RKS SQA Agile Testing Room Leader- Assistant Vice President

State Street

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Princeton, New Jersey · Quincy, Massachusetts · Boston, Massachusetts Posted 28 days ago $100,000–$167,500 / year
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TL;DR

We are seeking an Assistant Vice President to lead the RKS SQA Agile Room team at State Street, responsible for validating enhancements to Record Keeping Services (RKS), a critical middle-office accounting and record-keeping platform. This role involves deeply understanding financial services workflows and translating them into effective test coverage while managing other SQA resources assigned to support project lists. Key responsibilities include analyzing business requirements, creating functional test plans, and ensuring all projects meet delivery dates. The ideal candidate will have strong business analysis skills, a solid grasp of investment accounting, and proficiency in SQL for data validation. Experience with Jira and Xray for test management is essential, as is the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and communicate complex issues clearly. This role demands expertise in financial services and investment management systems, along with a thorough understanding of global investment manager operations.

Skills

Jira Xray SQL Oracle RDBMS Java CI/CD Python PostgreSQL Kubernetes AWS Docker Terraform Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Analyze business requirements for financial services and investment manager operations.
  • Translate requirements into effective test scenarios reflecting real-world operating models.
  • Assign testing support to projects in the Agile room and manage project timelines.
  • Create and execute functional test plans, assessing edge cases across RKS functionality.
  • Ensure accurate validation of system changes before production deployment.

What we're looking for

  • Strong business analysis skills for financial services and investment management workflows.
  • Solid understanding of investment accounting, record keeping, and middle-office operating models.
  • 7-10 years of experience in software testing or business analysis in financial services.
  • Proficiency in SQL for data validation and reconciliation using Oracle or similar RDBMS.
  • Experience managing test resources and projects within an Agile environment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, computer science, information systems, or related field.

Market check

Salary context

This $100,000–$167,500 range sits above 12% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$125,760–$196,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,300–$177,900

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About State Street

State Street Corporation is one of the world''s largest custodian banks and asset managers, providing investment servicing, investment management, and investment research to institutional investors. Industry: Financial Services & Asset Custody

State Street currently has 133 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$180,000 across 131 roles with salary data.

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