Senior Lead QA Engineer — Automation & AI (Hybrid)

S&P Global; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Generous time off

Continuous learning

Retirement planning

Student loan contribution

Job summary

S&P Global Dow Jones Indices in NYC/Princeton invites a Lead Quality Engineer to champion software testing across web, API, and data platforms. You will design test strategies, build automation, and lead QA activities in a SAFE Agile environment, collaborating with developers, product managers, and business analysts.

Bring 8+ years of testing experience, strong SQL, API testing, and automation skills (Java, Selenium, TestNG, RestAssured).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in complete software testing activities.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and STLC.
• Strong technical proficiency in automation tools and technologies such as Java, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, Python etc.
• In-depth knowledge of SQL for data manipulation, querying, and validation.
• Experience with API-based testing tools such as Postman and RestAssured.
• Experience with Linux operating systems command-line tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in supporting test strategy activities, particularly in the integration of multiple applications and systems.
• Demonstrate AI fluency by leveraging AI-powered tools and Agentic AI/GenAI assistants to improve test design, test automation, defect analysis, root cause investigation, and overall QE productivity
• Experience with Index/Benchmarks or Asset Management or Portfolio Investment modeling is preferred.
• Experience with Market Data such as Equity, Commodity, Forex, or Options asset classes preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Be a self-starter; operate independently as part of an agile team, advocate for software testing best practices.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, test scripts and test summaries to ensure thorough coverage of software functionalities, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business analysts, to understand requirements, identify test scenarios, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Utilize strong technical expertise in automation tools and technologies to design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for CI/CD pipelines.
• Perform manual testing of web-based and API-based applications focusing on complex scenarios and edge cases.
• Analyze and troubleshoot issues, defects, and discrepancies, documenting and tracking them to resolution.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries for data validation and verification.
• Provide technical support and guidance to stakeholders regarding QA processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies, and incorporating relevant knowledge into QA practices.
• Utilize AI to accelerate test cast development and maintenance

Skills

SDLC/STLC

Java

Selenium

JUnit

TestNG

Cucumber

Python

SQL

Postman

RestAssured

Linux CLI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Postman

RestAssured

Linux CLI

Job description

S&P Global Dow Jones Indices in NYC/Princeton invites a Lead Quality Engineer to champion software testing across web, API, and data platforms. You will design test strategies, build automation, and lead QA activities in a SAFE Agile environment, collaborating with developers, product managers, and business analysts.

Bring 8+ years of testing experience, strong SQL, API testing, and automation skills (Java, Selenium, TestNG, RestAssured).