181931 - Principal Software Engineer In Test

TEKsystems; Westlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Job summary

Fidelity Investments seeks a Principal Software Engineer in Test in Westlake, TX, focused on building robust QA strategies and end-to-end validation across API and Web platforms. You will advance test automation using Playwright/Cypress and integrate with Jenkins-based pipelines, while mentoring teams in testability and secure software design.

You will contribute to deployment automation, collaborate across squads, and help drive high-quality releases in a hybrid, mostly onsite environment at

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience with a bachelor's or 6+ years with a master's in CS or related field.
• Robust QA strategies and end-to-end test frameworks for API and Web.
• Test automation with Playwright/Cypress, Rest Assured, JUnit/TestNG, Maven.
• DevOps/Pipelines experience (Jenkins Core, Monorepo).
• Source control proficiency with GitHub and Bitbucket tooling.
• AWS cloud experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust QA strategies and test frameworks for API and Web.
• Develop and maintain automated tests across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, versioning, and deployment automation.
• Contribute to testability and secure software design decisions.
• Improve test coverage, release velocity, and production health.

Skills

Playwright

Cypress

Rest Assured

Web

Mobile

SQL

Infrastructure CI/CD Jenkins

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Stash/Bitbucket

Sourcetree

AWS

Job description

Description

Fidelity TalentSource is your destination for discovering your next temporary role at Fidelity Investments. We are currently sourcing for a Principal Software Engineer in Test to work in Westlake, TX!

The Role

Fidelity Investments is looking for a Principal Software Engineer in Test who is passionate about cutting edge technologies, frameworks, and design patterns. You will be joining a team of engineers passionate about engineering testing solutions for the Fidelity Insurance Agency (FIA) product area. You will apply your strong software development and test automation skills to design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve Fidelity investments software solutions. You will also be supporting your team in adopting best practices to ensure we are building the right product, and we are building it right. Overall, you will have an appetite for learning, evaluating, and recommending new technologies. Software Engineers at Fidelity Investments pride themselves on their experience, leadership, and ability to establish relationships across teams.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

12 + years experience with a bachelors or 6 + years experience with a masters degree in computer science (or closely related field)

Experience in designing and implementing robust QA strategies and test frameworks for API, Web with deep expertise in end-to-end validation

Experience in test automation (Playwright/Cypress, Rest Assured, JUnit, Test NG, Maven, ETL Batch)

Experience with DevOps/Pipelines (Jenkins Core, LWC, Monorepo, etc.)

Experience with source control (GitHub, Stash (Bitbucket), Sourcetree)

Cloud experience preferred - Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Top skills needed: Front end, Playwright, Xray, chaos, Splunk, Datadog, node.js, Java, Java Script, Jenkins core

Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting automation test platforms

Minimum 6 years of experience with architecting and implementing development pipelines (CI / CD)

Good understanding of accessibility features and building and testing accessible experiences on Web

Focus on the deployment automation and orchestration

Assist with code branches, merges, builds pipelines, manage versioning etc.

Use your knowledge of testing and testability to influence better software design, promote proper software engineering and bug prevention strategies, testability and security

Actively participate in the development process through writing and maintain application features and automated tests including unit tests, component tests, integration tests, functional tests, performance tests, scenario tests and interoperability tests

Collaborate with team members on improving team's test coverage, release velocity and production health

Good understanding on writing SQL queries and implementing the data seeding for automation.

Good to have AWS certification and experience

The Team

The Engineering Excellence (EE) chapter resides in the Wealth business unit of Fidelity Investments. The EE chapters support spans across all of Wealth and provides domain specialists to squads who develop products with the highest customer quality, security, stability, and experience. The chapter is made up of multi-stacked engineers with a passion around customer experience and with the engineering tool set to seek challenges including automated testing, performance testing, chaos testing, application cloud migration and management, CI / CD implementation, security testing, and application development.

Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Histories.

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to complete the application or interview process.

Skills

Playwright, Cypress, Rest assured, Web, Mobile, SQL, Infrastructure (Cloud / Ci/CD / Jenkins)

Top Skills Details

Playwright,Cypress,Rest assured,Web,Mobile,SQL,Infrastructure (Cloud / Ci/CD / Jenkins)

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Fidelity is 1 week onsite - 1 week remote for now but soon Fidelity will be going fully onsite

Experience Level

Expert Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Westlake, TX.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $75.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Westlake,TX.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 7, 2026.