Senior QA Automation Engineer.

OVERVIEW

The Maples Group is a standard bearer in financial and legal services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms and international corporations.

Our distinction flows from our carefully curated team: 2,500+ professionals characterised by tenacity, ethics and exacting excellence. Operating in key financial centres across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, our international presence offers a unique springboard for career development and cross-cultural immersion.

The Maples Group looks to add a Cayman Islands based Senior QA Automation Engineer to work with likeminded colleagues in developing robust and scalable applications for the growing market.

Who We Seek
Our merit-based culture suits professionals in pursuit of boundless careers and lives. Beyond their acumen, team members are collaborative and conscientious, bringing a healthy sense of drive and purpose to each interaction and to all aspects of their work.

About the Role
This role represents an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer with a strong background in test automation, quality engineering, and software delivery practices to join our growing technology team in the Cayman Islands. The successful candidate will have strong technical skills, a strong work ethic and a commitment to delivering high-quality, scalable automation solutions. They will play a key role in advancing automation capabilities, reducing manual testing effort and supporting the delivery of robust, business-critical technology solutions.

Primary responsibilities include:
Leading the brainstorming, planning, design, and upkeep of projects and systems
Reducing manual testing costs while enhancing the quality of our products
Fostering synergy across QA Team and Software Engineers, Risk, InfoSec etc.
Identifying strategic automation touchpoints, and continuous improvement avenues
Conducting thorough research, advocacy for cutting-edge tools, and championing industry best practices
Strategically assessing and integrating new automation tools aligned with industry benchmarks,
Leading conversations with cross-functional teams for seamless alignment and implementation
Designing and evolving automated test frameworks within a low-code automation environment
Maintaining existing Selenium test suites
Supporting QA colleagues in the delivery and maintenance of automated testing solutions across low code and Selenium test suites
Allocating 20% of role to Manual Testing, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.

EXPERIENCE

What You Bring
In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:
Minimum 5+ years' experience in test automation, including defining automation strategies, frameworks, standards, and success metrics
A proven track record of delivering successful automation initiatives
Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as C# or Java, with comprehensive experience using JavaScript within test automation solutions
Experience maintaining, enhancing, and supporting Selenium test suites, including execution and management using Selenium Grid
Experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks that support parallel test execution, distributed test runs, and efficient integration with CI/CD pipelines
Hands-on experience with automated testing technologies including Selenium WebDriver, API testing, XPath development, DOM analysis, and test framework design
Experience automating modern web applications that utilise Shadow DOM (shadow root) components, including the development of robust and maintainable object location and interaction strategies
Experience working within globally distributed and cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience with low-code/no-code automation platforms such as AccelQ, WPF desktop application test automation, and within legal or other professional services environments would be beneficial

BENEFITS & REWARDS

The most enduring professional relationships are reciprocal relationships. The Maples Group prioritises employee health and wellbeing. Depending on your location, we offer a range of benefits, including:

Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental and optical)
Hybrid working
Competitive vacation packages
Educational assistance and professional development programmes
Savings or pension plan
Life insurance
Travel insurance
Global mental wellness programme
Sports clubs and social events

ABOUT MAPLES GROUP

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

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