
QA Engineer for the banking industry, Oulu
Join Academic Work and become part of our client’s team! As a QA Engineer, your main focus will be ensuring the quality of Java-based microservices through backend testing, release validation, and overall quality assurance of distributed systems. If you're eager to work in the banking domain and apply your strong professional skills, we’d love to hear from you!
Oulu
According to agreement
Full time, permanent contract with Academic Work
Staffing
Possibility to work remote
About the role
As a QA Engineer, you will ensure the quality and stability of Java microservices, primarily supporting mobile banking applications. This role involves comprehensive testing, release management, and close collaboration with an experienced development team to deliver robust solutions. To succeed in this role, you should have a strong technical skill set combined with a proactive, collaborative, and supportive mindset, along with excellent teamwork skills.
You are offered
- A role in an experienced, collaborative team where your insights into quality assurance are highly valued
- An opportunity to take ownership of key processes and contribute to critical mobile banking services
- Flexible remote working policy (2 days / week remotely)
- Epassi lunch deduction
Work tasks
This role focuses on quality assurance for Java microservices, involving testing, release processes, and ensuring the reliability of critical mobile banking features.
- Perform Java microservice testing and releases
- Conduct REST API testing, verifying request and response integrity
- Execute performance testing for various services
- Monitor and verify production deployments
- Collaborate with front-end QA for seamless UI integration
- Take ownership of release process steps
- Engage in ongoing quality assurance for new feature development
We are looking for
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar independent QA role
- Advanced knowledge of Java, Spring framework, REST, and databases
- Advanced knowledge of Splunk, Grafana, and performance testing
- Experience in understanding and navigating complex release processes
- Professional proficiency in English
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive and ownership-driven attitude towards quality
It is meritorious if you have
- Previous experience in the financial domain
To succeed in the role, your personal skills are:
- Supportive
- Stress tolerant
- Goal oriented
- Social
- Responsible
A credit check will be conducted for the selected candidate.
Our recruitment process
This recruitment process is handled by Academic Work and it is our client’s wish that all questions regarding the position is directed to Academic Work.
Our selection process is continuous and the advert may close before the recruitment process is completed if we have moved forward to the next phase. The process includes two tests: one personality test and one cognitive test. The tests are tools to find the right talent for the right position, to enable equality, diversity, and a fair process.
Become a part of Academic Work
When you apply to this job, you are becoming one of many consultants at Academic Work. This means that not only will you gain fantastic benefits, but also a Consultant Manager to support you through your career with us.

Do you have questions about this job?
The recruitment team will gladly answer you on krs01@academicwork.fi. Please specify advert-ID in your email: JF6SKW



