Senior - Finance Quality Assurance Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Finance Quality Assurance Engineer ensures high-quality delivery by proactively identifying defects and risks introduced through system or client enhancements. This role partners with the scrum team across the full development cycle to refine requirements, design test coverage, execute complex test scenarios, and communicate progress and defect insights. The role may lead configuration updates and support business integration activities. The position leads manual testing and contributes to test planning, scenario design, and risk-based testing. It reviews requirements for quality and testability, mentors QA Engineers, and works closely with developers. The role also owns first-event validation, production verification, back-out readiness, and post-install support. The position reports to a Manager and above and has no direct reports. The work environment is a normal office environment, with remote or hybrid work options. Associates within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location are expected to work in the office 3 to 4 days per month. The listed salary range is $90,400–$144,700, with full salary ranges varying by location. The position requires authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- One cloud certification: AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, or Google Cloud Digital Leader.
- 5–8 years of domain functional testing experience.
- Skills in test management, test case design, SDLC, SQL, STLC, quality assurance, DB2 SQL, database testing, Atlassian JIRA, API testing, and Agile methodology.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) certification.
- Certified Software Test Professional certification.
- Certified Agile Tester (CAT) certification.
- 8–10 years of domain functional testing experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead manual test execution to validate application functionality against business and functional requirements.
- Contribute to test planning, scenario design, and risk-based testing.
- Review functional requirements for clarity, quality, and testability; contribute to planning and requirement refinement.
- Use advanced SQL to validate data flows and system behavior across integrated components.
- Lead defect investigation and retesting, and partner with developers to resolve complex issues.
- Mentor junior testers and QA Engineers.
- Provide detailed progress updates and communicate defect insights.
- Own first-event validation, production verification, back-out readiness, and post-install support.
- Produce clear documentation for support teams and improve reporting accuracy.
- Collaborate with project leads and deliver metrics on test execution and defect trends.
- May lead configuration updates and support business integration activities.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Prescription drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and optional life insurance
- Supplemental medical plans
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents after a 180-day waiting period
- 401(k) plan with immediate enrollment eligibility
- 11 paid holidays
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST); Illinois associates also receive Illinois Paid Leave
- Ability to purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December
- Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
