Lead Automation QA Engineer (Calypso) at exadelinc in Washington, DC, USA

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and execute the Master Test Strategy and detailed test plans
• Establish testing scope, objectives, entry and exit criteria, dependencies, schedules, and quality gates
• Lead testing activities across System Integration Testing, regression testing, performance testing, security testing, position conversion, and User Acceptance Testing support
• Design, build, and optimize automated test frameworks and reusable test suites
• Develop automated tests using the Calypso Automated Testing Tool, Selenium, JUnit, and Cucumber
• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines
• Direct test-case development and execution across front-to-back Calypso workflows
• Validate trade capture, pricing, risk, settlements, collateral, SWIFT messaging, and accounting postings
• Coordinate test-environment setup, configuration, availability, and maintenance
• Lead test-data planning, provisioning, validation, and refresh activities
• Configure and maintain the tools required to support manual and automated testing
• Coordinate System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing with technical teams, functional leads, and available business testers
• Lead defect logging, triage, severity classification, prioritization, escalation, and resolution tracking
• Manage defects and test execution through Jira and Xray
• Monitor defect response and resolution progress and escalate risks affecting test completion
• Oversee load, stress, batch, and performance testing using tools such as JMeter and LoadRunner
• Coordinate security testing and vulnerability assessments based on OWASP principles
• Maintain requirements-to-test traceability and ensure complete test coverage
• Produce weekly test-execution metrics, readiness assessments, and quality-status reporting
• Prepare test-summary reports, audit-ready evidence packages, and final testing sign-offs
• Communicate testing risks, dependencies, blockers, and recommendations to project leadership

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading quality assurance and testing for complex Calypso implementations
• Strong knowledge of Calypso front-to-back workflows, including: Trade capture, Pricing
• Risk, Settlements, Collateral, SWIFT messaging, Accounting postings
• Experience developing and executing master test strategies for large financial-services transformation programs
• Hands-on experience with the Calypso Automated Testing Tool (CATT)
• Strong test automation experience using Selenium, JUnit, and Cucumber
• Experience integrating automated test frameworks into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience leading System Integration Testing, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing support
• Strong knowledge of test-environment coordination and test-data management
• Experience validating position conversions and complex financial data
• Hands-on experience with performance-testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
• Knowledge of security-testing practices and OWASP vulnerability-assessment principles
• Advanced experience with Jira and Xray for test and defect management
• Experience producing test metrics, traceability reports, evidence packages, and release-readiness assessments
• Strong defect-management, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder-management, and communication skills
• English level
• Advanced

Skills

Required

• Calypso Automated Testing Tool (CATT)
• Selenium
• JUnit
• Cucumber
• CI/CD pipelines
• JMeter
• LoadRunner
• Jira
• Xray
• OWASP principles
• test automation
• test strategy development

Benefits

• Benefits Summary: US-based employees are eligible to participate in Exadel’s benefits programs, which may include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; retirement savings programs; paid time off; paid holidays; and other wellness or voluntary benefit programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
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• Compensation Transparency: The expected compensation range for this role is $125–140/hr USD, with eligibility for commission, bonus, or other incentive compensation where applicable. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location within the United States, and business needs.