Senior SDET I

Business Unit:Global Information Technology

Reporting To:Manager, Application Development​

Shift:EMEA (1:30 pm – 10:30 pm IST) (India)About Russell Investments, Mumbai: 

Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 88-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm has over $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2023) and $302.7 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2024). Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Mumbai.

Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.

For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.

Job Description:

Every day, we seek to improve financial security for people. Joining our Digital Marketing Technology Team means you will be a part of a passionate and supportive team that believes what we do matters to our clients and investors.

The Senior Software Development Engineer in Test works closely with end users, developers, and other stakeholders in an agile environment. In addition to defining, documenting, coding, and executing the testing of .NET based web applications, they will be involved in sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, development, and product deployment. They will also be contributing to both manual and automated test case creation and execution of .NET based applications, services, web applications, database objects, and data integrity.

Years of Experience

8+ years

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent work or education-related experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of software testing experience
• Advanced technical expertise and 5 or more years practical experience in creating test automation using Selenium
• Advanced technical expertise and 3 or more years practical experience in C# (or similar OOP language)
• 3+ years of experience in relational databases such as SQL Server
• Experience with NoSql Dbs like MongoDb is preferred.
• Experience with knockout, angular or similar Web UI framework preferred

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of agile scrum methodology with the team providing input into estimation, planning and retrospectives
• Analyse, design, and implement test solutions that support small development teams
• Work directly with project managers and business units to ensure that you have a solid understanding of the business goals and that the delivered solutions adhere to those goals
• Optimize application performance and stability by identifying, reporting, and writing tests for potential problems
• Develop maintainable automation following team standards in C# using Selenium
• Produce test scripts that integrate with the team’s automated process and tooling for build/deploy
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical or business discipline, or equivalent work or education-related experience required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of software testing experience
• Advanced technical expertise and 5 or more years practical experience in creating test automation using Selenium
• Advanced technical expertise and 3 or more years practical experience in C# (or similar OOP language)
• 3+ years of experience in relational databases such as SQL Server
• Experience with NoSql Dbs like MongoDb is preferred.
• Experience with knockout, angular or similar Web UI framework preferred
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies required
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery required
• Experience with source control models and processes required
• Experience in Test Driven Development concepts, methods and tools required
• Proven ability to stay current with emerging technologies and new applications of existing technologies, through work or continuing industry or education involvement required
• Proven experience collaborating with multiple teams, including business unit teams, to deliver solutions through all aspects of the SDLC required

Core Values

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet frequent deadlines,
• Demonstrated proactive approach to problem-solving with strong judgment and decision-making capability.
• Highly resourceful and collaborative team-player, with the ability to also be independently effective and exude initiative and a sense of urgency.
• Exemplifies our customer-focused, action-oriented, results-driven culture.
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities, has a desire for continuous learning, and proposes solutions.
• Ability to act with discretion and maintain complete confidentiality.
• Dedicated to the firm’s values of non-negotiable integrity, valuing our people, exceeding client expectations, and embracing intellectual curiosity and rigor.

Visit us: https://russellinvestments.com/us/careers