Lead Automation QA Engineer at HFM

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Establish and maintain a robust, cost-effective test automation strategy for low-latency trading products.
- Drive MCP-focused AI/ML testing: research, prototype and implement adaptive Playwright (Python) test suites that reduce maintenance.
- Lead, mentor and grow the automation team; promote strong code quality and system-level understanding.
- Ensure QA input in architecture/design reviews to improve system testability across microservices.
- Build and own scalable automation frameworks covering API, UI, Database and Mobile layers.
- Define performance/load testing plans (k6, Locust), report findings and recommend system optimizations.
- Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines and work closely with DevOps to enforce testing gates.

Requirements:
- 7+ years in QA automation with 2+ years in leadership or senior mentorship, ideally in FinTech/financial platforms.
- Strong programming and design skills (Python, Java or JavaScript) and solid automation patterns knowledge.
- Experience with Playwright, API/UI/DB testing and mobile testing strategies.
- Demonstrated performance testing experience (k6, Locust) and low-latency analysis.
- Proven experience integrating automation into CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Track record of designing maintainable frameworks and partnering with engineering and product teams.

Responsibilities

Define and own the test automation strategy for a low-latency trading environment, focusing on AI/ML adoption via the Model Context Protocol. Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers while ensuring testability is integrated into the system architecture.

Requirements

Requires 7+ years of QA automation experience, including leadership roles in FinTech or high-transactional environments. Expertise in modern coding languages, performance tools like k6 or Locust, and experience with AI-driven adaptive testing is essential.

Key skills

• Test Automation Strategy — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• Playwright — in 40 other listings on The Stack
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• AI/ML Testing — not in any other listing on The Stack
• Performance Testing — in 19 other listings on The Stack
• CI/CD — in 630 other listings on The Stack
• API Testing — in 45 other listings on The Stack
• UI Testing
• Database Testing
• Mobile Testing
• k6
• Locust
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Financial Domain Knowledge

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• HFM has 28 other listings on The Stack, 28 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.

Frequently asked questions about HFM

Is this Lead Automation QA Engineer role still open?

It was posted on 2026-07-23. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check HFM's site before applying.

Does HFM offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on HFM's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Greece. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Test Automation Strategy, Python, Playwright, Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI/ML Testing, Performance Testing, CI/CD, API Testing, UI Testing, Database Testing, Mobile Testing, k6, Locust, Docker, Kubernetes, Financial Domain Knowledge.