Principal Software Quality Engineer

Fidelity Financial Services

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Westlake, TX
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About Fidelity Financial Services

Fidelity Investments is one of the largest financial services companies in the world, offering brokerage services, mutual funds, retirement planning, wealth management, and life insurance to individuals and institutions. Industry: Financial Services & Investment Management

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TL;DR · Principal Software Quality Engineer

The Principal Software Quality Engineer joins the Stock Plan Services organization to lead quality engineering efforts for a multi-year modernization initiative. This role involves defining enterprise-wide standards, best practices, and test automation frameworks while providing technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams. You will design and implement automated testing solutions, establish quality metrics, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into test strategies. Key responsibilities include managing the test management lifecycle and ensuring software deliverables are production-ready. Required expertise includes Java, Spring Boot, SQL, and frameworks such as RestAssured, Playwright, Karate, Cucumber, and TestNG. You will utilize tools like Jira, GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, and SonarQube within Azure or AWS cloud environments to solve complex problems in equity compensation programs and brokerage services.

What you'll do

  • Define enterprise-wide standards, best practices, and test automation frameworks for the Quality Engineering organization.
  • Design and implement automated testing solutions to improve software quality, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams on QE tools and methodologies.
  • Ensure software deliverables are reliable and production-ready during multi-year modernization initiatives.
  • Translate business and technology requirements into test strategies, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
  • Establish and track quality metrics to measure effectiveness and support data-driven decision-making.
  • Proactively identify project risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate automation and quality challenges.
  • Evaluate and adopt modern testing tools to continuously improve engineering processes and automation capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • 12-15 years of experience predominantly in software test or Quality Engineering.
  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a technology-related field such as Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Experience in Agile development methodology and the Jira tool.
  • Deep expertise in functional, regression, and end-to-end testing for distributed applications.
  • Strong experience in test automation design and development using frameworks like RestAssured, Playwright, Karate, Cucumber, or TestNG.
  • Proven experience in programming with Java/Spring Boot and strong SQL skills.
  • Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment tools including GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, Docker, and SonarQube.
  • Demonstrated experience with Azure/AWS cloud technologies and DevOps/CI/CD.
  • Experience in testing Stock Plan Services or Brokerage systems (preferred).
  • Experience with Mainframe Technologies such as Cobol and JCL (preferred).
  • Understanding and working experience of non-functional testing (preferred).

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