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About the Role
We are seeking a highly motivated QA Engineer who takes end-to-end ownership of quality, from requirement validation through testing, defect resolution, and delivery. This role involves enhancing product quality, expanding test coverage, leading testing for cross-team initiatives, and driving automation for efficiency. You will collaborate with Product to understand and define client workflows, ensuring comprehensive validation for complex Wealth workflows across multiple systems and integrations, with a focus on strengthening automation coverage.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Scrum Master, Product Owner, Architects, Business Analysts, Developers, and cross-functional team members to deliver high-quality software.
- Create and maintain clear, comprehensive test plans in Xray for each sprint.
- Drive adoption of modern QA practices including AI-assisted testing.
- Oversee defect management processes, ensuring timely triage, root cause analysis, and resolution.
- Log, track, and triage defects with well-documented, reproducible steps.
- Expand and enhance automated test coverage to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot automated test failures.
- Execute functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Validate acceptance criteria during grooming sessions to ensure testability and clarity.
- Proactively identify gaps, edge cases, and potential risks early in the development lifecycle.
- Present and demo completed QA stories during team and department demos, highlighting functionality and test coverage.
- Configure and manage automated test environments using tools such as Jenkins or TeamCity.
- Ensure Jira stories and defects meet the Definition of Done (DoD) criteria.
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies, including grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Coordinate cross-team “swarm” testing efforts for end-to-end validation, including setting up test environments and developing comprehensive master test plans.
Requirements
- Masters degree in computer science or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Exposure to financial services and/or investment management domains.
- Strong understanding of QA methodologies, including functional, regression, and integration testing.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Proven experience with test automation (UI and/or API).
- Proficiency in SQL for data validation and analysis.
- Ability to translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical test plans.
- Experience in using CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
- Ability to multi-task and manage time efficiently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate findings.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Team player with high energy and a positive attitude.
- Strong sense of ownership with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter who can ramp up independently and educate team members on end-to-end workflows.
Skills
- AI-assisted testing
- Automated test environments
- CI/CD pipelines
- Jenkins
- TeamCity
- Jira
- Git
- SQL
- Performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner)
Location
- Primary location specified
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Masters degree in computer science or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $91,000 - $140,500 Annual
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks
About the Company
- Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
- We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
- As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.
- Join us in shaping the future.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.