Manager, Quality Eng

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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Federal Reserve is developing a new interbank 24x7x365 real-time gross settlement (RTGS) service with integrated clearing functionality, called the FedNow service. This service will help enable financial institutions provide their customers with the ability to send and receive payments any time, any day, and have full access to those funds within seconds. This position is a unique opportunity to be part of a new mission-critical Federal Reserve initiative that will be transformative to the payments landscape in the United States.
This position is responsible for providing leadership, direction and expertise to a quality engineering team with responsibility for all aspects of quality engineering in agile delivery model in implementing standards, efficiencies, LEAN techniques, cloud testing, performance testing, security testing and test data management strategies. You will have an opportunity to work with highly skilled, ambitious, result-oriented professionals and use wide range of technologies to drive innovation and reduce the "time to market" without compromising quality, by leveraging automation and innovation.
What will be expected of you-
Develop, communicate, and implement quality strategy, test design techniques, cross-functional test strategies, technical standards and quality objectives in agile, DevOps and cloud testing.
Advocate for quality, ensuring the agile team implements and follow best practices to prevent defects.
Spearhead integration of QA processes, governance, ensure sufficient quality and coverage of testing into all stages of platform development to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Coordinate with product team, NIT team, Tech Operations, business integration team on NFR's for platform level performance, end-to-end testing and security testing strategy.
Develop & collaborate with data engineering team, business integration team and test engineering team on feature data coverage sets to support manual and automation efforts.
Advice agile teams, integration teams and infrastructure teams on matters of process, quality, metrics and procedures related to testing.
Coordinate with scrum teams to continue refine processes, implement best practices, monitor quality metrics and work on improvements throughout sprint & release cycle.
Develop communication plan & clearly articulate complex situations to both technical and non-technical personnel.
Mentor test engineering teams on building reusable utilities or libraries and technologies like Kafka, Python, RESTful, DevOps CI/CD and Cloud technologies.
Recruitment of quality engineers and ensuring retention of top talent.
Goal setting, monitoring the progress and providing constructive feedback to the direct reports
Support, mentor, and professional development of quality engineering team.
Perform manual, exploratory and automation scripts development efforts
Perform other duties as assigned.
Expertise you will bring-
8+ year experience in software quality testing practices, automation, performance and data quality testing with solid, demonstrable understanding of software development and testing practices in agile.
6+ years of experience in leading testing practices in Agile.
5+ years of leadership experience, coach/mentor agile delivery teams on quality principles
5+ years of hands on experience in developing automation frameworks in Java/Python or other languages.
Strong knowledge of Relational and NoSQL database working experience, writing queries, stored procedures and scripts.
Experience of BDD and feature driven testing approach.
Experience of distributed source control systems such as Git.
Experience working with machine learning models
Experience working with REST services and understanding of SOA architecture.
Experience of working cloud technologies like AWS and experience of testing micro-services, containers, and docker is a plus.
Experience in building performance test strategy, planning, using testing tools and analysis of metrics.
Experience in performance testing tools like Performance center & JMeter
Experience in developing exploratory testing techniques, creating and analyzing defect reports and root-cause analysis.
Experience of creating and maintaining test harnesses, stubs and mock interfaces
Experience working in DevOps culture, tools and cloud infrastructure
Excellent communication, organizational, presentation, and negotiation skills with the ability to cultivate effective working relationships with business and technical staff at all levels
Highly developed critical thinking, including strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making capabilities
Ability to set priorities and readily adapt to changing priorities; commitment and flexibility to ensure critical deadlines are met
Bachelor's or higher qualification in computer science, information systems, or equivalent background or experience
SAFE or Agile certification, Cloud or DevOps certification is a plus
Full Time / Part Time
Full time
Regular / Temporary
Regular
Job Exempt (Yes / No)
Yes
Job Category
Supervisory/Management
Work Shift
First (United States of America)
The Federal Reserve Banks believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as an organization, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Federal Reserve Banks are committed to equal employment opportunity for employees and job applicants in compliance with applicable law and to an environment where employees are valued for their differences.
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What are Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Perks + Benefits

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Benefits Overview

The Boston Fed has very comprehensive compensation and benefits offerings, allowing us to focus on work-life balance while supporting the Bank’s primary focus - Public Service That Makes a Difference®.

In addition to great healthcare, dental, prescription, and vision coverage, the Boston Fed offers a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP), health and dependent care flexible spending accounts. These benefits are available to employees, their qualified families, and domestic partners. The Boston Fed also has an onsite, state-of-the-art fitness facility, offers season flu shots, and wellness screenings.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
The Boston Fed participates in local volunteer activities and provides each employee with two paid volunteer days.
Partners with nonprofits
Through the work of our Employee Resource Groups (ERG's) and other departments within the Boston Fed, we partner with local Non Profits as a way to give back to the communities where we live and work.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
We believe a hybrid remote/in-office arrangement is part of the future of work at the Boston Fed, which will ultimately offer more flexibility.
Remote work program
Remote work options include: • Office-based • Hybrid/scheduled • Hybrid/ad hoc • Primarily remote
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
The Boston Fed offers employees the chance to participate in employee resource groups (ERGs) and affinity groups with a specific interest. ERGs and affinity groups are a valuable component of the Bank
Hiring practices that promote diversity
We believe in the strength that comes from diverse perspectives, ideas, and approaches to solving important business problems. Our organization embraces diverse employees, constituents, and community
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston provides backup child care assistance, including tutoring, in-home childcare and virtual child care assistance.
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
The Bank provides up to $5,000 in reimbursement associated with the cost of adopting a child.
Restricted work hours
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
The Fed Society plans family oriented events a few times throughout the year.
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston encourages employees to give back with paid volunteer time up to 16 hours a year.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston offers pre-tax commuter benefits for all employees through Wage Works, including a $90 subsidy toward your transit monthly passes.
Company-sponsored outings
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
The Bank offers a free on-site fitness center, including classes and open 24 hours a day.
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
The Boston Fed offers employees professional development opportunities like onsite training courses and the ability to attend job related conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

At a time when many organizations no longer offer a traditional pension plan, the Federal Reserve’s Retirement Plan is recognized for the value it provides in helping secure employees’ financial future during their retirement years. Fed employees are automatically enrolled in our pension plan.

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