Quality Assurance - Functional & Automation Test Engineer - Avp

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Leads with 8+ years of experience to work exclusively on State Street’s proprietary Accounting applications and workflows. Person in this position will collaborate with peers on cross functional teams (primarily agile) to deliver high-quality software solutions. This role is for Boston, USA location.

This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements.

What You Will Be Responsible For

As Quality Assurance Lead you will

• Develop and maintain Test plan, Test cases, Test data, Test backups, Automation scripts and other SQA artifacts.
• Enhance the testing process with new tools, strategies or to enable QA efficiencies.
• Understand business requirements and define test strategies for software applications.
• Participate in daily Agile standups, iteration planning, product demos and application walkthroughs.
• Incorporate automated test scripts into continuous integration process.
• Perform Integration, System, Regression, Compatibility and User acceptance testing phases.
• Collaborate with business and development team in delivering the work items without ambiguity.
• Maintain and track the test deliverables in test management tool.

What We Value

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Hands on experience with Test Management tools and Defect Tracking tools like RTC, ALM and Jira.
• Expertise in Scripting and programming language like VB scripting, Java Scripting and Java.
• Expertise in Creating, Debugging and maintaining complex application Test scripts.
• Strong Functional and application testing skillset.
• Prior work experience in Capital Markets/Financial domain is a must.
• Expertise in testing/automating web based application, mainframe/desktop application, API’s and Webservices.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Functional/Automation Testing
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree
• Experience in Capital Markets/Financial domain

Additional Requirements

Proficiency with different Automation tools and capability of executing test cases via automation tools.

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.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Salary Range

$80,000 - $132,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Job ID: R-737285