Qa Lead

Role Summary Role Description At Global Link Digital a division of State Street Global Markets our goal is to be the leading distribution platform that delivers access to financing liquidity and asset intelligence across electronic markets Modern distribution of product across State Street reducing silos and creating new solutions to natively cross sell and generate 3rd party revenue dramatically enhancing our customer experience through a cutting-edge design system and single sign-on framework The objective is to provide integrated connectivity to State Street-owned and external trading venues and trading-related services providing transparency throughout the end-to-end trade lifecycle State Street Global Market - GlobalLink - BestXxc2xae is a technology company delivering independent open-architecture real-time analytics that operate autonomously from any liquidity provider or execution venue Our analytics create a level playing field across which clients can assess and compare the quality of their FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities and Crypto trades and demonstrate best execution We are recognized by more than 140 clients as the Industry Standard for TCA Best Execution Analytics Our Clients are Asset Managers Hedge Funds Banks Sovereign Wealth Funds We help Clients to Define Achieve Evidence and Record a process of Best Execution Founded in 2016 BestX has won the Risk Market Technology Award for Best Execution product of the year 6 times since 2017 We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization Were 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 We are looking to hire a QA Lead including Functional Automation testing for BestX and GlobalLink Digital platformKey Responsibilities Experience Range Candidate will be responsible for end to end QA execution from Global Link India Candidate will responsible for managing hiring training and mentoring a diverse team of QA engineers functional and automation Candidate will be managing delivery from multiple teams locally and reporting to matrix organization Responsible for building and improving efficiency of team reducing the regression cycle time upskilling cross-skilling of team members Participate and contribute in driving the global QA strategy for Global Link under the guidance of global leadership Build a culture of finding creative solutions for complex software and business issues and apply these solutions to resolve problems What you and your team will be responsible for Maintain Improve existing UI Server-Side and Integration testing frameworks scripts Strong knowledge on Selenium Cypress with Java and API testing Better understanding of Automation Objects and Integrations across various platforms applications etc Evaluate product functionality and create test strategies and identify performance tuning areas to assess product quality Individual contributor exploring opportunities to improve performance and suggest articulate the areas of improvements importance advantages to management Integrate with SCM infrastructure to establish a continuous build and test cycle using CICD tools Comfortable working on Linux Windows environment s and Hybrid infrastructure models Establish processes and tools set to maintain automation scripts and generate regular test reports Peer review to provide feedback and to make sure the test scripts are flaw-less Primary Skills Must Have Stakeholder management with ability to work with global teams and leading multiple QA teams of different sizes Proven experience in creating and driving the QA strategy for Enterprise BU While managing the present solutions with eyes on future Hands-on Experience in different automation strategy tools with key focus on all automation paradigms UI WhiteBox GreyBox Performance API Experience with automation tools QTP Selenium UFT and or experience with Java or Perl programming Experience with and understanding of databases Oracle SQL along with familiarity of testing applications on different OS Unix Linux Windows iOS Android Strong understanding of distributed applications asynchronous systems messaging platforms and micro-services architecture Work with QA Leads stakeholders Dev Product to define test strategy and research technologies and methodologies which will improve our test practices Experience in hiring correct right talent and building fungible teams that can deliver on multiple products Experience in guiding teams on software Audit from Risk compliance perspective Knowledge of FIX protocol SWIFT messages is desirable Knowledge of Financial transaction workflows like clearing STP Order management is desirable Superior analytical and problem solving abilities with strong troubleshooting debugging and analysis skills Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle especially Agile methodologies Strong working knowledge of software build and release management processes such as maintaining QA environment would be a plus Self-motivated creative problem solver organized and responsible leader to bring in a good team culture Technical team management skills to lead technology teams with varied technology and functional delivery Ability to own the end-to-end responsibility and accountability for all QA delivery from India Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to work independently and collaboratively Ability to learn new technologies Ability to understand the big picture and have leadership acumen 15-18 years prior experience in Software QA with complete grasp of QA process testing life cycle Various automation techniques audit and 360 degree view of software testing SDLC Bachelors Masters Degree in Computer Science combined with relevant work experience Good to have skills Test automation using BDD Cucumber TestNG combined with strong hands-on experience with Java with Selenium Especially working experience in WebDriver IO Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions Work experience in qTest Jira WebDriver IO Work Schedule HybridWhy this role is important to us State Street Global Market - GlobalLink - BestXxc2xae is a technology company delivering independent open-architecture real-time analytics that operate autonomously from any liquidity provider or execution venue Our analytics create a level playing field across which clients can assess and compare the quality of their FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities and Crypto trades and demonstrate best execution We are recognized by more than 140 clients as the Industry Standard for TCA Best Execution Analytics Our Clients are Asset Managers Hedge Funds Banks Sovereign Wealth Funds We help Clients to Define Achieve Evidence and Record a process of Best Execution Founded in 2016 BestX has won the Risk Market Technology Award for Best Execution product of the year 6 times since 2017 We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization Were 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 were making our mark on the financial services industry For more than two centuries weve 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 Youll 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 Discover more at StateStreet com careers State Street