Software QA Engineer

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

SS&C GIDS

SS&C is the largest global investor service provider, servicing more than 55 million investors. Continually investing in global technology and services across the spectrum of distribution channels including: Asset Managers, Financial Advisors, Wealth Managers and large financial institutions such as Banks and Insurers.

Global Investor and Distribution Solutions (GIDS) is the business unit offering this role. GIDS delivers global omni-channel investor servicing, including contact centre, using digital services.

About the Role:

We are looking for a skilled QA Engineer with expertise in both manual and automation testing to join our Digital Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of our digital investment products through rigorous testing processes. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to create and execute test plans, identify defects, and deliver high-quality software solutions that meet our clients' needs.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for manual and automated testing.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing to ensure the quality of digital investment products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and develop effective test strategies.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Identify, document, and track software defects, working with developers to ensure timely resolution.
• Conduct manual testing for complex test cases that cannot be automated or require detailed human interaction.
• Maintain and enhance the existing test automation framework to improve coverage, stability, and efficiency.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives to contribute to continuous improvement.
• Ensure that test environments are set up correctly and data is prepared for testing.
• Report and communicate test results, metrics, and quality trends to stakeholders.

Your Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong background in both manual and automation testing.
• Proficiency in automation testing tools and frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Experience with manual testing techniques, including exploratory testing, boundary testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Git.
• Experience testing web applications and APIs, with a solid understanding of RESTful services.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail, capable of identifying edge cases and potential defects.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the financial services industry, particularly with investment or fintech products.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with database testing, including SQL queries and data validation.

EEO Statement / Non-agency Disclosure

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.