Lead Associate, Quality Assurance & Engineering

Role Overview: BetaNXT, a leading wealth management technology and outsourcing solutions company, is seeking a Test Automation Specialist to join one of the project teams. As a Test Automation Specialist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the testing and overall quality of deliverables to enhance the suite of financial products offered by the company. Your responsibilities will include independently developing effective testing plans, designing test cases with an automation-first approach, coordinating testing efforts across the team, and executing tests primarily using Selenium & Cucumber. You will also be responsible for managing bug reporting, tracking testing results, and identifying areas for improvement. Key Responsibilities: - Independently develop effective testing plans and test cases, accounting for all aspects of testing on a project. - Design test cases with an automation-first approach. - Perform test data creation or setup for all planned test execution activities. - Lead the design, creation, and execution of tests for your team primarily using Selenium & Cucumber. - Coordinate testing across your peers on the team. - Execute the testing for your project team, including functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing. - Manage bug reporting and proactively identify areas of improvement. - Track the results of testing and report on key metrics. - Identify opportunities for both quality and efficiency improvements. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or other technology-related field, or equivalent years of experience. - 6-8 years of practical experience testing software, with familiarity testing complex web applications. - Demonstrated experience coding in C# for Selenium WebDriver (additional Java experience preferred). - Experience with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gitlab. - Experience with the Cucumber framework. - Basic knowledge of SQL. - Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills. - Experience in coordinating testing efforts is a plus. - Brokerage/Financial domain knowledge is a plus. - Exposure to AI uses in test automation is a plus.,