Frontend Quality Assurance Specialist

Rothera•Chicago, IL

46d•$120,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Frontend Quality Assurance Specialist serves as a key technical contributor, driving quality for Rothera’s instrument management systems. You will perform hands-on manual testing of internal and customer facing user interfaces, implementing comprehensive front-end automation testing and extending the qa automation framework to ensure seamless orchestration of instrument listings and settlement instructions. You are a detail-oriented engineer who works closely with Product and Engineering to enforce rigorous quality standards across our core financial technology. This role is central to delivering a reliable, high-performance platform essential for our CFTC Regulated Exchange and Clearing business.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
3+ years of experience in a quality assurance or software testing role, preferably within financial services.
Experience with testing tools such as Cucumber, Playwright and JUnit and familiar with test reporting and analysis.
Proficiency in Java, Python, FIX, SQL .
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a permanent, indefinite basis.

Nice To Haves

Experience with derivative contracts (futures, options) and financial markets is preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute manual testing for the Instrument Management, Exchange and Clearing platform user interfaces, validating UI/UX responsiveness, accessibility, and critical user workflows.
Design and maintain comprehensive test cases for administrative and operations interfaces, ensuring functional correctness and edge-case coverage.
Build and maintain the front-end automation suite (Playwright) to ensure regression stability across modern web interfaces.
Develop back-end automation to rigorously validate Admin and Customer facing API endpoints of REST and Websocket.
Develop back-end end-to-end testing to validate critical system workflows.
Integrate automated test suites into the CI/CD pipeline to enable rapid, reliable deployment cycles.
Partner with Product and Engineering teams to define and enforce rigorous quality standards.
Monitor test platform system performance, data integrity, and security compliance to ensure the platform meets the demands of a high-stakes regulated exchange.