Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Federal Reserve Bank of New York; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation incentives

Job summary

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to design, develop, and implement automated testing solutions for a cutting-edge, cloud-based big data analytics platform.

You will test AWS-based cloud services, collaborate with data scientists and engineers, and contribute to end-to-end testing, data queries, and test data creation. Relocation incentives are available; onsite in St. Louis, MO, with options for other district offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field is required
• 5+ years in QA automation with cloud/data testing
• Proficient in Java, Python, Selenium, and SQL testing tools

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks for cloud-based apps
• Create comprehensive test plans and data for multi-environment validation
• Execute API, performance, and security testing of cloud services
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and operations to ensure quality
• Mentor peers and contribute to testing process improvements

Skills

SQL queries

Java

Selenium

Python

Jupyter Lab

Postman

Gatling

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Redshift

S3

EC2

Glue

Lambda

SageMaker

Step Functions

CloudFormation/IaC

Job description

Company Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer to design, develop, and implement automated testing solutions for a cutting‑edge, cloud‑based big data analytics platform. You will report to a Manager and be a part of an agile product team responsible for testing cloud-native big data processing capabilities to help reduce improper payments as part of an AWS-based application. You also will work with engineers, data scientists, write database queries, perform end to end testing, and analyze data. Relocation incentives are available. This position will work onsite in the 8th District and work out of our St. Louis, MO office. There is the potential to work from the Kansas City, Cleveland, Dallas, or Richmond Federal Reserve Bank office.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and test scripts for cloud-based applications using industry standard experience, and troubleshoot complex data, using capabilities such as python, lambda, Glue, Redshift, EMR, SageMaker and related AWS data processing visualization services.
• Create comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate cloud infrastructure, services, complex data, and applications across multiple environments.
• Monitor and analyze test results to identify patterns and areas for improvement in both product and testing methodologies.
• Create reusable test data, test artifacts, and participate in scrum ceremonies for planning and estimation.
• Develop and execute requirement validation, integration, regression, API, performance and usability testing.
• Perform load, performance, and scalability testing of cloud applications for baseline and to identify enhancements based on results.
• Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot issues, validate fixes, and ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical thought leadership and collaborate with quality assurance team members, developers, data engineers, architects, operations, and data scientists on multiple projects to ensure quality of applications and services.
• Perform other team contributions, such as peer test script reviews, defect remediation, and status tracking to ensure features meet requirements.
• Leverage skills to identify and enhance testing processes.
• Mentor quality assurance peers for continuous improvement of testing processes and cloud native test capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a major or specialized courses in Information Technology or commensurate experience.
• 5+ years proven experience with a combination of the following: Write/analyze complex data queries and automation scripts for testing; Relational SQL databases, especially Redshift; Proficient experience with Java, Selenium, Python, Jupyter Lab, and respective tools and technology, such as Jira and Xray; Experience independently creating large sets of test data in various file and data formats; AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, SageMaker, Config, Security Hub, Inspector; Proficient with performance testing and API testing tools like Postman and Gatling; Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools; Knowledge of security testing methodologies for cloud environments is preferred.
• Position requires US Citizen.

Position Requirements

Position requires US Citizen

Compensation and Benefits

Salary: 110,000 – 145,000

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package all brought together in a flexible work environment where you can find balance:

• Medical (4 options)
• Prescription
• Dental (3 options)
• Vision Insurance with no waiting period
• 401k/Thrift Plan with generous employer match
• Employer-funded Pension Plan
• Paid Vacation/Sick Time and Holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Healthcare Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement (undergraduate and graduate)
• Parental Leave
• Free onsite 24/7 Fitness Center including training classes, and locker room / shower facilities
• Onsite Coffee Shop
• Additional Convenience Benefits, Discounts and More…

Work Arrangements and Locations

This position will work onsite in the 8th District and work out of our St. Louis, MO office. There is the potential to work from the Kansas City, Cleveland, Dallas, or Richmond Federal Reserve Bank office.

Contract and Hours

Full Time / Part Time Full time Regular / Temporary Regular Job Exempt (Yes / No) Yes

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.

We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive.

At the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, we are committed to a strong and resilient economy for all. We prioritize inclusion and strive to be a workplace where all employees can thrive. Learn more about Bank's culture.