The Team
Fidelity Investments has an exciting Technical Strategy Lead, QA and Test Automation, opportunity on a Desktop Application development team. The role will be responsible for building and maintaining Test Automation frameworks and test suites for Desktop applications for Windows and Mac Operating Systems.
As a Technical Strategy Lead, QA and Test Automation, you will bring in not only deep technical expertise but also a deep respect for a healthy test pyramid, broad exposure to common test automation frameworks, and a solid background in QA fundamentals and processes. . You will also be guiding the team in adopting test automation frameworks and best practices to ensure we are building the right product and we are building it right. The candidate we hire will step into a strategic leadership role that requires both technical expertise and the leadership maturity to win hearts and minds without direct management authority
The Expertise You Have
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software engineering or related field
- 8+ years of experience with building, debugging and supporting automation frameworks and suites
- Experience in crafting Testing Strategy & Best Practices for Testing is a must.
- Experience working on Software Engineering teams maintaining their own Quality Practices without separate QA
- Hands on experience in programming and scripting languages
- Experience with mocking frameworks
The Skills You Bring
- Strategic mindset, strong communication skills and deep technical expertise to drive and participate in meaningful discussions.
- Mindset of test first development and experienced in modern test frameworks. We believe in testing and that quality is everyone’s job.
- Support the team in designing reliable, accurate tests, and in integrating them into CI/CD pipelines
- Collaborate with team members on improving team's test coverage, release velocity and production health
- Enable the team in designing and developing automation using best-in-class Tools & Frameworks
The Value You Deliver
- Obsessed with creating the best end-to-end customer experience
- Owns the outcome by taking personal accountability for delivering strong results
- Full-stack engineer with knowledge in a breadth of technologies and test automation frameworks
- Self-directed, willing to take initiative, pragmatic and results-oriented
- Has keen attention to detail and wants to solve really hard problems, not just detect them
- Able to learn large software systems end-to-end quickly
- Keenly interested in learning new technologies and their adoption
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
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What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
