Software Quality Assurance Lead

State Street • Quincy, MA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Software Quality Assurance Lead (State Street Bank and Trust Company; Quincy, MA): Specific duties include: Manage assigned quality assurance projects including resource planning and project planning; Develop and maintains ongoing relationships with business and technical communities; Assist QA teams in developing and executing quality assurance test plans, cases, scripts etc.; Review and inspect team work products and provides training and coaching; Manage application usability in pre-production and production environments; Prepare test scripts and data sets; configures testing tools and develop complete, automated regression suites; Coordinate QA release install and verification; Manage the complete defect life cycle with root cause analysis and metrics reporting; Ensure end-to-end test environment readiness by working with internal and external support groups; Assist with UAT effort; Prepare reports, present information to management; Identify potential testing problems and areas for improvement and develop and implement effective solutions; Evaluate tool sets, make recommendations and justify decisions; Be Responsible for successful and timely implementation of assigned projects; Provide training and coaching to onshore and offshore resources; Ongoing process improvement; and Deliver successfully within an Agile environment as well as demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability to operate successfully in such an environment. Hybrid telecommuting permitted pursuant to Company policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Computer Science, Commerce, or related field; plus 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or any occupation in which experience in relevant experience can be gained.
• 5 years of experience working in the Investment Management domain.
• Experience with regression test, performance test and release process
• Experience with SQL database software including Oracle, and related tools such as PL SQL Developer or Toad
• Experience with UNIX command and shell scripting
• Knowledge of client/server or J2EE
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple deadlines and large testing projects
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt quickly to changes
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), good interpersonal skills, ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector
• Understanding of the Investment Management domain with a focus on Front Office functions

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned quality assurance projects including resource planning and project planning
• Develop and maintains ongoing relationships with business and technical communities
• Assist QA teams in developing and executing quality assurance test plans, cases, scripts etc.
• Review and inspect team work products and provides training and coaching
• Manage application usability in pre-production and production environments
• Prepare test scripts and data sets
• Configures testing tools and develop complete, automated regression suites
• Coordinate QA release install and verification
• Manage the complete defect life cycle with root cause analysis and metrics reporting
• Ensure end-to-end test environment readiness by working with internal and external support groups
• Assist with UAT effort
• Prepare reports, present information to management
• Identify potential testing problems and areas for improvement and develop and implement effective solutions
• Evaluate tool sets, make recommendations and justify decisions
• Be Responsible for successful and timely implementation of assigned projects
• Provide training and coaching to onshore and offshore resources
• Ongoing process improvement
• Deliver successfully within an Agile environment as well as demonstrate the flexibility and adaptability to operate successfully in such an environment

Benefits

• Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level