Quality Engineering Lead — Automation & Test Strategy

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments Inc. in Durham, NC seeks a Quality Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end test strategies for complex, integrated deliveries.

You will guide planning, design, execution, and testing, and act as a subject matter expert on quality practices across the Digital Platform QE organization. The role emphasizes hands-on automation, building scalable frameworks with Playwright, Cypress, Karate, and REST Assured, plus TypeScript/JavaScript, data management, and CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Strong automation scripting for smoke, functional and regression testing.
• Experience building/maintaining automation frameworks in enterprise environments with Playwright and Cypress, plus Karate and/or REST Assured.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and/or JavaScript.
• Experience with test data management, including data setup/teardown via scripts.
• Working knowledge of Oracle or PostgreSQL; PL/SQL experience.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Git and Jenkins; test integration and reporting.
• Familiarity with CI tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Git, Stash, or Bitbucket.
• Ability to analyze logs and debug with Datadog and Splunk.
• Self-motivated, coordinate across cross-regional teams.
• Experience with Agile development and project delivery.
• Strong technical design and analytical skills.
• Ability to investigate and resolve issues across full stack with automated and manual testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test strategies for complex, integrated deliveries.
• Provide technical guidance in planning, designing, executing, and testing for product quality.
• Coordinate across Fidelity teams to drive automation and reporting.
• Advise on production readiness and testing methods per project.
• Reinforce testing standards and best practices across teams.
• Collaborate in a dynamic, iterative development environment.

Skills

Automation scripting

Test strategy

JavaScript/TypeScript

Agile

Log analysis

Cross-team

Debugging

Quality engineering

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/SE

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Karate

REST Assured

Git

Jenkins

Datadog

Splunk

Artifactory

Stash

Bitbucket

Oracle

PostgreSQL

PL/SQL

Job description

Fidelity Investments Inc. in Durham, NC seeks a Quality Engineering Lead to drive end-to-end test strategies for complex, integrated deliveries.

You will guide planning, design, execution, and testing, and act as a subject matter expert on quality practices across the Digital Platform QE organization. The role emphasizes hands-on automation, building scalable frameworks with Playwright, Cypress, Karate, and REST Assured, plus TypeScript/JavaScript, data management, and CI/CD integration.