Associate Director Automation Test Engineering (Blockchain)

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? 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. The Impact you will have in this role: Being a member of IT CSS – WRAFT Deliery team, the Associate Director, End-to-End Testing Team, is responsible for validating complex business processes and system integrations across DTCC's strategic blockchain and tokenization platform. This is a highly technical, hands-on quality engineering role requiring strong Java development and/or automation experience, deep expertise in API testing, smark contract testing, and the ability to build and maintain automated test solutions for complex distributed systems. The successful candidate will understand both the big-picture business workflow and the underlying technical architecture, ensuring quality across Web2 and Web3 systems, event-driven architecture and blockchain networks.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of hands on experience Test Automation, or Strong programming/developent experience in Java
• Deep expertise in API, backend, integration, and test automation frameworks.
• Experience testing distributed systems, microservices, messaging platforms, or event-driven architectures.
• Expertise in applying AI tools to develop/optimize test automation.
• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance and Quality Engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand the big picture and translate complex business processes into effective end-to-end test strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Blockchain, Smart Contracts, Ethereum/EVM platforms, or Distributed Ledger Technologies
• Experience with Kafka, real-time processing, and cloud-native platforms.
• Certification in JAVA, AI, AWS

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute end-to-end test scenarios validating critical business workflows across multiple applications, systems, and blockchain platforms.
• Develop and maintain automated test solutions using Java, with a strong focus on API, backend, integration, and event-driven testing.
• Leverage AI and Generative AI tools to accelerate test design, automation development, test data generation, and defect analysis.
• Validate blockchain-specific functionality including tokenization, digital wallets, smart contracts, asset conversion, transaction processing, and reconciliation workflows.
• Partner with business, product, architecture, and development teams to understand requirements and ensure complete end-to-end coverage.
• Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality insights effectively to project leadership and senior stakeholders to access release readiness.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree