Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Job Description:

Position Description: 

Develops, designs, integrates, and implements continuous development and testing solutions. Builds and implements effective test strategies. Develops and oversees software development, system tests and validation procedures, programs, and documentation. Develops software and test automation frameworks using Java, XML, HTML, JSON, Web services, AWS, Cucumber, JUnit, and Maven. Builds automation test scripts consisting of Selenium Web driver and Selenium Grid for automation, using Cucumber and Serenity architecture. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management. 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Participates in architecture design teams. 

• Analyzes and recommends changes in project development and testing policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management. 

• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division. 

• Recommends application testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans. 

• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables. 

• Supports Quality related compliance and reporting requirements. 

• Conducts Quality Review for each application and provide quality related compliance and test metrics. 

• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems. 

• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms. 

• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget. 

• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects. 

• Incorporates and streamlines test automation into build CI/CD pipelines and quality gates. 

• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues. 

• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives. 

• Advises senior management on technical strategy. 

• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives. 

• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts. 

Education and Experience: 

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) developing and testing web applications and building automation frameworks using Java within a financial services environment. 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) developing and testing web applications and building automation frameworks using Java within a financial service