Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines

Job Info

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At FHLB Des Moines, we work each day to develop an inclusive culture that supports and leverages the complexity of a diverse workforce. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed.

This role is responsible for leading, overseeing and coordinating automation testing efforts, planning and execution, across business functions to ensure that new functionality/systems are thoroughly tested with a high quality of assurance that any changes to production environments perform as expected to minimize risks associated with the changes.

Accountabilities:

• Uses the Bank's QA Methodology to help improve the QA strategy and automation efforts.
• Writes and executes automated scripts, test scenarios and detailed test cases from the requirements/use cases.
• Balances focus and work between automation and manual testing tasks for new functionality/enhancements.
• Defines testing estimates, prioritizes testing items according to business criticality and impact and manages resources required to sufficiently perform testing.
• Designs, develops and deploys advanced automated testing frameworks (Web, API, and desktop applications) that provide reliable and repeatable test results.
• Documents and facilitates communication and troubleshooting of issues, defects and changes to aid others in quick and efficient remediation and in accordance with QA processes.
• Oversees planning and testing of application(s) for assigned projects.
• Partners across QA team to setup testing tools and processes.
• Performs peer review and provides feedback to QA staff with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Provides subject matter expertise on quality automation.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years working in QA / Software Testing, with at least 3+ years as a Sr. QA Automation Analyst primarily using Java/Selenium/TestNG/Cucumber BDD.
• 1+ year of experience using test management and automation tools such as HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Strong experience with testing in capital markets and investment banking domain.
• Work as part of a team with the ability to influence others and be an agent for change.
• Ability to learn quickly work efficiently.
• Ability to work independently, when necessary, with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment.
• Positive attitude and a demonstrated ability to accomplish complicated testing projects with confidence.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong commitment to department and company goals.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Architecture, Finance or business equivalent.

Compensation Range:
Annual Salary: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00

This salary range represents the Bank's good faith and reasonable estimate of possible compensation at the time of hire. Offer to be determined by selected applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills & abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.This role is also eligible to participate in the Bank's annual incentive plan.

As part of our competitive Total Rewards package, the Bank offers 11 paid holidays, 5 weeks of PTO and a work culture that values work/life balance. Most roles are eligible for our hybrid work schedule of 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week work-from-home. We match 100% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k), and provide an additional 4% non-discretionary contribution to your 401(k) at the end of year. More information on our Total Rewards program can be found here.

At FHLB Des Moines, we celebrate diversity, work to create an inclusive culture and champion equity in all of our policies and practices. This enables us to effectively serve the needs of our members and help them succeed. FHLB Des Moines is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information (including family medical history), status as a parent or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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