Senior SDET: Automated Testing for Wealth Tech

State Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street's Wealth Custody & Clearing (WC&C) team seeks a hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to contribute to automated testing across frontend, backend, and API layers. This senior IC role focuses on test automation, quality engineering, and software validation in regulated environments.

You will design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks, work with developers and product teams, and advocate for quality throughout the SDLC, emphasizing engineering-driven

Qualifications

• Hands-on SDET with strong test automation background.
• Experience in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Ability to design and implement automated testing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks across frontend, backend, and API layers.
• Develop and run automated test suites for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Embed quality early in the SDLC with developers and product teams.
• Validate wealth custody, clearing, trading, and servicing workflows.
• Create and maintain test data strategies for reliable testing.
• Investigate, document, and help prevent defects with root cause analysis.
• Ensure applications meet accuracy, reliability, resiliency, and regulatory requirements.
• Support production readiness, release validation, and post-deployment analysis.

Skills

Test Automation

SDET

Test Frameworks

Java

JavaScript

API Testing

CI/CD

Regression Testing

Quality Advocacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

State Street's Wealth Custody & Clearing (WC&C) team seeks a hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to contribute to automated testing across frontend, backend, and API layers. This senior IC role focuses on test automation, quality engineering, and software validation in regulated environments.

You will design, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks, work with developers and product teams, and advocate for quality throughout the SDLC, emphasizing engineering-driven