Lead Test Engineer
DTCC
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Jersey City, NJ · Posted July 29, 2026
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About the job
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're 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.
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 :
The Lead Test Engineer is responsible for independently leading Test Engineering teams. You will be responsible for developing test plans and implementing those plans against the corresponding test procedures. You will be accountable for the development, release, and maintenance of test procedures.
You will be a part of ETE team - The Enterprise Test Engineering ("ETE") family is responsible for ensuring that all applications and systems meet defined quality standards. The ETE family encompasses three major areas including (a) functional testing, (b) non-functional testing, and (c) test architecture and enablement. Other key focuses include regression testing, browser testing, performance testing, capacity and stress testing, resiliency testing, environment management services, and infrastructure testing. Develops, conducts, and evaluates testing processes, working closely with developers to remediate identified system defects. In-depth knowledge of automated testing tools, and quality control and assurance approaches including the creation of reusable foundational test automation framework for the entire organization.
Your Primary Responsibilities :
Prepare, maintain and execute test cases based on user stories; present results and track defects to closure
Prepare, maintain and execute automated test scripts
Maintain traceability from business requirements through test cases to automated scripts
Review test cases / automation approach with stakeholder to ensure comprehensive coverage and obtain feedback
Learn & develop a detailed understanding of the product being delivered and provide the knowledge support needed.
Provide guidance to colleagues related to test coverage and test cases
Construct appropriate end-2-end business scenarios through the application of a broad understanding of business objectives and goals
Identify dependencies for environmental and data requirements; manage and maintain environment and data.
Responsible for process compliance & associated documentation
Track test execution milestones, report on issues and risks with the potential to affect project timelines
Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of experience with automated unit and integration testing
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience preferred
Talents Needed for Success:
Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination
In depth knowledge of the software implementation lifecycle (specifically the testing model, methodology, and processes),
Experience with Test Engineering methodologies and Test Automation Frameworks using Selenium and Java.
Extensive experience with testing modern scripting language-based components.
Experience with front-end & backend testing
Experience in writing sophisticated SQL queries.
Experience with JIRA, Microfocus ALM, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins
Experience with test data management is a plus
Detailed understanding of smoke testing, black-box, and non-black box testing, as well as regression testing
Experience in estimating, prioritizing, and planning testing activities
Requires the ability to work well with both business clients and technical team and the ability to work independently, both individually and as part of a team.