Senior QA Engineer (Finance and Data), B2B Contract
Summary
Senior QA contractor (B2B, 3 months, likely extension) testing the financial side of a UK online marketplace: verifying ledger transactions, reconciling reports against source data, and root-causing data issues mainly with manual testing plus SQL and some automation. Placed via hedgehog lab, fully remote on UK hours within Romania.
Senior QA Engineer (Finance and Data), B2B Contract
Length: 3 months initially, with an extension likely
Start date: ASAP
Location: Remote, within 80km of Iași, Cluj-Napoca or Bucharest
Hours: 9am to 5pm UK time (11am to 7pm in Romania)
Why this role
You're the tester people go to when the numbers don't add up.
In a lot of QA roles that work gets squeezed in around regression testing. Here, it's the main job.
What's in it for you
You'll work on the financial side of a busy UK online marketplace, where getting the data right really matters.
You'll have time to investigate problems properly, trace them back to the cause and see them fixed.
You'll work alongside experienced QA engineers at hedgehog lab, so you won't be on your own.
Who you'll be doing it for
hedgehog lab is a digital product consultancy and certified B Corp with 20 years of experience. We help public and private sector clients across retail, health tech and financial services with their digital transformation.
You'll be placed with one of our clients, a UK online marketplace, in a product team of engineers and QA.
What you'll be doing
Testing ledger and financial processes to make sure every transaction is recorded correctly.
Checking reports against source data and finding where they don't match.
Using SQL to dig into data issues and work out what's causing them.
Writing clear bug reports that engineers can act on quickly.
Mostly manual testing, with some automation where it saves time.
What you get
A fully remote contract on UK hours, starting with 3 months and an extension likely.
A clear focus on financial data quality, with the support of a wider QA team.
What you'll need
Senior QA experience, with a good amount of it spent testing financial systems, ledgers or accounting data.
Confidence writing SQL queries to investigate data.
Experience reconciling figures between systems and checking reports for accuracy.
A methodical way of working out why data is wrong.
Some test automation experience, or a willingness to build it.
Fluent English, written and spoken.
Availability now or at very short notice.
Nice to have
Playwright, JavaScript or TypeScript.
Experience in ecommerce or online marketplaces.
How to apply
Apply with your CV. If your experience matches what we need, we'll be in touch to arrange a call.