Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

Global Foreign Exchange

Global Foreign Exchange (GFX) is a vital part of the DB Investment Bank that provides our clients with many ways to exchange currencies and manage currency risk. Deutsche Bank has been ranked the Overall FX Market Leader by Euromoney FX Survey.

GFX heavily relies on its technology to stay ahead of the competition. Our products are used by thousands of external clients as well as hundreds of internal trading and sales desks and operations. They provide connectivity with brokers, exchanges and clearing houses. Development of our products gives engineers a unique ability to learn business, work with big data and analytics.

We are innovative and dynamic company at the forefront of technology, we develop our products with Java, Kotlin, C++, JavaScript and Oracle database following Agile methodology and leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as MongoDB, ClickHouse, Kafka, Redis, Ignite, gRPC, Spark, Tableau. We build cloud-ready solutions and host them on-premises (Google Anthos) and public clouds (Google GKE).

We pride ourselves on managing a high performance & available applications that process more than 3 million of trade events, perform more than 5 billion grid calculations and generate 20 billion unique quotes, making it an exceptional learning opportunity for candidates seeking to dive into cutting-edge infrastructure challenges. Joining our team means being at the forefront of innovation, where you will gain invaluable experience in scaling and optimizing a robust system. Embrace the experience of pushing boundaries and be a part of a talented team dedicated to shaping the future of technology in finance.

What Will The Employee Gain From This Role

• You’ll have the chance to contribute to creating a cutting-edge platform in the electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading industry. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a high-impact project.
• You’ll gain hands-on experience with Kubernetes environments optimized for trading applications
• Experience with building scalable approaches for dozens of thousands automated tests
• Working with a geographically dispersed team of professionals in a highly Agile environment

Scope of role

We are in search of a seasoned QA engineer to join our AutobahnFX Platform team. This team is pivotal in developing the Building Block SDK framework, serving as the foundational layer for all Autobahn FX applications.

Technical environment

Our application stack components are crafted with precision using Java/Kotlin for backend development and Typescript for frontend tasks. We host our innovative solutions on a hybrid cloud, empowered by Google GKE Enterprise.

Your Role as a Senior QA ABFX Platform Engineer (f/m/x)

• Feature Testing: Lead the development and execution of test strategies for features innovated by the AutobahnFX platform, emphasizing non-functional testing aspects like HA (High Availability), failover, and performance.
• Technology Consolidation: As we transition to cloud technology, adapt and innovate testing processes and tooling to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
• Test Optimization: Spearhead constant enhancements of regression test packs, which include dozens of thousands of automated tests, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.

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Your key responsibilities

• Set up QA processes and Test Automation design : You’ll be responsible for establishing quality assurance processes and designing approaches for test automation from scratch. Additionally, you’ll work on improving existing processes and approaches.
• Define testable architecture for developed applications : As part of your role, you’ll influence the development team to implement a testable architecture for applications. This involves ensuring that the architecture supports effective testing.
• Design, develop, and extend in-house testing automation tools and test frameworks : You’ll create and enhance tools and frameworks specifically for testing purposes. These in-house solutions will help streamline the testing process.
• Drive optimizations in the length of test cycles : Your goal will be to reduce the time it takes to complete test cycles. By doing so, you’ll contribute to faster delivery of new functionality to the market.

Your skills and experiences

• Many years of in-depth professional working experience in Quality Assurance area, test analysis skills, ability to design test cases using different test techniques.
• Proven track record in building test automation approaches on large scale.
• Experience in testing automation of complex systems, testing at different levels.
• Strong technical background, experience with SQL, Unix.
• Programming experience in Java/Kotlin is a must.
• Kubernetes experience is a plus.Problem solving and ability to take ownership of a task until its completion, rather than just coding or testing.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits , including 30 days of holiday
• Hybrid model of remote work and office days
• Working at the forefront of financial services technology at scale!

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Luisa Moderzinski.

Contact: Luisa Moderzinski +49 (0) 151 - 56516413

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