Fitch Group, Inc. · 2 weeks ago
Engineering & Quality - Software Engineer, Associate Director
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $150K/yr
8+ years expFitch Group is a leading global financial information services provider that delivers vital credit and risk insights. They are seeking a QA Engineer, Associate Director to elevate the quality assurance processes for Fitch Ratings Workflow Analytical applications, ensuring high standards of system and data quality through collaboration and automation.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a Testing Engineer on an agile squad, Mentor other engineers
Contribute to and develop sophisticated automation frameworks that are efficient, flexible, and reusable in Selenium
Integrate test case execution and reporting within the CI/CD pipeline to align with the DevOps strategy, criteria, requirements, and user stories
Work with cross-functional teams including business analysts, developers, and users to build and refine test strategies for your team as well as to ensure integrity of dependent systems
Influence the team to design and build for testability
Implement BDD practices and frameworks to enhance test automation and acceptance criteria
Work in the SDET capacity to automate early in conjunction with other engineer’s efforts to build systems
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience with automation testing, recent experience with Selenium and translating requirements into test cases using Selenium Java
4+ years integrating automated testing with DevOps tools (Bamboo/Jenkins, Git/Bitbucket) and working in Scrum-based Agile teams
4+ years of visual/UI testing and Rest Assured / Open API testing
Hands-on building reusable test components to validate AI-generated outputs against business logic, factual accuracy, and explainability standards is a plus
Experience in leveraging code assistants like Amazon Q or Microsoft Copilot to accelerate test case creation, code suggestions and documentation to improve efficiency and accuracy
Experience testing event-driven services, message queues, and event brokers (Kafka)
Proficient in performance testing tools (JMeter, K6, Neoload, LoadRunner)
Skilled in writing SQL/NoSQL queries for data verification
In-depth knowledge of Selenium WebDriver and DB testing with SQL
Solid understanding of BDD concepts, acceptance criteria and testing
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to deliver high quality results in a complex environment by driving initiatives forward
Preferred
Python code for testing and use of Python frameworks (Pandas, Numpy, Requests)
Experience in UFT automation tool
Exposure to Code quality metrics, and shift-left principles
Experience testing container resiliency (Docker/Kubernetes)
Experience designing large end to end performance scenarios
Experience adding performance validation to CI pipelines
Exposure to the financial industry domain and data platforms (data warehouses, data lakes)
Benefits
Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
Company
Fitch Group, Inc.
Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries.
5001-10000 employees
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