Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - Officer

State Street•Quincy, MA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Quality Assurance and Automation Engineer contributes to functional and automation testing of agile stories as a member of an agile scrum team. The role works with a development team to test new products in the financial sector using modern technology. It requires a detail-oriented, enthusiastic professional who is passionate about quality, can quickly understand difficult issues, and delivers well-engineered, high-quality solutions. The engineer independently tests software enhancements and solutions across business and technical problem domains. Testing involves cloud-based software and technologies such as Java, SQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, and ReactJS/TypeScript or equivalent frameworks. The position develops automation scripts for backend and frontend functional, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing; participates in test code reviews; follows the Scrum methodology; and triages production issues by reviewing code and logs and developing solutions. The position is onsite four days per week and remote one day per week, with standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). The stated annual salary range is $70,000 to $118,750. Employees are eligible for State Street’s benefits program, including a 401(k) with company match, insurance coverage, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, and incentive compensation eligibility. The company also describes inclusive development opportunities, work-life support, paid volunteer days, and employee networks.

Requirements

3–5 years of commercial software development experience, with proficiency in developing multi-tier solutions.
Experience with testing tools such as TestNG and Tosca.
Knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka for backend testing using Cucumber/TestNG.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field.
Knowledge of commercial software development testing.
Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector.
Ability to work collaboratively with peers in a team environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills; self-motivated, detail-oriented, and highly responsible.
Onsite work four days per week and remote work one day per week.
Work standard business hours aligned to project and stakeholder needs (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

Nice To Haves

Some Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka coding experience.
BDD/TestNG framework experience.
Tosca Automation experience.
Jira experience.
SQL skills.
Backend testing experience.
Azure/AWS cloud knowledge.
A mathematics background is highly desirable.
Experience working with an Agile development methodology.
Experience using AI for automation.

Responsibilities

Independently test software enhancements and solutions within business and technical problem domains.
Test software programs, applications, and projects using cloud computing and technologies such as Java, SQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, and ReactJS/TypeScript or equivalent frameworks.
Write automation scripts for backend and frontend functional, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing.
Participate in test code reviews.
Participate actively in the agile software development process, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
Triage production issues by reviewing code and logs as needed and developing solutions.
Analyze business requirements and develop solutions to business needs.
Collaborate with multiple teams in various locations in an agile environment.

Benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
Insurance coverage, including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and optional additional coverages.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, short-term disability, and leave for family care responsibilities.
Employee Assistance Program access.
Eligibility for annual performance-based incentive awards, except certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans.
Eligibility for certain tax-advantaged savings plans.
Inclusive development opportunities.
Flexible work-life support.
Paid volunteer days.
Employee networks.