Software Development Engineer in Test

SS&C Technologies•Boston, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

SS&C is a leading financial services and healthcare technology company headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, with over 27,000 employees in 35 countries. Approximately 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology. This role is part of a growing team with a start-up mentality, seeking motivated individuals for an exciting growth opportunity in the Fintech industry. The Software Development Engineer in Test will focus on designing and developing scalable end-to-end testing frameworks for data stores, data pipelines, services, and web front-ends. Responsibilities include data validation automation, API load testing, and system/data security testing, utilizing engineering skill sets to solve testing problems with high performance and scalability. The role involves participating in engineering architect and discussion meetings, providing testing strategies, researching and prototyping new tools, assessing code flow and interactions, and troubleshooting automation builds and execution. A key aspect is architecting, designing, and leading the automating testing infrastructure and strategy to support cloud continuous integration and continuous delivery, as well as evaluating and improving existing automation frameworks.

Requirements

BS in software engineering, computer science, or related field
2+ years’ experience in software development with deep understanding of programming languages such as Python, Java, Java Script, SQL
Current understanding of best practices regarding system security measures
Familiarity in CI/CD pipeline development
Experience with GIT and source control
Passion for solving complex problems and can-do attitude
Strong communications skills
Burning desire to learn and continually improve

Nice To Haves

Familiarity in data pipeline testing such as ETL tests, data warehouse tests, etc.
Familiarity in BDD, Playwright, Locust and other testing platforms
Familiarity with AI Tools & Technologies

Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable end-to-end testing frameworks for data stores, data pipelines, services, and web front-end.
Perform data validation automation.
Conduct API load testing.
Perform system security and data security testing.
Use engineering skill sets to solve testing problems with high performance and scalability.
Participate in engineering architect and discussion meetings and provide testing strategies.
Research and prototype new tools to drive architectural decisions.
Assess and understand the flow of code and its interaction with various processes.
Test automation builds, execution, and script troubleshooting.
Architect, design, and lead automating testing infrastructure and testing strategy to support cloud continuous integration and continuous delivery.
Evaluate existing automation frameworks and define clear steps and processes to improve testing procedures.