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About this role Are you interested in building innovative technology that crafts the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and solving some of the world s most exciting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. We invest and protect over $9 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions. Team Overview You will be working on BlackRocks investment operating system called Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally within BlackRock and externally by many financial institutions. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management, trading, and operations tools on a single platform to power informed decision-making and create a connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide. Our Quality Assurance teams reside inside the Aladdin Engineering group. We collaboratively build the next generation of technology that changes the way information, people, and technology intersect for global investment firms. We build and package tools that manage trillions in assets and supports millions of financial instruments. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users every day worldwide! Being a member of Aladdin Engineering, you will be: Tenacious: Work in a fast paced and highly complex environment Creative thinker: Analyse multiple solutions and deploy technologies in a flexible way. Great teammate: Think and work collaboratively and communicate effectively. Fast learner: Pick up new concepts and apply them quickly. Job Purpose / Background: AQE (Aladdin Quality Engineering) is a globally distributed team supporting Quality Engineering initiatives for Apps on Aladdin. AQE employs use of industry-leading tools (Selenium, Java, Cypress, Cucumber, Jenkins, Azure dev ops) to support the testing activities. As a QA Engineer you will work as part of the Global testing team supporting Quality Engineering activities for applications on the Aladdin platform. Responsibilities include: 4-8 years of work experience in quality assurance/testing is preferred Become a Subject Matter Expert on applications & own Quality attestations for sign off on production releases. Responsible for functional, non-functional and regression testing activities of a project. Design and develop comprehensive test scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements. Apply expertise in Java, Selenium, or other test frameworks to design, develop and maintain automated test suites. Identify, document, and track defects in a clear and concise manner. Follow Agile model to track and manage sprint tasks using ADO which includes sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives. Analyze production Incidents to identify action items for QA and Dev teams to drive Production stability. Provide feedback to improve the product quality and contribute to the enhancement of testing processes. Effectively communicate testing metrics, progress, schedules, and issues impacting delivery. Troubleshoot Application, Environment or Data Issue Our benefits . Our hybrid work model . About BlackRock . .
