Lead Software Engineer in Test

Fidelity Investments

Bengaluru

On-site

INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Lead QA Engineer in Bangalore to tackle complex business challenges through technology. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience in IT, specializing in automation solutions using technologies like Selenium and Java. You will lead interactions within teams to enhance production stability and contribute to end-to-end business flow executions. This role also requires strong communication skills and a readiness to adapt to agile environments.

Qualifications

6+ years of experience in information technology.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience in agile methodology is preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the Quality desirables in the assigned area.
Deliver quality technology solutions to complex business problems.
Contribute to the day-to-day planning and execution of business flows.

Skills

Selenium

Cucumber

Java

Python

Cypress

SQL

AWS

Unix/Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related subject

Tools

Maven

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Lead QA Engineer

This is a challenging opportunity for a tech‑savvy associate to play a pivotal role in solving complex business challenges using technology in the Financial Services domain.

Job Description

Job Title – Lead QA Engineer

The FFIO (Fidelity Fund and Investment Operation) Technology teams manage applications that provide accounting and investment management support to Asset Management business functions within Fidelity Investments. The products within FFIO include Positions, Cash management, NAV, Shareholder reporting, Performance and Attributions, Tax, Data and Advisory Services. As part of the Quality Chapter team we require a SDET/full‑stack developer with 6+ years of experience, primarily responsible for high‑quality development to meet project/business needs. The role requires interaction with technologists, BA, architects as well as with business.

The Value You Deliver

Lead the Quality desirables in the assigned area.
Deliver quality technology solutions to complex business problems in an agile environment. Collaborate with internal and external product teams to deliver a cohesive solution.
Implement innovative and industry‑standard solutions.

The Skills that are Key to this Role

Technical

Experience building, maintaining, and optimizing automated test scripts
Experience with Selenium, Cucumber, Java, Python and Cypress
Ability to define and build Test/Automation strategies/Plans
Strong in SQL and database
Able to build and contribute at framework level
Able to provide on‑call (Prod) support
Experience with automated application build, deployment, and support using Maven and Ant
Experience with version control and continuous integration of build, deploy, and test using Jenkins, Stash
Experience in API development
Experience in framework development and maintenance
Experience working with AWS is a big plus!
Experience as a developer (e.g., Java, Spring) – a plus
Encourage reuse
Communicate effectively within team as well as with partners

Behavioral

Strong communication – verbal and written
Assertive and logical
Interacts effectively with peers to resolve issues
Proven success in a fast‑paced environment
Ability to diagram and summarize design solutions comfortably to a broad and diverse population
Ability to deal with ambiguity
Self‑motivated with a high degree of intellectual curiosity
Is flexible and can adjust to changes in operating environment
Promotes a positive and professional work environment

The Skills that are Good to Have for this Role

Financial Services domain experience with exposure to Mutual Funds
Unix/Linux, Shell scripting, Tomcat, Docker, Scheduling Tool like ControlM
Experience in agile methodology

How Your Work Impacts The Organization

Fidelity Fund and Investment Operations (FFIO) provides accounting and investment management support services to Fidelity businesses and mutual fund shareholders. You will play a key role in an important initiative for FFIO with the goal to increase production stability by increasing automation coverage of critical business features using our own Test API framework based on Java and Selenium. Your role will be the lead development and maintenance of automation solutions and influence the squad to contribute to overall coverage. Your role will also actively lead and contribute to the day‑to‑day planning, setup, and execution of end‑to‑end business flows in a non‑production environment.

The Expertise We’re Looking For