Junior QA Engineer
Junior Quality Assurance Engineer
Company: Albany Beck
Engagement: Permanent (Immediate Start)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Company: Albany Beck
About Albany Beck
Albany Beck is a consultancy dedicated to delivering tailored talent and operational solutions to our clients across Financial Services and beyond. We partner with top-tier financial institutions to deliver expert consulting and transformation services. Our collaborative approach places experienced professionals in high-impact roles, helping our clients to navigate complex challenges and realise strategic outcomes.
Role Overview
We are looking for multiple open-minded and adaptable Junior QA Engineers to join our Testing Practice, with immediate deployment opportunities onsite with one of our largest Financial Services clients, based in London. These roles are ideal for someone who enjoys understanding how large-scale platforms work end-to-end, is naturally curious, and thrives in environments where continuous learning is essential. Previous experience with specific vendor platforms is not required. Instead, we are looking for strong problem-solving ability, systems thinking, and the capability to quickly absorb new concepts, technologies, and domain knowledge.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and maintain quality assurance activities across complex systems and integrations
- Work closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand system behaviour, requirements, and impacts
- Identify, investigate, and clearly articulate defects, risks, and quality concerns
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, tooling, and ways of working
- Build a strong understanding of the end-to-end system landscape, ensuring changes are assessed holistically
- Support testing across multiple layers, including system, integration, and data flows
- Continuously learn new tools, technologies, and domain knowledge relevant to the platform
Key Skills and Experience
- Open-minded and adaptable, comfortable working in evolving and complex environments
- Strong systems-thinking mindset, with the ability to understand how components interact
- Natural problem solver with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Genuine desire to learn and develop new technical and domain skills
- Ability to balance big-picture thinking with detailed validation
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to ask questions and challenge assumptions
- Able to absorb information quickly and apply it effectively
Desirable Experience
- Quality Assurance experience within complex or enterprise-scale systems
- Exposure to Financial Services, trading platforms, or regulated environments
- Experience with automation testing, data validation, or integration testing
- Familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery models