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About the position

Northern Trust is looking for a Principal, Quality Engineering to join its payments, messaging and liquidity testing team. The role demands leadership skills along with technical knowledge of subject matter. The ideal candidate will drive testing of multiple projects within the portfolio leveraging next gen automation solutions, AI driven technologies and smart quality strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Thought leadership, consultation, mentoring & guidance for test automation
  • Advance product quality via testing innovations and process improvement
  • Collaborate with BAs, Architects & Developers in designing testable applications
  • Technical roadmaps & plans for implementing enterprise/program test strategies
  • Design & manage technical proof-of-concept and feasibility studies
  • Resolve technical issues, anticipate risks and ensure timely management escalation
  • Utilize analytical skills in determining the root cause of defects & issues
  • Influence and communicate effectively with both technical & non-technical audiences
  • Analysis, optimization, improvement & maintenance of current test automation suites
  • Master enterprise/program high-level business workflows
  • Mentor junior SDETs to improve technical ability and effectiveness
  • Promote and support implementation of automated CI/CT/CD pipeline
  • Develop & extend test automation frameworks for UI, Micro services & API
  • Guarantee compliance to automation framework, standards & best practices
  • Facilitate automated, on-demand test automation metrics
  • Ensure automated tests are run early & often providing quick feedback to the team
  • Seek stakeholder feedback via test automation demos
  • Accelerate test development process by leveraging existing assets, standards & best practices; Add new functions/methods to the libraries for continuous improvement

Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Technology or equivalent
  • 14-18 years of overall experience with at least 8 years in quality engineering
  • 5-8 years of experience implementing test automation
  • 5-8 years of Experience in leading team of employee/contractors
  • Experience in multi-tiered, complex system design & architecture
  • Excellent knowledge of SDLC and Agile development practices
  • Lead level exposure to Java, Selenium/LeanFT, BDD (Cucumber/JBehave), TestNG, Eclipse/IntelliJ
  • Experience with Devops/CICD toolset - Bamboo/Jenkins/Concourse, Maven, Git, BitBucket
  • Expert in QA process, techniques & méthodologies
  • Forecasting, estimation & ROI analysis
  • Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Both attention to detail & ability to rise above details to see broader implications & recommend strategic solutions
  • Self-starter; Positive & adaptable; Multi-task in a continually changing environment
  • Ability to work independently and with a team
  • Proven interpersonal and communication skills with technical & business partners

Nice-to-haves

  • Exposure to AI based QE solutioning
  • Proven ability to lead and collaborate in global , cross functional teams
  • Familiarity with Banking/Financial domain
  • Experience in leading large programs

Benefits

  • retirement benefits (401k and pension)
  • health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
  • paid time off
  • parental and caregiver leave
  • life & accident insurance
  • other voluntary and well-being benefits
  • discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component
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