Software Development Engineer in Test

Charles Schwab Corporation; Austin (TX); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Charles Schwab Corporation is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to design and maintain scalable automation frameworks for a Fixed Income trading platform. You will translate complex requirements into robust test strategies and evaluate architecture, risk, and integration points to strengthen coverage.

In this role you will collaborate with engineers, QA, and business partners in an Agile environment, applying QA best practices and CI/CD as platforms evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Experience supporting Fixed Income trading applications and understanding the order lifecycle from order entry through execution and regulatory reporting.
• Experience applying Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Testing Procedures, and Unit Testing to functional and regression coverage.
• Proficiency with Java, REST APIs, and object-oriented software development.
• Experience assessing application architecture, integration points, and technical risk.
• Demonstrated Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Technical Troubleshooting skills.

Responsabilités

• Design and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into effective test strategies.
• Evaluate application architecture, integration points, and risk.
• Improve visibility into quality and test outcomes.
• Collaborate with engineers, architecture, QA, and business partners in Agile environments.

Connaissances

Java

REST APIs

OO programming

Analytical thinking

Communication

Test automation

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Outils

JUnit

Selenium

CI/CD

Jenkins

Description du poste

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together. We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

The Fixed Income Trading team supports a comprehensive trading platform serving Schwab clients, advisors, internal teams, dealers, and regulatory systems. This role will help deliver secure, reliable, and continuously improving trading experiences by advancing automated testing across applications and platforms.

You will design and maintain scalable automation frameworks, translate complex business and technical requirements into effective test strategies, and evaluate application architecture, integration points, and risk. Through analytical thinking and problem solving, you will strengthen functional, regression, and integration coverage while improving visibility into quality and test outcomes.

Success requires close collaboration with engineering, architecture, quality assurance, and business partners in an Agile environment. You will provide technical leadership, support sound decisions throughout the software development life cycle, and adapt testing approaches as platforms, technologies, and client needs evolve.

What you have

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• 4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and maintaining test automation frameworks
• Experience supporting Fixed Income trading applications and understanding the order lifecycle from order entry through execution and regulatory reporting
• Experience applying Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Testing Procedures, and Unit Testing to functional and regression coverage
• Proficiency with Java, REST APIs, and object-oriented software development
• Experience assessing application architecture, integration points, and technical risk
• Demonstrated Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Technical Troubleshooting skills
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with application architects, engineers, quality assurance professionals, business partners, and other stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python, behavior-driven development, Gherkin, and test-driven development
• Experience with messaging technologies such as IBM MQ or Kafka
• Experience with FIX protocol, QuickFIX engines, TRACE, or regulatory reporting systems
• Experience with DevOps and continuous integration and delivery practices
• Experience with cloud platforms, including Pivotal Cloud Foundry or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with SQL, Relational Databases, data validation, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with Atlassian tools such as Bitbucket, Jira, Zephyr, or Bamboo
• Financial services industry experience
• Technical Leadership experience supporting engineers in improving test quality and coverage

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities