Asst Dir-QA Engineer

$103,418 - $184,950/Yr

Moody's - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Assistant Director of QA Engineering at Moody's Analytics is responsible for collaborating with various stakeholders to develop and execute QA automation tests for proprietary lending software. This role involves troubleshooting product issues, understanding new features, and ensuring the quality of software through rigorous testing practices. The position emphasizes the importance of planning automation early in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and mentoring junior team members while continuously improving engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Software Architects, and other QA Engineers to develop and execute QA automation tests.
• Work cross-functionally to understand new features, troubleshoot product issues, determine root cause, and identify solutions.
• Focus on projects regarding proprietary, on-demand lending software for credit analysis, pre- and post-approval stress testing, and ongoing management of loans.
• Follow the schedule in the project/incident tracking system, including awareness of goal dates, proactive communication, and clear documentation of progress.
• Assist with testing end-to-end business applications using the Microsoft .NET platform, with a primary emphasis on browser-based applications.
• Understand and experience in Behavior Driven Development (BDD) processes.
• Plan Automation in the early stages of SDLC.
• Assist Software Developers with the implementation of test automation frameworks.
• Define QA standards and guide team members to comply with these standards.
• Mentor, assist, and provide guidance to less senior team members from a technical/business domain perspective.
• Work with QA Architects to continuously improve engineering practices.
• Document time associated with each assigned task in accordance with company standards.

Requirements

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field.
• At least two years of experience as an Engineer, Developer, QA Consultant/Associate/Architect, Automation Tester/Engineer, or in a related technical position performing manual/automated test engineering.
• Experience with performing requirements analysis, test planning, strategy and execution, defect tracking, UI quality assurance testing, and release support.
• Knowledge of financial risk analytics to develop edge and negative test scenarios.
• Utilization of agile processes, including SCRUM, and Continuous Build and Integration.
• Experience with QA methodologies, including test plan management using Rally, publishing test reports, and maintaining QA metrics.
• Proficiency in using Jenkins for deployment and working with web-based technology architecture and data structures.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident insurance
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement