Automation/Performance test engineer (CONTRACT) REMOTE

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Broadridge is hiring! The Automation/Performance Quality Assurance Analyst is primarily responsible for performing automation and performance testing for a suite of products. The role will focus on the analyst's ability to understanding testing requirements, test case creation, test execution, and reporting test results for to all partners for assigned projects. You will be an individual contributor who is responsible for the preparation of automation/performance test plans and test scripts using Selenium, JMeter, Java, VB scripting for host (mainframe) and distributed (web) applications.

Work-Mode: This is a remote role where you will work off-site. Travel is limited and generally used for team learning and collaboration meetings.

Job Responsibilities:

Analysis

• Using business requirements documents to analyze changes or modified code to create automation test strategies and test plans for various applications related to trading, wealth management which include securities knowledge, order processing, trade processing, mutual fund orders, managing various types of client and account profiles.
• Working closely with test manager and application test leads to identify areas of automation and develop scripts to leverage across various test releases
• Review existing test plans and scripts to determine where re-usable and/or improvements can be made
• Develop automation utilities to support test data generation needs
  
  

Planning/Scripting

• Create test plans and scripts for new and changed functionality as per department policies and manual testing procedures for functional positive/negative testing, regression, End to End/Integration, performance testing.
• Ensure test data sets are created for QA testing.
• Ensure all manual QA documentation and QC manual test plan are maintained and kept up to date for SME applications.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to ensure consistent testing methodologies.
  
  

Testing

• Perform the functional (positive/negative), regression, end-to-end/integration testing for new and changed functionality to ensure that requirements have been met, that system behavior is as expected
• Develop and execute performance test scripts for Host and web applications using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner etc
• Identify points of failure by tracing them to the original source code, where applicable.
• Liaise with the development teams and business team on testing discrepancies identified.
• Experience in testing wealth management/capital market products is preferred
  
  

Reporting

• Document, communicate, track, and manage test automation/performance development and execution results.
• Record testing discrepancies in the defect tracking system, including the necessary information to identify or recreate them.
• Report monthly progress on the automation and performance to various stakeholders
  
  

Qualifications:

• Should have good understanding on Software testing life cycle with testing experience in mainframe and web applications
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience in developing automation and performance scripts
• Experience in developing complex SQL queries to query DB2 and SQL tables
• Hands on Senior Automation tester with experience in Selenium, Java, Excel Macros, VB scripting, Python
• Should have experience in using tools to define and develop performance test plans and test scripts
• Experience in development and maintenance of automation frameworks
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and execute to support upcoming releases
• Performance testing knowledge and experience in developing and executing performance test scripts for Host and Distributed applications using JMeter
• Should be able to develop Performance test plans and develop performance test scripts
• Working experience with automation of API’s (SOAP/REST) using automation tools
• Wealth management /Capital markets - domain knowledge is preferred.
• Experience in Securities, Mutual funds, Bonds, Order and trade processing, Client and account profile handling is a plus
  
  

Broadridge associates helped us envision our Connected Workplace - a work model that allows associates around the globe, dependent upon their role responsibilities, take advantage of the benefits of both on-site and off-site work to support our clients, one another, and the communities where we live and work. Our Connected Workplace is grounded in the concept of FACS: Flexible, Accountable, Connected, and Supported, which is our commitment to our associates. FACS supports our strong culture and allows us to achieve business goals while supporting meaningful work-life integration for our associates.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment and committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates can only do their best when they feel safe, understood, and valued, and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a company—and ultimately a community—that recognizes and celebrates diversity in all its dimensions.