash or derivatives trading concepts is highly desirable Nice to have: practical experience using AI or GenAI tools in testing, for example for requirement analysis, test case generation, log analysis, defect triage, or regression optimization Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand complex business functionality, identify edge cases, and communicate test findings clearly Self-organized working style, ownership mindset, and willingness to improve tools, processes, and coverage continuously Strong communication skills in an international and distributed working environment Fluent English WEB title=Functional Test Engineer – Trading Systems & Test Automation job=tester