Associate Quality Engineer - Summer

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

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Associate Quality Engineer - starting Summer 2026

Grow your career with a growing organization

Whether they’re helping people reach their long‑term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment.

Your future starts now.

As an Associate Quality Engineer, you will contribute to delivering reliable, high‑quality applications and products by supporting testing efforts across the development lifecycle.

Note: this role is a hybrid position based out of Hartford, CT.

• Create test designs and execute testing activities using established best practices, methodologies, and analytical processes.
• Formulate, define, and document system/application scope and objectives in close collaboration with architecture, development, and engineering teams.
• Work with moderately complex systems/applications and prepare detailed specifications to support development and ongoing maintenance.
• Gather, document, and analyze requirements for multiplatform applications and ensure project needs are clearly understood and met.
• Create Python scripts for automated testing and package them in an executable format.
• Generate automation output reports that provide clear, actionable results for business partners to support comparison and decision‑making.
• Enable Jenkins/Git Lab jobs to run automated test scripts when dependent steps are completed.
• Maintain thorough documentation, project tracking details, and key stakeholder reporting metrics.
• Recommend project resource requirements to project managers and systems leaders.
• Perform system/application testing to ensure solutions meet business, technical, and end‑user expectations.
• Support quality assurance functions for assigned projects or teams.
• Provide day‑to‑day support for existing applications and assist with troubleshooting performance issues.
• Identify, determine, and support resolution of moderately complex system/application problems.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners and contribute to continuous improvement efforts across the testing lifecycle.

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 0-2 years of prior testing experience (internship experience preferred).
• A foundational understanding of software testing principles, tools, and methodologies.
• Ability to apply analytical processes to understand issues, evaluate potential solutions, and support decision‑making.
• Competence with most phases of testing activities, with readiness to learn and take direction when needed.
• Strong documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.
• Basic understanding of general business concepts and how technology solutions support business needs.

• Experience with Quality Center or similar test‑management tools.
• Knowledge of client/server and web application development and testing practices.
• Demonstrated ability to translate requirements into structured test plans and test cases.
• Experience with AWS Cloud Services including S3, Dynamo
  
  DB, and Step Functions.
• Proven experience troubleshooting issues in complex application environments.
• A proactive mindset with a passion for quality, continuous learning, and process improvement.
• Prior internship or…