Senior - Finance Quality Assurance Engineer

Bread Financial Payments, Inc; Town of Easton (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Stock purchase plan

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

Bread Financial is seeking a Senior Finance Quality Assurance Engineer to ensure high-quality delivery by proactively identifying defects and risks from system or client enhancements. You will partner with the scrum team across the full development cycle to refine requirements, design test coverage, execute complex test scenarios, and communicate progress and defect insights.

You will mentor junior testers, lead defect investigation, and drive first-event validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience.
• 1 cloud certification (AWS Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Google Cloud – Cloud Digital Leader).
• 5–8 years domain functional testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads test planning and complex test execution; mentors junior testers; validates requirements and uses advanced SQL to verify data flows and system behavior across components.
• Leads defect investigation and retest efforts; partners with developers to resolve issues; mentors junior testers; provides progress updates and refines requirements.
• Leads first-event validation, documents for support teams, improves reporting accuracy, guides junior testers, and delivers metrics on test execution and defect trends.

Skills

Test Management

Test Case Design

SDLC

SQL

STLC

QA

Database Testing

DB2 SQL

API Testing

Agile Methodology

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Cloud certification (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud)

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Finance Quality Assurance Engineer ensures high‑quality delivery by proactively identifying defects and risks introduced through system or client enhancements. Partners with the scrum team across the full development cycle to refine requirements, design test coverage, execute complex test scenarios, and communicate detailed progress and defect insights. May lead configuration updates and support business integration activities.

Essential Job Functions

• - (30%) Leads test planning and complex test execution, mentors junior testers, reviews functional requirements for clarity, and uses advanced SQL to validate data flows and system behavior across integrated components.
• - (30%) Leads defect investigation and retest efforts, partners closely with developers to resolve complex issues, mentors junior testers, provides detailed progress updates, and contributes to planning and requirement refinement.
• - (20%) Leads first‑event validation efforts, produces clear documentation for support teams, improves reporting accuracy, guides junior testers, collaborates closely with project leads, and delivers detailed metrics on test execution and defect trends.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience 1 cloud certification- AWS cloud practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Google Cloud- Cloud Digital Leader 5-8 years domain functional testing experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certified Software Test Professional Certified Agile Tester (CAT) 8-10 years domain functional testing experience.

Skills

• Test Management
• Test Case Design
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• DB2 SQL
• Database Testing
• Atlassian JIRA
• API Testing
• Agile Methodology

Reports To: Manager and above

Direct Reports: 0

Work Environment

Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are expected in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical, mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, absent undue hardship.

• Communicate/Hearing
• Communicate/Talking
• Move/Traverse
• Stationary
• Position/Seated
• Typing/Writing
• Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below): $90,400.00 - $144,700.00

Full Salary Range for position: California: $104,000.00 - $180,900.00

Full Salary Range for position: Colorado: $90,400.00 - $159,200.00

Full Salary Range for position: New York: $99,400.00 - $180,900.00

Full Salary Range for position: Washington: $99,400.00 - $166,400.00

Full Salary Range for position: Maryland: $99,400.00 - $159,200.00

Full Salary Range for position: Washington DC: $104,000.00 - $166,400.00

Full Salary Range for position: Illinois: $90,400.00 - $159,200.00

Full Salary Range for position: New Jersey: $104,000.00 - $166,400.00

Full Salary Range for position: Vermont: $90,400.00 - $144,700.00

Full Salary Range for position: Ohio: $90,400.00 - $144,700.00

Full Salary Range for position: Maine: $90,400.00 - $144,700.00

Full Salary Range for position: Connecticut: $99,400.00 - $159,200.00

Full Salary Range for position: Virginia: $90,400.00 - $144,700.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

You must be work authorized in the United States on a full time basis without the need for any sponsorship now or in the future from any employer or organization. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period).

Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan. All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off.

Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

About Bread Financial®

At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non‑traditional career progression.

Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co‑brand and private label credit cards and pay‑over‑time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life.

Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026. To learn more about our global associates, our performance and our sustainability progress, visit breadfinancial.com or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Bread Financial offers competitive pay, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k). The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Any applicant offered employment will be required to establish that they are legally authorized to work in the United States for the Company. The Company participates in E-Verify. The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended, and all applicable state/local laws. The Company will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Applicants with disabilities may contact the Company to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time.

Job Family: Finance & Accounting Job Type: Regular About Bread Financial As a tech-forward financial services company, we strive to create value for both our customers and our associates. At Bread Financial, you are empowered to thrive. Our company is bold, tenacious and innovative, challenges you to be your best, respects your voice, recognizes your contributions, cares for your total well‑being, and has a collaborative, kind and inclusive culture that fosters growth and success. Bread Financial is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and committed to sustainable business practices powered by its approximately 7,000 global associates. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally.