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Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

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).

The Impact you will have in this role:

Being a member of the ITP Delivery team, the Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is responsible for developing and executing test strategies, maintaining automated test suites, and performing functional and non-functional testing to ensure software quality and reliability. The SDET designs and improves test automation frameworks, analyzes defects, and collaborates with development teams to support efficient CI/CD processes.

Working closely with Product Owners, developers, architects, and stakeholders, the SDET contributes throughout the software development lifecycle by defining test approaches, validating solutions, and supporting quality improvements. The role also helps ensure compliance with security and organizational standards while promoting test automation and quality best practices.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Contribute expertise in the application of different software development and testing methodologies, tools, and technologies

Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests across the delivery lifecycle

Contribute to the design of the automation framework and enhancement

Maintain traceability from user stories through test cases to automated scripts

Identify dependencies, define, and communicate environmental and data requirements

Act as a technical expert on one or more applications utilized by DTCC

Research and evaluate technical solutions consistent with DTCC technology standards

Align risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately

Partner with team members to understand software requirements and design automated tests that validate the functionality while considering privacy and security requirements

Create applications and construct unit test cases that ensure compliance with functional requirements

Work with peers to mature ways of working to implement and maintain continuous testing within the software delivery processes and integrate automated test with CI/CD pipeline

Collaborate with internal and external teams on development, testing, troubleshooting, and improve overall software quality

Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

Minimum of 6 years of related experience

Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

Hands On experience with test automation frameworks and tools, such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc. as well as CI/CD technologies (e.g. Cloudbees, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Cucumber, Git, JUnit, Jira etc.).

Extensive experience with testing modern scripting language-based components.

Strong experience with automated testing and test-driven development

Detailed understanding of smoke testing, black-box, and non-black box testing, as well as regression testing.

Knowledge of software testing methodologies and techniques, including unit testing, integration testing, and functional testing

Expert and hands on with backend test automation using Rest Assured/Karate for API testing. JDBC/JPA for database testing (Oracle/ DB2/ Snowflake).

Experience in Software Development

Proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Python, C#, etc.)

Knowledge of Databases and SQL preferred.

Experience in writing sophisticated SQL queries.

Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination.

Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. 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.

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .

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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