Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer - Test Automation at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, cases, and scripts to ensure software quality
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to prioritize testing requirements and achieve thorough test coverage
• Perform manual, automated and regression testing, track issues, and verify bug fixes to ensure software stability and reliability
• Design and implement test automation frameworks to streamline testing processes
• Analyze and report test results, track defects, and improve testing methodologies
• Demonstrate ability to contribute to design, development, and technical troubleshooting; think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Senior level experience as a QA Automation Test Engineer with full understanding of SDLC, QA and defect lifecycle
• Strong experience in developing test automation scripts with object‑oriented programming languages such as Java using Eclipse/Intelli
  
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• Hands‑on experience with Java and Selenium
• Upgrade/create new reusable test frameworks for API and UI using Cucumber, Selenium, Java as per functional requirements
• Exposure to middleware technologies, messaging queues and databases
• Experience using continuous integration tools such as Jenkins
• Experience in UI, database and API testing
• Implement end‑to‑end automated tests to run across multiple applications
• Experience working with an agile team and knowledge of agile methodology and Jira
• Sound working experience with Java, Selenium, API/REST services

• Experience managing a team – set clear direction, drive performance and contribute to process efficiencies
• Sound SQL and DB knowledge (Oracle, Cassandra) preferred
• Experience in developing in‑sprint test automation scripts is an added advantage
• Experience with latest Cucumber‑based frameworks is an added advantage

JPMorgan Chase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.

These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.