Darshansing Rajput
QA Automation Engineer
Mumbai
Summary
Senior QA Automation Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Capital Markets and Electronic Trading, specializing in automation testing of Order Management Systems (OMS), Electronic Trading Platforms, and FIX connectivity. Experienced in designing scalable automation frameworks using Java (TestNG), Python (PyTest), OpenText UFT, and VBScript for validating end-to-end order lifecycle, trade lifecycle, and electronic trading workflows.
Strong expertise in FIX Protocol, Non-FIX protocols (SBE, ITCH, OUCH), API testing, regression automation, CI/CD integration, and exchange certification across global financial markets. Hands-on experience working with Electronic Trading Consoles, Java-based trading applications, OMS/EMS platforms, and multi-market trading workflows. Adept at collaborating with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Trading SMEs to deliver high-quality automation solutions in Agile environments
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Qtech365 (Consultant for TP ICAP)
10.2025 - Current
- Working as a Senior QA Automation Engineer supporting TP ICAP's Electronic Trading platforms for automation testing of critical trading applications.
- Designing and developing scalable automation frameworks using OpenText UFT One and VBScript.
- Automating end-to-end order lifecycle scenarios across multiple global financial markets.
- Developing automation for Electronic Trading Console (ETC) and Java-based Electronic Trading System (JETS).
- Developed reusable automation libraries and framework utilities, enhancing maintainability and execution efficiency.
- Automating order creation, execution, amendment, cancellation, and trade workflow scenarios.
- Executing Functional, Regression, Integration, and User Acceptance Testing.
- Collaborating closely with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Trading SMEs to understand business requirements and automate critical trading workflows.
- Performing detailed analysis of execution logs and application behaviour to identify defects and support root cause analysis.
- Maintaining automation assets, reusable components, and framework documentation.
- Participating in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Grooming activities.
- Expanded automation coverage across multiple trading modules, supporting continuous quality improvements.
Developer
Broadridge
06.2022 - 06.2025
- Designed and executed manual and automated FIX test scenarios using CTT (Java + TestNG) and VeriFIX, validating FIX/Non-FIX protocols (SBE, ITCH, OUCH) across order/trade lifecycle workflows in Tbricks (OMS) and UL Launcher (EMS) for markets including LSE, NYSE, NASDAQ, Montreal, CME, and ICE.
- Built and enhanced custom market emulators to simulate exchange environments, enabling early validation of order flows, recovery scenarios, and certification testing prior to production releases.
- Performed API and XML-based testing for UL components (UL Dashboard, UL Test, UL Desk, UL Odysis), ensuring accurate system integration and backend validations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders, developers, and business analysts to define onboarding requirements, automate complex manual cases, support UAT, and ensure smooth client go-live transitions.
- Engineered Java-based tools for automated FIX protocol validation, auto-generating FIX dictionaries and VeriFIX test cases, increasing throughput by 20%, and integrated these into Bamboo CI/CD pipelines to improve onboarding coverage by 25%.
- Conducted unit, integration, regression, sandbox, and performance testing to validate connectivity, order routing, and market data feeds in UAT/SIT environments.
- Created onboarding documentation for new markets, FIX workflows, and certification templates on internal Wiki portal to enhance knowledge sharing and streamline onboarding process.
- Proactively identified and tracked critical FIX-related defects in Jira, significantly reducing production issues, and received recognition from senior stakeholders for delivering stable, scalable FIX automation solutions that reduced onboarding cycle times.
- Contributed to Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and peer reviews to foster collaboration and support delivery of high-quality releases.
Education
Postgraduate Degree - Development in Advanced Computing
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Mumbai, India03-2022
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Mechanical Engineering
Sanghavi College of Engineering
Nashik, India01-2020
Skills
Java
Python
VBscript
Jira
Postman
Git
Linux/Unix
Bamboo
VeriFIX
OpenText UFT One
TestNG
FIX protocol testing
Non-FIX protocol testing
Order/Trade lifecycle validation
Dropcopy validation
Market emulator development
Timeline
Senior QA Automation Engineer
Qtech365 (Consultant for TP ICAP)
10.2025 - Current
Developer
Broadridge
06.2022 - 06.2025
Postgraduate Degree - Development in Advanced Computing
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Mechanical Engineering
Sanghavi College of Engineering
Achievements
Above and Beyond Award, Oct 2024, An award by Broadridge for timely delivery of Automation for Auto Composite Algo.