QA/Automation

Role: QA - Automation

Entity: Ashika Stock Broking Ltd.

Job Location: Mumbai - Andheri

Experience: 3-7 years of relevant experience (Broking - Preferred)

About Us:

With over 31 years of trust and industry expertise, Ashika Stock Services Ltd. is a SEBI-registered stockbroker and
a proud member of all major Indian exchanges, including NSE, BSE, MCX, NCDEX, and MSEI. We are also registered
as a depository participant with both CDSL and NSDL, a SEBI-registered Research Analyst, and an AMFI-certified
mutual fund distributor. Headquartered in Kolkata with a strong operational presence in Mumbai, our dedicated
team of nearly 300 professionals is committed to delivering dependable, client-focused financial solutions across
a broad spectrum of investment needs. Our digital platform, Dhanush is designed to simplify and enhance
investment experiences, helping clients manage & grow their wealth with ease.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced QA Automation Engineer with 3 to 7 years of hands-on experience in software
testing and automation preferably within the broking, capital markets, stock market, or financial services domain.
The ideal candidate should have strong experience in test automation, functional testing, API testing, regression
testing, and end-to-end testing of web-based applications. Candidates with exposure to trading platforms, order
management systems, market data applications, back-office systems, or broking applications will be preferred.

Role Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for web and application-based systems

Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.

Automate repetitive and critical test scenarios to improve testing efficiency and coverage.

Conduct API testing and validate request/response data, business logic, and integrations.

Test trading and broking applications, including order placement, order modification/cancellation,

trade execution, portfolio, holdings, positions, margins, and related workflows.

Validate integration between trading applications and backend systems

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Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Teams, and other QA members to
understand requirements and identify potential issues.

Prepare detailed test cases, test scenarios, test data, and automation scripts.
Identify, document, track, and retest defects using defect management tools.
Perform smoke, sanity, regression, and release testing.
Analyze test failures and identify whether issues are related to the application, automation scripts, data,
or environment.
Participate in requirement reviews and provide inputs from a quality and testability perspective.
Maintain automation frameworks and continuously improve test coverage.
Ensure applications meet expected functional, performance, reliability, and usability standards.

Role Requirements:

3 to 7 years of experience in Software QA / Test Automation.
Strong knowledge of Capital Market & Digital Broking Business.
Strong hands-on experience with any major automation framework/tool such as:
Selenium
Playwright
Cypress
Appium, where applicable

Strong programming/scripting knowledge in Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
Good experience in API testing using tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or equivalent.
Strong understanding of SQL and database validation.
Good understanding of SDLC, STLC, defect lifecycle, and agile methodologies.
Experience in designing and maintaining automation frameworks.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.