Quality Assurance and Performance Engineer

Job title:

Quality Assurance and Performance Engineer

Company

State Street

Job description

Who We are:Charles River Development (CRD) is the FinTech division of State Street. Together with State Street’s Middle and Back-office services, Charles River’s cloud-based Front Office technology forms the foundation of the State Street Alpha® Platform, the first front-to-back solution in the industry. CRD / Alpha® Platform Engineering organization is innovating and transforming the platform by moving away from monolithic software to utilising next generation cloud-based technology that leverages Microsoft Azure, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.Industry momentum has seen CRD grow over 135% in headcount over the last 5 years, and we continue to grow. As a digital innovation leader, we invest into our solutions, processes, systems, and talent.As a part of our talent growth strategy, CRD Engineering is partnering with leading universities in North America to develop new talent. We are looking to hire recent university graduates and graduating seniors majoring in Software Engineering or other technical field of study for the Full Stack, UX/UI, Quality and Performance Engineering roles. Junior engineers will receive coaching and guidance from senior engineers and leadership as they develop their skills and will become an integral part of an agile organization contributing to the development of the CRD/Alpha Platform.Position Summary:Be an integral part of an agile organization and contribute to building and maintenance of automation and performance testing frameworks and executing the overall quality plan for one of Charles River’s products. Junior engineers should expect coaching and guidance from senior engineers and leadership as they develop their skills and contribute to the team.Responsibilities:

  • Under guidance of senior team members, help engineer automation mechanisms to generate the data shape and user flows patterns our clients exhibit using the logging and tracing information collected in out environments
  • Research and define the path to achieve full automation testing end to end by introducing the advances in Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts and Product Managers to engineer simple and sustainable software solutions for complex problems
  • Coordinate with other Scrum teams within the R&D organization to ensure exceptional product quality and performance
  • Participate in the agile software development process including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
  • Execute manual and automated functional, integration, regression, and performance tests
  • Maintain automated and manual test script libraries for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing
  • Interpret results of automation tests and document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members
  • Participate in business requirements and functional specifications reviews
  • Participate in on-the-job and formal trainings to develop your career

What will you learn:

  • We will match candidate’s existing knowledge and career interest to the company’s priorities to help you build knowledge and practical hands-on experience in one or many of the areas below:
  • Gain hands-on experience with testing methodologies, automation techniques, performance tuning, tooling for functional, non-functional test automation, latest industry trends and best practices and integration with DevOps
  • Develop full understanding of different test automation approaches (keyword-driven, Data-driven, TDD, BDD) and technology stacks (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, Groovy etc.)
  • Learn to develop custom test automation methodologies, adapt them to clients’ needs, and how to integrate test automation into CI/CD process and instrument SDLC automation
  • Gain knowledge of SILKTEST and cutting-edge tools for Web, Desktop, DB and Web-service testing (Selenium, Ready API, etc.)
  • In partnership with senior automation engineers, contribute to research and definition of the path to achieve full automation testing end to end by introducing the advances Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models

Qualifications:

  • B.S. or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study.
  • Interest and passion about building high quality software in FinTech space
  • Ideally, you have 0 – 2 years of professional experience or equivalent college project experience.
  • Ideally, you already have initial experience with Java, C#, PowerShell, Bash, and batch scripts
  • You are familiar with concepts for implementing and executing automation test scripts against web, native/desktop applications, APIs and batch applications preferable
  • You have worked with tools like Jira and Confluence
  • You are eager to learn and challenge status quo and are characterized by a very analytical and solution-oriented way of thinking
  • You have effective written and verbal communication
  • Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment

Our employees are expected to work from the office per country-specific guidelinesAbout State Street:What we do: State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investments research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.Work, Live and Grow: We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.Inclusion, Diversity, and Social Responsibility: We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experience and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.Discover more atCharles River DevelopmentSalary Range:The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.Job Application Disclosure:It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Expected salary

Location

Burlington, ON

Job date

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:25:36 GMT

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