Financial Services, Technology Consulting, Quality Engineering Manager

EY; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Job summary

EY seeks a seasoned testing professional to join our collaborative team in a role focused on delivering exceptional application testing services for clients. You will lead end-to-end testing efforts, develop testing strategies, and drive program success across complex enterprise initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years of testing experience, familiarity with risk and quality assurance in financial services, and a proven ability to influence diverse teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field plus ~5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Test Strategy & Operating Model Development and IT Transformation programs.
• Exposure to Testing Center of Excellence and large enterprise testing programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in testing and resolve complex issues for clients.
• Lead end-to-end testing activities including strategy, planning, execution and reporting.
• Coach and develop teams to foster inclusive collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Test Strategy

Test Automation

UAT Coordination

IT Transformation

Agile Test Mgmt

CRM

ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Accounting/Finance

Tools

Azure DevOps

JIRA

HP ALM/Quality Center

Job description

Location: New York City, McLean, Charlotte, Atlanta, Boston

The opportunity

You’ll be a part of a very collegiate environment that promotes diversity of opinions and helps in collaboration. Together, we will help our clients to drive transformational change to the way the client delivers application testing services in its organization. You’ll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

Your Key Responsibilities

Everything you’ll do will come back to providing exceptional testing subject matter expertise and solving complex problems that make a difference for our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you’ll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you’ll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Working with clients to drive transformational changes in the way they deliver application testing services in their organizations
• Manages all activities involved in the end-to-end testing process, including strategy, planning, execution, quality assessment and issue resolution
• Prepares and executes the different test levels, monitors the progress, and reports the result of the test execution to relevant stakeholders
• Planning, implementing and quality assurance for large complex testing projects; Define and implementation of Program Test strategy for complex enterprise-wide level initiatives
• Teaming with business organizations to facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Coaching team members with a goal of fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Sharing your knowledge and developing engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice
• Developing client relationships across multiple levels and supporting sales efforts

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field and approximately 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Excellent collaboration and teaming skills in diverse environments
• Technical competency experience with Test Strategy & Operating Model Development, Testing Center of Excellence/IT Transformation Program Management, Test Automation Framework Architecture, Agile Test Management, User Acceptance Test Coordination, IT Organizational Change Management, Performance Testing Program Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Data Management, IT Life cycle Management or IT Delivery Management
• We would expect you to be available to travel outside of your assigned office location up to approximately 50% of the time, plus commute within the region. Successful candidates must work in excess of standard hours when necessary. A valid passport is required

Ideally, you'll also have

• 7 to 10+ years of experience in a technology organization (preferably in financial services industry) with a focus on test engineering
• Experience of leading testing on Life Insurance and Annuities Platform conversion/modernization efforts
• Hands on experience in testing end-to-end Property & Casualty, Life Insurance and Annuities, and/or Finance transformation business flows
• Deep understanding and prior experience of software development and QA life cycle processes (including test planning, test case design, execution, defect tracking and reporting
• Knowledge of one or more of the following tools - Azure DevOps, HP ALM/Quality Center, JIRA, CA Agile Central/Rally
• Experience in managing test efforts with at least one of Finance Transformation platforms: SAP, Oracle, Workday
• A \"go-getter\" attitude, passion to constantly learn, improve and perform at the highest level

What We Look For

We're interested in professionals with a genuine interest to contribute to the growth of the Testing practice. You can expect plenty of autonomy and variety in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to be nimble, take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and prioritize participation in practice initiatives that will generate a long-term pipeline of sales for the firm. If you’re serious about progressing and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.

What Working At EY Offers

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Join us in building a better working world.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $142,600 to $261,500. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $171,200 to $297,200. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [e-mail].

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.