Senior Software Development Engineer In Test

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable end‑to‑end test automation frameworks for:
  • Web applications
  • APIs and services
  • Data pipelines and data stores
• Perform:
  • Functional and regression testing automation
  • API load and performance testing
  • Data validation, system security, and data security testing
• Architect, design, and lead test automation infrastructure supporting cloud‑based CI/CD pipelines
• Evaluate existing automation frameworks and define improvements to testing processes and standards
• Troubleshoot automation builds, execution issues, and test scripts
• Participate in architecture and engineering discussions; provide testing strategies and recommendations
• Research, prototype, and recommend new testing tools and technologies
• Analyze application code flow and interactions across systems and services
• Apply engineering problem‑solving skills to build high‑performance and scalable testing solutions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent professional experience)
• 6+ years of overall software development experience
• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering / test automation
• Strong hands‑on programming experience in JavaScript, Python, Java, or C#
• Solid experience with UI and API test automation tools such as:
  • Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Protractor, Appium
  • Jasmine, Mocha, or similar frameworks
• Experience with modern web technologies:
  • Node.js, React, Angular
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines and automation using:
  • Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker
• Good understanding of Agile development and testing methodologies
• Experience with TDD and BDD testing approaches
• Strong knowledge of Git and source control best practices
• Experience in non‑functional testing:
  • Performance testing
  • Scalability testing
• Understanding of system security best practices and secure testing approaches
• Ability to think logically, triage issues, and diagnose complex problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ownership mindset with a passion for continuous learning and improvement

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with SQL queries and stored procedures
• Data pipeline testing experience (ETL, data warehouse validation, etc.)
• Experience with chaos engineering principles and tools

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.