QA Automation Engineer – Cloud, Java & Kafka (Hybrid)

State Street; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

State Street in Princeton, NJ seeks a Software Quality Assurance and Automation Engineer to contribute to functional and automated testing within an agile scrum team, helping test challenging new financial products with cutting‑edge technology.

You will test software using Java, SQL, Spring Boot, Kafka and ReactJS/TypeScript, write automation scripts for backend and frontend, participate in code reviews, and collaborate across teams. Onsite 4 days a week with one day remote.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of commercial software development
• Experience with TestNG and Tosca
• Knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Kafka for Backend Testing using Cucumber/TestNG
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent field
• Knowledgeable of commercial software development Testing
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to gather and understand requirements in the financial sector
• Able to work well with peers in a collaborative team environment
• Experience to use Agile development methodology is desired
• Experience to use AI for automation

Responsibilities

• Work independently to test software enhancements and solutions within the business and technical problem domains
• Test software programs, applications and projects using cloud computing using Java, SQL, Spring Boot, Kafka and ReactJS/TypeScript or equivalent frameworks.
• Write Automation Scripts for Backend + Front End functional/Regression/Performance and End to End test to deliver defect free product
• Participate in test code reviews
• Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the scrum methodology including attending all daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Triage production issues by reviewing code and logs as needed and come up with solutions

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

BDD

TestNG

Tosca

Jira

SQL

Backend Testing

Azure

AWS

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

ReactJS/TypeScript

Job description

State Street in Princeton, NJ seeks a Software Quality Assurance and Automation Engineer to contribute to functional and automated testing within an agile scrum team, helping test challenging new financial products with cutting‑edge technology.

You will test software using Java, SQL, Spring Boot, Kafka and ReactJS/TypeScript, write automation scripts for backend and frontend, participate in code reviews, and collaborate across teams. Onsite 4 days a week with one day remote.