Senior Test Automation Engineer, VP | Boston, MA, USA

Senior Test Automation Engineer, VP

Why this role is important to us

The team you will be joining is a part of State Street Global Markets (SSGM). When owners and managers of institutional assets need research, trading, securities lending and innovative portfolio strategies, they turn to SSGM business unit. As our investment research and trading arm, SSGM's number one goal is to enhance and preserve our clients' portfolio values by applying technology, optimizing trading, and linking asset classes and markets across the world.

Join us if making your mark in the capital markets industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

• Architect, sustain, and scale sophisticated automation frameworks and tools to enhance the robustness of product and platform testing.

• Augment automation coverage comprehensively, addressing both functional and non-functional quality attributes.

• Collaborate with the QA Manager to assure alignment with overarching strategic directives.

• Foster synergy with engineering, product, and DevOps teams to embed quality seamlessly within development processes.

• Champion quality advocacy during planning phases, prioritizing quality-centric initiatives strategically.

• Establish and enforce quality standards and best practices for automation testing

• Define and implement comprehensive testing strategies aligned with project goals

• Evaluate and assess new tools and technologies to improve test automation effectiveness.

• Formulate and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as automation coverage, defect density, and test execution efficiency.

• Deliver exhaustive evidence and documentation for audit compliance.

What we value

Total experience above must include the following:

• 5 years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer or another occupation/title providing software QA engineering and testing. this is the total min experience we are asking for ..

• 3 years of UFT programming experience;

• 3 years of strong SQL experience in Oracle, MySQL; and

• 3 years of Java/Selenium programming experience.

Must also have the following:

• Hands-on experience with keyword/data driven automation frameworks;

• Hands on experience with cucumber and BDD framework;

• Hands-on experience testing Web Services using SoapUI or equivalent tool;

• Experience with JIRA, Jenkins;

• Experience in testing single page applications;

• Must have hands-on experience writing VB Script code, not simply running tests;

• Hands-on experience writing code for Java/Selenium projects and UFT scripts;

• Proven solid communication skills and ability to work effectively with developers and analysts;

• Proven ability to analyze customer requirements and design effective test cases;

• Proven ability to ensure quick resolution of Customer reported issues;

• Proven ability to write, review, and implement test plans and test cases (both manual and automated);

• Demonstrated experience in taking ownership of product modules, QA effort estimations, and performing the required testing for all software modifications;

• Proven ability to document all Test artifacts including Test Cases and Test Plans in the Test Case Management System;

• Demonstrated experience with large, complex business applications (distributed systems);

• Demonstrated experience in understanding the software development lifecycle, especially in Agile;

• Demonstrated experience with web services, REST, SOAP, XSLT, XSD, and XML;

• Demonstrated experience with and solid understanding of Oracle and SQL;

• Demonstrated experience with Web Services testing;

• Demonstrated experience with UNIX, Linux, and Windows operating systems;

• Proven ability using standard UNIX utilities to do testing and identify issues; and

• Demonstrated experience with automation tools and scripting.

Education & Preferred Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field plus

• 5 years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer or another occupation/title providing software QA engineering and testing.

• Alternatively, a Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field plus 3 years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer or another occupation/title providing software QA engineering and testing .

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don't necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

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