Quality Assurance Engineer IV

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation. Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team.  With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation.

Success here requires flexibility in a fast-paced environment, a client-first mindset, and a commitment to delivering consistent, reliable results as part of a performance-driven, values-led team. With team members around the world, Candescent is an equal opportunity employer.

Candescent is currently searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer (III) who is passionate about delivering high-quality software and championing a culture of quality throughout the product development lifecycle. This individual will work closely with Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and cross-functional teams to plan, build, and execute testing strategies that ensure technical solutions are secure, effective, and aligned with business goals.

The QA Engineer will take ownership of the entire product experience—from concept to operation—by simplifying complexity, upholding engineering excellence, and shipping meaningful improvements frequently. Ideal candidates thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments and bring a balanced mindset of precision and progress. They will actively participate in technical design discussions, requirements gathering, and performance analysis while driving continuous improvement across teams.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

Testing and Quality Assurance

• Develop comprehensive testing plans, frameworks, test cases, and scripts for UI, APIs, and service layers.

• Execute unit, automated, and manual tests for smoke, integration, regression, and UAT testing.

• Document and track defects with clear reporting on severity and resolution status.

• Build and maintain automated tests as part of CI/CD pipelines with DevOps support.

• Apply best practices, engineering tools, and emerging technologies to enhance quality and delivery.

Product Strategy, Vision, and Planning

• Participate in agile planning events (PI planning, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives) with quality-focused insights.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineers, and Designers to define quality objectives, identify risks, and promote early testing practices.

• Help define acceptance criteria and develop test strategies including scope, environments, metrics, and reporting.

Product Design and Development

• Partner with Engineers to ensure applications are testable and include effective logging, monitoring, and observability.

• Review code developed by other team members and collaborate to achieve the highest standard of quality.

• Analyze, design, and validate complex web applications on SOA architecture.

• Ensure compatibility of system components and compliance with architectural vision.

• Collaborate with QA, UI, SCM, Operations, and Business teams to create innovative solutions for consumer banking challenges.

Performance Measurement and Optimization

• Monitor quality metrics such as defect rates and change failure rates.

• Perform and coordinate performance analysis and troubleshoot bottlenecks to ensure high-performing applications.

• Identify and implement improvements to enhance testing efficiency and delivery speed.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• 5+ years of experience in QA using manual and automated testing for APIs and systems.

• Expertise in smoke, integration, regression, and UAT testing.

• Proficiency with test automation tools and frameworks: Java, JavaScript, Postman, Newman, Cucumber, JMeter, Selenium.

• Skilled in building test strategies for highly transactional systems.

• Understanding of BDD, ATDD, TDD practices.

• Experience with Agile methodologies and troubleshooting complex issues quickly.

• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (MS SQL Server, Oracle).

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, AWS).

• Experience using SCM tools like Git and SVN.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional teamwork.

• Strong analytical skills for reviewing technical specs, log files, and identifying high-risk areas.

• Advocate for Agile Scrum methodologies and SAFe frameworks.

• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD systems (Jenkins, GitHub CI).

• Deep understanding of secure solution design principles.

• Familiarity with concurrent backend environments and multithreading.

• Experience with tools or languages including Ruby, Python, Perl, Node.js, Bash, C, C++, Docker, Kubernetes.

• Demonstrated leadership, high standards, and a results-driven mindset with a passion for innovation.

Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.