Senior Software Engineer in Test

Fidelity Investments Inc.; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity Investments is seeking a Software Engineer in Test in Westlake, TX to lead automated testing for API and UI across Salesforce, Angular, and Node.js platforms.

The role requires 5+ years in automation, strong Java/SQL skills, and hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Cucumber, and CI/CD tools. Onsite work in Westlake is expected with collaboration across DevOps and QA teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in functional and automation testing.
• Experience in functional and automation testing of API and UI.
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation tools: Selenium/Playwright, Cypress, and Cucumber.
• Experience with Karate is a must.
• Experience with TestNG/JUnit.
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, DevOps.
• Strong technical skills: SQL, Java, AWS/Azure.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze business requirements based on user stories; design and build test strategy and test cases for integration, load and functional tests.
• Conduct requirement elicitation and model processes, data models and mappings to capture expectations.
• Design and develop REST API automation scripts using Java and Rest Assured with request chaining and validations.
• Develop UI automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver for cross-browser end-to-end validation.
• Configure standard and custom objects to meet business requirements and automate workflows.
• Create and maintain automation frameworks with BDD (Cucumber) and CI/CD integration.
• Architect scalable automation solutions (TestNG, data-driven, hybrid models).
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure QA traceability in JIRA; support audit compliance.
• Collaborate with QA, developers, and DevOps to troubleshoot failures across environments.

Skills

Automation testing

Functional testing

UI testing

API testing

Test automation frameworks

Java

SQL

AWS/Azure

Adaptability

Learning quickly

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Cucumber

Karate

TestNG/JUnit

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

DevOps

Rest Assured

SQL

Java

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Description:

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Fidelity is looking for a Software Engineer in Test to work out of Westlake TX location in our Workplace Investing team.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience is required.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in functional and automation testing.
• Experience in Functional and Automation testing of API, User Interface.
• Strong and Hands‑on Experience with test automation tools, Selenium/Playwright, Cypress, and Cucumber framework
• Experience with Karate is a must
• Experience with TestNG/Junit
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, DevOps
• Strong technical skills such as SQL, Java, and AWS/Azure
• Ability to quickly learn, adapt and thrive to meet the needs of a fast paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze the business requirement based on provided user stories, design and build effecting test strategy and test cases that include integration, load and functional tests.

• Conduct requirement elicitation and use advanced modeling techniques such as process flows, data models, system models and example mapping to capture detailed functional and technical expectations.

• Design and develop REST API automation scripts using Java and Rest Assured, incorporating request chaining, response validations, schema assertions and reusable utilities.

• Develop UI automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java for cross-browser, end-to-end validation of Salesforce, Angular and Node.js-based web applications.

• Configure Standard and Custom Objects for business use cases and create Custom Objects and Custom Fields to meet the business requirements.

• Automate business flows using Approval Processes, Process Builder, and Workflow Rules.

• Create custom reports based on business needs and associate them with dashboards.

• Build and maintain BDD-style automation frameworks using Cucumber, fully integrated into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitHub), and use Groovy scripts to schedule and execute automation scripts.

• Architect and develop custom automation frameworks such as BDD, TestNG, data-driven, and hybrid models to enable scalable, maintainable and reusable automated test solutions.

• Participate in Agile Scrum ceremonies (planning, grooming, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives to align QA efforts with sprint objectives and deliverables.

• Own the creation, review, and tracking of QA automation tasks in JIRA, ensuring all acceptance criteria are tested and traceable.

• Collaborate in design and code reviews to ensure scalable, modular, and maintainable test infrastructure across web, API, and backend systems.

• Work closely with development and DevOps teams to optimize quality gates, enforce shift-left testing practices and ensure early defect detection and resolution.

• Analyze and validate internal and customer-facing applications by applying black-box and white-box techniques, leveraging deep understanding of business logic and source code execution paths to ensure robust functionality and system integrity.

• Collaborate with QA engineers, developers, and database/system administrators to troubleshoot test failures across environments, including debugging database issues using SQL queries and analyzing web/application server logs.

• Create and manage detailed test cases and test suites while ensuring strong JIRA
• integration to maintain end-to-end traceability and support audit compliance.

• Own the end-to-end test strategy and automation framework architecture, contributing to design reviews and ensuring scalability, maintainability and comprehensive test coverage across platforms.
• Engage with global development teams to promote and implement the best practices in software engineering and quality assurance.
• Technology Consideration:
  • Providing the structure for writing and executing automated tests:
  • Selenium – Web application testing across browsers.
  • Cypress – Fast, modern testing for web apps with real-time reloading.
  • Playwright – End-to-end testing for modern web apps, supports multiple browsers.
  • Karate, Rest Assured - API and backend testing frameworks
  • Appium – Mobile app testing (iOS and Android).
  • TestNG / JUnit – Java-based unit and integration testing frameworks.
  • Robot Framework – Keyword-driven testing, great for acceptance testing.
  • Used to automate test execution in pipelines:
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • DevOps

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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Category:

Information Technology

Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.