Quality Assurance Lead

Who we are looking for

We are currently looking for a Sr. QA Lead to perform requirements and testing of the Middle Office Data Warehouse. As part of the Data Warehouse team, the Sr. QA Lead will act as an essential link in the project development life cycle and will work closely with the Project Manager, QA Manager, developers, Business Analysts and other project team members. We employ 200+ of the top developers and QA professionals in the industry so this is an opportunity to work with a very senior team in a fast paced environment. The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years working in Middle Office business line. Middle Office functional Knowledge includes: Record Keeping System, GG (Golden Gate), Derivates Systems, Performance Data systems, Security Analytics, Asset Control, Information Delivery (reporting).

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.

What you will be responsible for

· Manages scheduling to ensure efficient and effective product testing; identifies and reports risks to project schedule and product quality and proposes new methods to control and/or mitigate risks.

· Create comprehensive test plans with well defined, reusable test cases from business requirements and functional specifications documents.

· Execute software testing to include functional testing, system testing, regression testing, and performance testing.

· Record and maintain automated test script libraries for functional regression testing for assigned applications.

· Document software defects in an issue tracking system and proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members.

· Participate in business requirements and functional specifications reviews early in the software development life cycle process.

· Generate effective status and progress reports to the QA Manager and project team members.

· Provide testing leadership for the projects in which he or she is assigned to.

Experience required in:

· Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Computer Science or related experience.

· Minimum 5 years of test automation experience with strong Java/Python & SQL skills.

· Working well with onshore and offshore team members in Agile environment.

· Good knowledge and experience working with CI/CD pipeline.

· Experience working in public Cloud environments like Azure/AWS/Snowflake.

· Experience with Cucumber Framework, Test NG, API testing.

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Strong partnership and relationship building skills.

· Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Strong problem-solving ability

Education & Preferred Qualifications

· 7 years + experience in software testing in a process driven technology environment. Recent experience must include hands-on testing.

· Financial software testing experience

· Solid SQL/Database skills ARE REQUIRED, SQL Server, Snowflake, and/or Oracle preferred

· Experience with Data Warehouse/Data Marts IS REQUIRED

· Strong ETL experience desirable

· Experience in knowledge of industry standard best practices as related to software testing.

· Experience in all phases of software application design, development and testing.

· Experience in creating test cases, scripts, use of automated test tools, testing client/server applications.

· Ability to translate from business requirements to technical testing solutions.

· Experience with full cycle testing including functional testing, system testing, integration testing, performance and stress testing.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Strong partnership and relationship building skills.

· Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

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 in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program 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 perspective 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 the 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 program 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