Senior Software Engineer in Test

About the role

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

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.

Requirements

• 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.

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