QA Analyst

$80,000 - $132,500/Yr

State Street Corporation - Burlington, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Burlington, MA

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

As a QA Analyst at Charles River Development (CRD), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of our innovative financial technology solutions. You will work as a senior member of a Scrum team, executing the overall quality plan for one of our products. Your responsibilities will include providing support and assistance to customers and collaborating with various teams within Charles River. We are looking for a sharp automation engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a solid foundation in software testing. This role requires a detail-oriented and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about quality and capable of quickly grasping complex issues to deliver well-engineered, high-quality solutions. In this position, you will be responsible for building out the next generation of our software test automation infrastructure as part of our Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. You will develop, deliver, and support the software infrastructure that enables automated product validation. This includes planning and executing central automated regression runs for all product departments, maintaining and expanding the labs that host both automated and manual testing, and conducting staging and certification of product media during the release process. Your expertise in the financial services industry will be a valuable asset as you contribute to our mission of shaping the future of the industry through technology-led innovation. You will work closely with the scrum master, product owner, architects, business analysts, product specialists, developers, and other project team members to assist in carrying out the software quality responsibilities of the Scrum team. Your role will involve creating comprehensive test automation scripts from business requirements and functional specifications, executing manual and automated tests, and maintaining test script libraries. You will also interpret the results of automation tests, document software defects, and proactively communicate issues with developers and project team members. Additionally, you will provide testing leadership by identifying opportunities for improvement in the Scrum team's QA methodology and innovating new approaches to automation, including the use of Artificial Intelligence. Your active participation in the agile software development process will be crucial to ensuring efficient and effective product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the scrum master, product owner, architect, business analysts, product specialists, developers and other project team members to assist in carrying out the software quality responsibilities of the Scrum team
• Create comprehensive test automation scripts from business requirements and functional specifications documents for product features of moderate complexity
• Execute manual and automated functional, integration, regression, and performance tests
• Maintain automated and manual test script libraries for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing
• Align with the Software Development Life Cycle practices, comply with Information Security and Data Governance practices
• Interpret results of automation tests and document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members
• Provide testing leadership by identifying opportunities for improvement in the Scrum team's QA methodology, innovate by researching and recommending new approaches to automation of testing, including use of Artificial Intelligence
• Adhere to a testing schedule to ensure efficient and effective product delivery
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Participate in 'testathon' activities as required by releases
• Guide and mentor junior staff in proper creation of automated test scripts.

Requirements

• B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.
• 2 - 4 years of experience in software testing in a process driven technology environment
• Demonstrated experience programming with C#, SQL and shell scripting languages such as PowerShell and Bash
• Demonstrated experience implementing automation tests with Silk4Net strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience implementing and executing automation test scripts against web, native/desktop applications, APIs and batch applications.
• Demonstrated experience using test cases, scripts, and automated test tools for verifying requirements on multi-tier applications
• Demonstrated ability translating business requirements into comprehensive functional and technical test plans
• Knowledgeable in one or more CRD functional areas strongly desired
• A minimum of 3 years working with an Agile development methodology strongly desired
• Effective written and verbal communication.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the financial services industry is preferred.

Benefits

• Generous medical care
• Insurance and savings plans
• Flexible Work Program
• Development programs and educational support
• Paid volunteer days
• Matching gift program
• Access to employee networks.