Technical Strategy Lead, QA and Test Automation

Job Description:

Technical Strategy Lead QA and Test Automation

Job Description:

Were looking for a passionate and experienced Technical Leader to transform our team of 70 talented software engineers into a team that embraces quality as a first principle and builds full Test Automation holistically as part of our SDLC. The ideal candidate will have deep respect for a healthy test pyramid broad exposure to common test automation frameworks for both web and mobile and a solid background in QA fundamentals and processes. The candidate we hire will step into a strategic leadership role that requires both technical expertise and the leadership maturity to win hearts and minds without direct management authority.

The Purpose of Your Role

• Design and Implement end-to-end quality processes for an engineering team committed to full test automation without separate QA.

• Leverage the expertise of our Quality Center of Excellence (CoE) to bring an embedded quality mindset to the software engineering teams building Fidelitys web and native mobile app experiences.

• Teach CoE-defined Best Practices around Automation Technology Test Pyramid health Release Management SDLC Ways of Work and Definition of Done.

• Accountable for Team outcomes and success metrics around Test Coverage Automation Levels and Change Failure Rate.

• Mentor and collaborate with team and project leads as well as our CoE to develop Test Strategy and Scope

• Monitor and Organize Test Suites to balance reliability coverage and developer productivity

The Expertise Were Looking For

• Experience working on Software Engineering teams that maintain their own Quality Practices without separate QA

• 8 years of professional experience writing code in Test

• Experience building Test Automation for native iOS native Android and web applications

• Software Engineering experience or exposure; ability to read and understand Unit and Integration Test Code

• Experience managing Automated Functional test suites to balance reliability coverage and developer productivity

• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines test automation tooling and framework feature-toggle management tooling test environments and test data creation and maintenance and vendor relationships.

• Playwright (Angular/ Javascript) Appium (Python or Javascript) and/or Wiremock experience is a plus

• Nice to have Skillsets include XCUITest (iOS/Swift)and Espresso Compose (Android/Kotlin)

The Skills You Bring

• Strategic mindset strong communication skills and deep technical expertise to drive and participate in meaningful discussions.

• Mindset of test first development and experienced in modern test frameworks. We believe in testing and that quality is everyones job.

• Passion for technology and can navigate your way across complex and rapidly-changing landscapes by staying on top of latest trends and thrive by sharing knowledge.

• Self-starter and experience Technical Leader who actively challenges status-quo is curious and not afraid to ask Why and What if

Fidelitys hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Having the majority of our associates work onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most roles listed as Hybrid will require associates to work onsite all business days of every other week in a Fidelity office. This does not apply to roles listed as Remote or Onsite.

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Fidelitys hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days M-F) in a Fidelity office.

Please be advised that Fidelitys business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 the Investment Company Act of 1940 ERISA numerous state laws governing securities investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations including FINRA among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.