QA Lead

Java Backend Engineer

Responsibilities: Test Strategy &amp; Planning:&nbsp; <ul><li>Within its Product Area, develop and execute comprehensive test strategies that cover end-to-end test execution either for new feature or to rollout complex digital products. This includes Unit Tests, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Smoke Tests, with an emphasis on quality, alignment with requirements, and overall test coverage.</li><li>Hands-on Coordination &amp; Test Execution: Lead and coordinate hands-on test execution activities, ensuring tests are performed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards. This includes driving functional and non-functional testing activities across the team.&nbsp;</li><li>Unblocking the team whenever needed, taking tactical discussions with multiple stakeholders. </li><li>Drive main testing forums within its Product Area such as defect triage. Perform test execution at least 50% of their time.</li></ul> Resource &amp; Deliverable Accountability: <ul><li>while this is an individual contributor role, QALP will functionally manage Test Engineers to ensure test activities are executed successfully.</li><li>Oversee resource planning, track test execution status, and ensure test deliverables are completed on schedule. </li><li>Ensure that the test plan is followed, and any test issues are identified and resolved in a timely manner.</li></ul> Acceptance Criteria &amp; Sign-off:&nbsp; <ul><li>Ensure all User Stories have acceptance criteria as part of DoR.&nbsp;</li><li>Define clear acceptance criteria for each test phase of Major initiatives and country rollouts for CDI solutions.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure acceptance criteria are met prior to sign-offs forums, maintaining transparency with stakeholders and ensuring business objectives are met.</li></ul> Timely Delivery:&nbsp; <ul><li>Given the critical nature of delivery timelines, ensure all testing phases and deliverables are completed on time.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage any risks that could delay the testing process, collaborating with stakeholders to mitigate potential impacts to project timelines and company targets.</li></ul> Collaboration &amp; Cross-Functional Engagement:&nbsp; <ul><li>Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, Delivery Leads, Engineering Leads, and Tech Leads to ensure alignment on quality goals and testing requirements across multiple Agile Release Trains.&nbsp;</li><li>Functionally report to Delivery Leads on Major initiatives.</li></ul> Test Process &amp; Continuous Improvement:&nbsp; <ul><li>Drive best practices in test processes, tools, and methodologies.&nbsp;</li><li>Ensure full adoption of testing tooling for planning, execution and reporting. </li><li>Foster continuous improvement by regularly evaluating and optimizing the testing lifecycle to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.</li></ul> Reporting &amp; Documentation:&nbsp; <ul><li>Prepare and deliver comprehensive test execution status reports and communicate results and risks to key stakeholders. </li><li>Maintain thorough documentation of test plans, results, defects, and other critical test artifacts</li></ul> Test Data &amp; Automation:&nbsp; <ul><li>Together with Product Managers and Product Owners maintain the test data repository for their Product Area.&nbsp;</li><li>In addition to that, continuously identify potential candidates for test automation and collaborate with Tech Lead for QA Automation in order to prioritize tech enablers for upcoming PI-Plannings.</li></ul> Requirements: <ul><li>Solid experience (5+ years) in driving test planning, particularly in a multiple technology domain such as E-commerce/CRM/ERP rollouts.</li><li>Proven hands-on experience with end-to-end test execution, including SIT, UAT, and Smoke Tests.</li><li>Exposure to both manual and automated test execution methods, including experience in driving test automation initiatives.</li><li>Strong understanding of on-prem solutions, API integrations, and cloud-native solutions (AWS, Azure, etc.).</li><li>Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment and with Agile Release Trains is highly preferred.</li><li>Ability to functionally manage Test Engineers, guiding them through testing phases while maintaining accountability for the overall test process.</li><li>Strong knowledge of acceptance criteria and the ability to ensure that they are met at every stage of the testing process.</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail) and version control systems.</li><li>Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.</li><li>Certifications in Software Testing (e.g., ISTQB, SAFe) are a plus.</li><li>Exposure to cloud-based testing and experience with tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG is advantageous.</li></ul>

Responsibilities: <ul><li>Collaborate with team, high availability, concurrent and fault tolerant software systems.</li><li>Significantly contribute to development of Aladdin’s global, multi-asset trading platform.</li><li>Work with product management and business users to define the roadmap for the product.</li><li>Design and develop innovative solutions to complex problems, identifying issues and roadblocks.</li><li>Apply validated quality software engineering practices through all phases of development.</li><li>Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit, regression and user acceptance testing, dev ops and level two production support.</li><li>Be a leader with vision and a partner in brainstorming solutions for team productivity, efficiency, guiding and motivating others.</li><li>Drive a strong culture by bringing principles of inclusion and diversity to the team and setting the tone through specific recruiting, management actions and employee engagement.</li><li>For VP Level: In addition to above, a VP level candidate should be able to lead individual projects priorities, deadlines and deliverables using AGILE methodologies.</li></ul> Requirements: Qualifications: <ul><li>B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area</li><li>For VP Level: 8+ years of proven experience</li><li>For Associate Level: 4+ years of experience</li></ul> Skills and Experience: <ul><li>A proven foundation in core Java and related technologies, with OO skills and design patterns</li><li>Track record building high quality software with design-focused and test-driven approaches</li><li>Good hands-on object-oriented programming knowledge in Java, Spring, TypeScript, JavaScript, Microservices, Angular (2.0+), React.</li><li>Strong knowledge of Open-Source technology stack (Spring, Hibernate, Maven, JUnit, etc.).</li><li>Experience with relational database and/or NoSQL Database (e.g., Apache Cassandra)</li><li>Great analytical, problem-solving and communication skills</li><li>Some experience or a real interest in finance, investment processes, and/or an ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.</li><li>For VP Level: In addition to the above, a VP level candidate should have experience leading development teams, projects or being responsible for the design and technical quality of a significant application, system, or component. Ability to form positive relationships with partnering teams, sponsors, and user groups.</li></ul> Nice to have and opportunities to learn: <ul><li>Exposure to building microservices and APIs ideally with REST, Kafka or gRPC.</li><li>Experience working in an agile development team or on open-source development projects.</li><li>Experience with optimization, algorithms or related quantitative processes.</li><li>Exposure to high scale distributed technology like Kafka, Mongo, Ignite, Redis</li><li>Experience with Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud</li><li>Experience with DevOps and tools like Azure DevOps</li><li>Experience with AI-related projects/products or experience working in an AI research environment.</li><li>A degree, certifications or opensource track record that shows you have a mastery of software engineering principles.</li></ul>

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