Lead Automation Test Engineer

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

 Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

As a member of IT Governance and Assurance team, responsible for independently leading Test Engineering teams. Develop test plans and implementing those plans against the corresponding test procedures. Be accountable for the development, release, and maintenance of test procedures.

The IT Governance and Assurance Department will focus on advancing organizational goals through the effective and efficient use of IT, by ensuring IT has the vital capabilities and controls to enhance the stability of DTCC products. The department matures core IT business management and governance capabilities. 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for system integration testing, including automation, of newly developed or improved applications.
• Responsible for reviewing requirements and design artifacts, developing unit, integration and system test cases, ensuring extensive test coverage for our cloud application
• Play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete work
• Provides testing expertise, testing oversight and direction for multiple projects. Ensures the functionality of the functional design specification is met.
• Lead, develop, and consult on test automation strategies and provide critical feedback in requirements, design, implementation, and execution phases.
• Develop and enhance next generation Test Engineering Automation solutions in a Continuous Integration environment
• Extensive experience in an Agile/DevOps environment in collaboration with BAs, product owners and application developers.
• Define, design, development, documentation and maintenance of tools and Automation Frameworks for current and next gen Software Platforms/Frameworks as part of an Agile team
• Partner with different internal partners - Product Management, Application Development, DevOps and other Technical teams.
• Experienced in mentoring more junior Test engineers, verifying work products and providing mentorship as needed.
• Capable of working on multiple work streams concurrently in a fast-paced environment with extreme multi-tasking and context switching.
• Project Coordination:
• Perform test engineering activities such as review of high-level design, detail design, test plan and results.
• Teaches, assigns, directs, and reviews the work produced by other team members on the Team.
• Assists in coordinating the implementation of changes to improve performance.
• Technical Management:
• Acts as domain specialist for applications/systems under their responsibility.
• Coordinates with internal and external interfaces in more sophisticated end-to-end testing situations.
• Prepares the data within the environment vital for larger and more sophisticated systems.

**NOTE:  The Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field and/or related experience
• 7 years of experience in the job or related position.

Talents Needed for Success:

• Hands-on Java application Automation testing experience
• Hands-on Selenium experience i