Your opportunityAt Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.You will work closely with technical leads and Product Owners to implement new features, enhancements, and fixes for a large and complex Digital Services Technology team. This team leads the systems and platforms that send all email, push, SMS, and other omni-channel messages and communications to Schwab’s valued clients. You will be a key contributor of extending the excellence of Schwab’s core digital platforms and experiences, providing Schwab’s clients and advisors with key digital capabilities. Schwab pushes the boundaries of digital service and digital excellence, and these teams are at the forefront of creating and delivering these capabilities.This opportunity will be part of a larger group called Cross Enterprise Services (CES) which is focused on delivering consistent, enterprise quality and highly performant shared services for all of Schwab’s systems as building blocks for outstanding end-user experiences. CES offers a wide range of technology opportunities for great people to grow and demonstrate their skills.What you have
Establishing QA strategy and best practices to support continuous development and integration
Identifying appropriate testing tools
Developing, maintaining and executing manual and automated test suites and reporting test results
Gaining in-depth business knowledge to understand business needs and utilize the knowledge to identify testing priorities based on scenario risk levels
Holding and facilitating automation and test case reviews with Agile team members
Ensuring that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements
Leading the tracking, prioritization and communication of defects
Implementing test practices, standards, and processes
Establishing fact-based measures of test efficiency, effectiveness, and product readiness
Estimating, coordinating, directing testing for multiple products/projects
Providing technical support and maintenance of existing systems
Updating management on QA-related status on projects and overall QA strategy rollout
Required qualifications:
2 years of Schwab technology domain experience gained as a contractor is a must have
A university degree from a well-respected academic institution; advanced degrees in Information management, Computer Science, Business Administration and/or other professional certifications are a plus
2+ years of relevant experience in systems development life cycle, with strong knowledge of QA procedures and methodologies and automated testing
2+ years of experience in building and maintaining test automation frameworks and delivery of highly complex projects within the Agile framework
Extensive experience in managing and delivering key test artifacts and maintain the documentation up to date using tools Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Zephyr, Confluence),
Experience building and managing an automation suite with tools such as SOATest, Selenium with Java, Jmeter
Experience working on systems and platforms managing content and delivering email, push, SMS, and other omni-channel messages and communications.
Experience testing API’s and building automation test suits. Ability to parse nested JSON/ XML.
Experience working on databases like Oracle, mongo DB
Works well with developers to design/analyze alternative technical solutions, test completed code and complete a smooth implementation with the business partners
Proficient analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
Experience working in CI/CD environment. (Bamboo) One should be able to create, modify and execute job from scratch using ‘git’ as source.
Background and understanding of and message queues and data delivery technologies
Experience leading offshore resources
Strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills
Preferred qualifications:
A university degree from a well-respected academic institution; advanced degrees in Information management, Computer Science, Business Administration and/or other professional certifications are a plus
Experience in building and maintaining test automation frameworks and delivery of highly complex projects within the Agile framework
DevOps experience: Continuous integration, continuous build, continuous delivery tools and techniques
Experience working in a highly regulated environment.
Experience working in a financial service organization.
Ability to apply a wide variety of patterns and techniques to enable the team to achieve success.
Working experience in the financial services industry
In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.What’s in it for youAt Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
Paid parental leave and family building benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Health, dental, and vision insurance
What’s in it for you:At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase planPaid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positionsPaid parental leave and family building benefitsTuition reimbursementHealth, dental, and vision insuranceSchwab is an affirmative action employer, focused on employing and advancing in employment, qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities in the workplace. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations in the application process, contact Human Resources at [email protected] or call 800-275-1281.