Senior QA Automation Engineer - Cloud & CI/CD

STATE STREET CORPORATION; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Charles River Development (CRD), the FinTech division of State Street, seeks a senior automation engineer to build and maintain the next generation of automated testing infrastructure within the Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. You will develop, deliver, and support automated validation tools across web, desktop, APIs, and batch processing in a fast-paced financial services environment.

You will collaborate with Scrum roles to drive quality, implement AI-assisted testing approaches, mentor

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related field; MS preferred.
• 6+ years of software testing in a process-driven technology environment.
• Strong programming and scripting with Java, TypeScript, SQL, PowerShell, and Bash.
• Experience with Playwright and automated testing across web, desktop, APIs, and batch processing.
• Proven experience with test cases, scripts, and automation frameworks to validate complex multi-tier apps.
• Familiarity with SaaS and cloud technologies; knowledge of AI-assisted testing tools recommended.
• Agile/Scrum experience (3+ years preferred).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• SQL data validation, troubleshooting, and analysis.
• Knowledge of CRD functional areas and financial services domain is desirable.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Create automated test scripts from requirements and specs.
• Execute manual and automated functional, integration, regression, and performance tests.
• Maintain test script libraries for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Log and triage defects with reproducible steps.
• Identify gaps and risks early in the development life cycle.
• Align with SDLC and security/data governance practices.
• Lead QA improvements and explore AI-assisted testing options.
• Adhere to testing schedules and participate in Scrum ceremonies.
• Mentor junior staff in automation best practices.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

SQL

PowerShell

Bash

Playwright

QA methodologies

Agile

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

JMeter

LoadRunner

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

B.S. in Engineering

MS degree

Tools

Git

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

Charles River Development (CRD), the FinTech division of State Street, seeks a senior automation engineer to build and maintain the next generation of automated testing infrastructure within the Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. You will develop, deliver, and support automated validation tools across web, desktop, APIs, and batch processing in a fast-paced financial services environment.

You will collaborate with Scrum roles to drive quality, implement AI-assisted testing approaches, mentor