Job Description

QA Automation Engineer (Dallas) What We Do At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don't just make things - we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets. Engineering, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups, is at the critical center of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here. Who We Look For Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in risk management, big data, mobile and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment. Asset & Wealth Management Engineering Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. Our consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and save. Across Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design. Role Overview: We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled QA Automation Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automated test frameworks and test suites for critical financial applications. You will work closely with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and resilient software solutions that meet the rigorous demands of the financial industry. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on our technology landscape, contributing to systems that handle vast amounts of data and support complex financial transactions. Responsibilities:

• Design and Develop Automation Frameworks: Architect, implement, and enhance scalable and maintainable test automation frameworks using industry-standard tools and programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#).
• Create Automated Test Suites: Develop comprehensive automated test scripts for functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing across various application layers (UI, API, database).
• Integrate with CI/CD Pipelines: Embed automated tests into continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to enable rapid feedback and accelerate release cycles.
• Collaborate with Development Teams: Work closely with software engineers to understand application architecture, features, and technical designs, ensuring testability and comprehensive test coverage.
• Identify and Report Defects: Accurately identify, document, and track software defects, working with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Performance and Load Testing: Contribute to the design and execution of performance, load, and stress tests to identify bottlenecks and ensure application scalability.
• Mentorship and Best Practices: Advocate for and implement QA best practices, test automation strategies, and quality gates throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Stay Current with Technology: Continuously research and evaluate new testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the QA process.
• Risk Management: Understand and mitigate risks associated with software quality in a highly regulated financial environment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in Quality Assurance with a strong focus on test automation.
• Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#).
• Extensive experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, Pytest, NUnit).
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, principles, and the software development lifecycle (SDLC) in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, Rest Assured, SoapUI).
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with database testing and SQL.
• Familiarity with financial services concepts or prior experience in a financial technology environment.
• Experience with behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks (e.g., Cucumber, SpecFlow).
• Certifications in software testing (e.g., ISTQB).

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and /careers. We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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