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Consultant Conversion, Director - QA Automation Engineer

Morgan Stanley
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jul 2025
💰 $165,000/yr($120,000/yr$165,000/yr)

About the role

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a QA Engineering III position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for devising test strategies, conducting and/or coordinating tests, and identifying defects to maintain high standards of performance and reliability.

 

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

Role Profile:

The QA Engineer will work in a positive, friendly environment where you will be responsible for QA integration testing on software applications for the Wealth Management Technology business. The prime directive of the position will be to ensure software products meet the highest standards of quality. As a QA Engineer in Client Onboarding program, you'll have a chance to help in designing & developing testing approach, influencing application design, creating or extending test automation frameworks for UI, UX, Services and Database level, configure and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and work closely with stakeholders to enable adoption of best practices through Shift Left and Shift Right approaches.

What you’ll do in the role:

  • Lead a team of 3-4 team members within or outside the squad in a cross-vendor team structure

  • Collaborate with PO, SM, BA and development teams and provide quality deliverables

  • Review requirement specifications, identify gaps, and determine testability and testing implications

  • Improvise testing and test automation processes and help define best practices while providing reusable and scalable ideas or solutions

  • Identify and create test scenarios, design and develop complex end-to-end test scripts

  • Perform periodic review of testing artifacts - reports, docs, test scenarios, automation scripts

  • Create frameworks and scripts for DB, Analytics and ETL testing

  • Conducts POC and R&D on new tools/technologies, assessment on their fitment and provide recommendations.

  • Work closely and communicate progress to the leadership on a regular basis

What you’ll bring to the role:

  • 7-10 years of experience in Database testing, ETL testing, Data Quality testing for complex web-based enterprise applications

  • 5+ years of experience in test automation development using Selenium Webdriver, JavaScript, Cucumber

  • Capable of operating in the role of an SDET as an independent subject matter expert within an agile team, proficient in scripting and script management.

  • Hands-on experience on SQL, relational databases, writing stored procedures, triggers, views etc.

  • Hands-on experience in CI/CD using TeamCity, GIT, Jenkins, JIRA

  • Should have knowledge of Test Automation methodologies like BDD, Data Driven and

  • Keyword Driven frameworks

  • Knowledge on API test automation using Java or Groovy using any JMeter, SoapUI, RestAssured etc.

  • Experience in working in teams spread across geographies and closely tracking deliverables

  • Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their

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