Lead Software Development Engineer in Test

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

- Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

The Impact you will have in this role: 

The Development family is responsible for creating, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions. May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm. The software development process requires in-depth subject matter expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages. Software Developers work closely with business partners and / or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions. The Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) role encompasses automation development and execution, functional, and non-functional testing. The SDET role specializes in the design, development, execution, and maintenance of automated tests to ensure the quality of software products. Partners with team members to understand software requirements and execute automated tests that validate the functionality while considering privacy and security requirements

Your Primary Responsibilities: 

- Contribute expertise in the application of different software development and testing methodologies, tools, and technologies
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests across the delivery lifecycle
- Contribute to the design of the automation framework and enhancement
- Maintain traceability from user stories through test cases to automated scripts
- Identify dependencies, define, and communicate environmental and data requirements
- Act as a technical expert on one or more applications utilized by DTCC
- Research and evaluate technical solutions consistent with DTCC technology standards
- Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
- Partner with team members to understand software requirements and design automated tests that validate the functionality while considering privacy and security requirements
- Work with peers to mature ways of implementing and maintain continuous testing within the software delivery processes and integrate automated test with CI/CD pipeline
- Collaborate with internal and external teams on development, testing, troubleshooting, and improve overall software quality
- Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
- Prepare, maintain, and execute test cases based on user stories; present results and track defects to closure
- Review test cases / automation approach with stakeholder to ensure comprehensive coverage and acquire feedback
- Track test execution breakthroughs, report on issues and risks with the potential to affect project timelines
- Construct appropriate end-to-end business scenarios through the application of a broad understanding of business objectives and goals
- Collaborate with delivery pipeline teams to drive adoption and resolve open issues.
- Identify dependencies for environmental and data requirements; manage and maintain environment and data.
- Provide mentorship to colleagues related to test coverage and test cases
- Develop a detailed understanding document of the product being delivered

Qualifications: 

- Minimum of 7 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success: 

- Strong proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Jasmine).
- Experience in writing sophisticated SQL queries.
- Experience with Database testing, ETL testing automation
- Expertise in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
- Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
- Experience with AWS cloud platform.
- Knowledge of performance and security testing.
- ISTQB or equivalent certification.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Preferably from Capital Market domain
- Experienced in onsite/offshore work model and coordination
- Experience with JIRA, Microfocus ALM, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins
- Experience with Snowflake warehouse is an added advantage
- Experience with front-end & backend testing using Java and Selenium.
- Experience leading QA or SDET team is an added advantage
- Experience with ETL testing for tools like Talend or Informatica is an added advantage
- Experience with Business Intelligence tools testing like Power BI, AWS QuickSight is an added advantage
- Detailed understanding of smoke testing, black-box, and non-black box testing, as well as regression testing
- Requires the ability to work well with both business clients and technical team and the ability to work independently, both individually and as part of a team.

Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation