Software Development Engineer in Test Associate Director
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Pay and Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
Qualifications
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
- Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Define and drive test strategy across functional, regression, integration, performance, resiliency, and automation testing to ensure enterprise quality standards are met.
- Lead test automation initiatives by developing reusable frameworks, improving automation coverage, and promoting continuous quality practices
- Own release quality and production readiness , ensuring appropriate test coverage, regression execution, testing signoffs, and readiness approvals before production deployments.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to SDETs and test engineers while establishing testing standards, KPIs, and best practices.
- Partner closely with Agile squads , including Product Owners, Technology Leads, Developers, and Scrum Masters to define testable requirements and support sprint execution
- Ensure governance and compliance by maintaining traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and test results while adhering to DTCC SDLC, risk, security, and audit requirements.
- Manage defects, risks, and quality metrics , driving issues to resolution and escalating risks that could impact delivery or production stability.
- Oversee non-functional testing , including performance, capacity, stress, resiliency, environment, and infrastructure testing to validate platform reliability and operational readiness
- **NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Talents Needed for Success
5+ years of experience in data governance and metadata management
5+ years of development experience in Testing Automations, metadata management tools like Collibra, Atacama,
4+ years with ALM tools, Java/Python/ UNIX environments/SQL and Snowflake experience etc., relevant for testing automations
Strong understanding of data cataloging, metadata management, data lineage, and data controls.
Experience with data integration frameworks and governance tooling.
Familiarity with AI-driven metadata enrichment and automation is preferred.
Ability to handle teams in executing the testing frameworks across multiple projects
Ability to quickly understand and adapt to new tools, platforms, and project requirements.
Strong documentation skills for both technical and business audiences.
High attention to detail with strong organizational and multitasking capabilities.
Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with business, engineering, and leadership teams.
Strong interpersonal, customer service, and verbal/written communication skills.
Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum).
Proven ability to manage timelines and deliverables effectively.
Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation
About Company
IT Architecture and Enterprise Services are responsible for enabling digital transformation of DTCC. The group manages complexity of the technology landscape within DTCC and enhances agility, robustness and security of the technology footprint. It does so by serving as the focal point for all technology architectural activities in the organization as well as engineering a portfolio of foundational technology assets to enable our digital transformation.
Company
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.
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About DTCC
Global post-trade market infrastructure for the financial services industry.
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