Job Description

Who we are:

Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street.  Together with State Street’s Middle and Back-office services, Charles River’s cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry.

Our vision is to be the world’s leading investment platform, shaping the future of the industry and driving new levels of technology-led innovation, resiliency, efficiency and growth for investors and the people they serve.

CRD Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.

Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last 5 years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.

As a part of our talent growth strategy, CRD Engineering is actively hiring in Poland (Krakow and Gdansk) as we are investing in growing our European presence. Our senior leadership team will be hosting in-person interview panels during our recruiting drive in the late October 2024.

Summary:

Work as a senior member of a Scrum team to execute the overall quality plan for one of Charles River’s products. Provide support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.

The candidate should be a sharp automation engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a solid software testing foundation. This role requires a talented, detail oriented, enthusiastic individual who is passionate about quality with the ability to grasp tough issues quickly and deliver well engineered, high-quality solutions.

We are looking for a strong software engineer to build out the next generation of our software test automation infrastructure as part of our Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. The candidate will be responsible for developing, delivering and supporting the software infrastructure that enables automated product validation. This position provides services for planning and the execution of central automated regression runs for all product departments. In addition, this candidate is responsible for maintaining and expanding the labs which host both automated and manual testing as well as conducting staging and certification of the product media during the ship-stage of a release.

Financial services industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities:

Work closely with the scrum master, product owner, architect, business analysts, product specialists, developers and other project team members to assist in carrying out the software quality responsibilities of the Scrum teamCreate comprehensive test automation scripts from business requirements and functional specifications documents for product features of moderate complexityExecute manual and automated functional, integration, regression, and performance testsProvide testing leadership by identifying opportunities for improvement in the Scrum team’s QA methodology, innovate by researching and recommending new approaches to automation of testing, including use of Artificial IntelligenceAdhere to a testing schedule to ensure efficient and effective product deliveryActively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectivesParticipate in “testathon” activities as required by releasesGuide and mentor junior staff in proper creation of automated test scripts.

Qualifications:

Education:

B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.

What we are looking

5 - 10 years of experience in software testing in a process driven technology environmentDemonstrated experience programming with C#, SQL and shell scripting languages such as PowerShell and BashMaintain automated and manual test script libraries for functional, integration, regression, and performance testingAlign with the Software Development Life Cycle practices, comply with Information Security and Data Governance practicesInterpret results of automation tests and document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members.

Nice to Have

Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical test plansDemonstrated experience implementing automation tests with Silk4Net strongly preferredDemonstrated experience implementing and executing automation test scripts against web, native/desktop applications, APIs and batch applications.Demonstrated experience using test cases, scripts, and automated test tools for verifying requirements on multi-tier applications

Supervisory Responsibility:

☒ Individual Contributor                     ☐ Team Lead              ☐ Manager of Managers

Travel:

May be required on a limited basis.

We offer
 

Permanent contract of employment from day oneAdditional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)Gold medical package for employees and their families (partner and children)Premium life insurance package and private pension planEmployee savings planMyBenefit Cafeteria benefits platform including Multisport CardWide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programsOpportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choiceVariety of well-being programs including Employee Assistance ProgramTechnical or leadership career pathway

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