Senior Software Engineer in Test

Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer in Test

At Fidelity Ireland we pride ourselves on a culture that allows you to share, collaborate and be yourself in a dynamic workplace. Our team uses a variety of technologies that either use your current skills or build a platform for continuing to grow by learning new technologies.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer in Test to join our team in Fidelity Institutional Technology (FIT). You will work as part of a team to develop new software solutions on a highly strategic initiative in our FI Wealth Management area, supporting our Custom Separately Managed Accounts (CSMA) customers.

Our development teams are highly collaborative and encourage creativity, innovation, and excellence. Your experience, skills, and input will be critical to our shared success.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.
• 4+ years Software Quality Engineering and Automation experience.
• Strong understanding of QA methodology and the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience in building and maintaining automated test frameworks and testing.
• Solid experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium and Cucumber , supporting software solutions developed in some of all of the following: Java, Springboot, Python, SQL (Postgres), REST APIs and AWS serverless technologies.
• Ability to contribute to the QA automation strategy for our applications.
• Experience building and deploying applications using continuous integration pipelines and automated deployment tools such as Jenkins.
• Experience with requirement analysis, defect tracking, coordinating with team members in different locations, and test reporting and signoff.
• Experience working in an agile scrum development environment.
• Financial Services experience preferred, but not essential.

The Skills You Bring

• You have a solid technical background of solving problems and identifying root cause.
• You’re able to quickly assess and become knowledgeable about subject matter/become the authority.
• You are a reciprocal teammate who can work independently across local and distributed teams.
• You share your knowledge and enjoy mentoring other members of the team.
• You demonstrate ownership and accountability through proactive task management.
• You have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• You are collaborative in your approach, actively contributing to how work gets completed.

The Value You Deliver

As part of a scrum team, you will:

• Actively participate in the development process through designing, writing and maintaining application features and automated tests including unit tests, functional tests and end-to-end regression tests.
• Use your knowledge of development and testability to build better software, promoting excellent software engineering and bug prevention strategies to produce software and automation test suites that are scalable and maintainable.
• Oversee quality inspections of test and development and the corresponding audit artifacts within the team.
• Write automated / manual test cases to encompass the acceptance criteria in a user story.
• Log defects detected by the test cases and co-ordinate prioritization.
• Facilitate reviews of test cases with your scrum team to ensure that all paths are covered by the tests.
• Collaborate with team members on improving test coverage, release velocity and production health.
• Reproduce, debug, and isolate problems and verify fixes.
• Share your expertise in Software Quality Engineering across the software team and assist your fellow team members to upskill in testing and automation.

The Team

At the core of our mission, Fidelity Institutional Technology (FIT) serves as the catalyst for our business partners to excel in their respective markets. We strive to achieve this by meticulously crafting, building, and upkeeping the technological infrastructure and products within Fidelity’s Institutional (FI) business units. Embedded within FIT, is the Managed & Advisory Solutions team, an integral part of the broader FI Wealth Management Domain, which is dedicated to the creation and support of products facilitating managed product distribution, both on and off the platform.

As a vital member of this dynamic team, your role within FIT will focus on providing robust software quality engineering expertise for the high-paced Managed & Advisory Solutions team. You will also have the opportunity to grow and build your software development skills in a supportive environment as part of this high performing team.

Company Overview

Why Fidelity?

• A company that is committed to innovation and being an industry leader by investing in technology.
• More than 12,000 technology professionals utilizing an Agile methodology enterprise-wide.
• Access to top-tier technology platforms, tools and frameworks.
• Challenging positions and numerous opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package that includes bonus, health insurance, pension, life assurance and a variety of work/life programs.

Company Culture

At Fidelity, we reward ambitious, passionate individuals with a work environment that fosters diversity, teamwork and collaboration as well as encourages innovative ideas and fresh thinking. We recognize the value that employees’ individual differences can contribute to the bright and strong future of our company.

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. Fidelity established an Ireland presence in 1996 and we currently employ 1,700 staff across IT and shared services, with offices in Dublin (City West) and Galway (Parkmore East).

For information about working at Fidelity, visit .

Company Overview

At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences.Fidelity established an Ireland presence in 1996 and we currently employ 1,700 staff across IT and shared services, with offices in Dublin (City West) and Galway (Parkmore East). For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityInvestments.ie .

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact AccommodationsIreland@fmr.com .