Quality Assurance Senior Software Engineer

Donnelley Financial, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Donnelley Financial, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Senior SDET) to lead quality engineering for our enterprise SaaS platforms. This role requires strong leadership and technical expertise to define test strategy, drive automation, and ensure high-quality software delivery in regulated environments.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in software quality engineering, experience with Typescript, Playwright, Java, and Selenium, and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Join our values-driven team and build a fulfilling career at DFIN.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software quality engineering with strong automation focus.
• Proven experience driving test strategy and automation across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and test strategy across multiple Agile teams.
• Drive automation across integration, regression, smoke, performance, load, and migration testing.
• Conduct root cause analysis of defects and partner with engineering on fixes.

Skills

Software quality engineering

Automation with Typescript and Playwright

Java and Selenium

Agile practices

Leadership and mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD tools

DevOps tooling

Job description

Job Summary

Join a dynamic team at the pulse of global markets, where we deliver innovative software and service solutions for essential financial reporting and capital markets transactions. At DFIN, we are a values-driven organization that empowers you to build a fulfilling career while bringing your authentic self to work every day. Our "Win as One" mentality ensures that our team's success is directly linked to Client, Shareholder and Employee Satisfaction.

Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Senior SDET) to provide technical leadership for quality engineering across our enterprise SaaS platforms. This role is responsible for defining and driving test strategy, automation frameworks, and quality standards across multiple development teams while remaining hands‑on in critical areas of test automation.

The Senior SDET partners closely with Engineering and Product stakeholders to ensure scalable, reliable, and compliant software delivery in highly regulated environments. This role emphasizes leadership, strategy, and cross‑team influence, with execution serving quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA and test strategy across multiple Agile teams
• Own test scope, coverage, and traceability to requirements and acceptance criteria; identify quality risks in architecture/design and define mitigation plans
• Ensure testing supports rapid production releases without compromising quality
• Enforce QA standards, tools, and best practices across teams
• Drive automation across integration, regression, smoke, performance, load, and migration testing; integrate automation fully into CI/CD pipelines
• Convert high‑value manual tests into scalable automated suites
• Review and optimize automation frameworks for efficiency and consistency
• Perform hands‑on automation and targeted manual testing for high‑risk areas
• Conduct root cause analysis of defects and partner with engineering on fixes
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand‑ups, grooming, planning); lead and mentor distributed QA teams and partners
• Continuously improve coverage, execution speed, and reliability; identify process gaps and recommend improvements

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software quality engineering with strong automation focus
• 4+ years of hands‑on experience with Typescript and Playwright as well as Java and Selenium
• Proven experience driving test strategy and automation across multiple teams
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile practices
• Experience validating complex, distributed, enterprise‑scale systems
• Solid understanding of object‑oriented design principles and test architecture
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with performance and load testing
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps tooling
• Prior experience leading or mentoring QA teams
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem‑solving skills

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