VP of QA

Job Description

Job Title: VP of QA

Location: New York City, NY

Type of hire: Full time

Job Description :

• Role: VP of QA
• Responsibilities: Lead QA Automation for UI and Back-End.
• Experience: Strong manual testing background transitioning into automation.
• Domain Knowledge: Capital Management and Trading experience.
• Technical Skills: Combination of UI Automation, Back-End Automation
• Team Size: 2–3+ resources, with plans to grow.
• Hands-on: Yes. Must be actively involved in testing and automation to understand project status and deliverables.
• Release Cycle: Weekly Dev releases; QA must align with the development team.

Lead SDET – UI & Backend Automation

Role Overview

North Rock is looking for a hands-on Lead SDET with strong experience in both UI and Backend test automation to lead and build a unified QA automation framework for its in-house trading platform.

The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in manual testing, advanced automation experience across UI and Backend, and the ability to lead a growing QA team while remaining technically hands-on.

The platform covers order management, execution, and data analysis, with a React/TypeScript frontend and a distributed, event-driven backend.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop UI and Backend QA automation.
• Design, build, and maintain a unified automation framework covering UI, API, Kafka, database, integration, and performance testing.
• Develop UI automation using Playwright, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Build Backend automation using Python, Java, REST APIs, WebSockets, and Kafka.
• Lead end-to-end testing across UI, services, messaging, and databases.
• Establish QA processes, test strategies, and automation standards.
• Own performance, load, integration, regression, and reliability testing.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Work closely with Development teams to support weekly releases.
• Lead and mentor QA resources as the team grows.
• Collaborate with business analysts, traders, and engineering teams to ensure quality delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on QA automation experience.
• Strong experience in both UI and Backend automation.
• Experience with Playwright, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Python.
• Experience with Java, REST APIs, WebSockets, and Kafka.
• Strong SQL and database testing experience.
• Experience with React applications and complex UI workflows.
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Performance and load testing experience.
• CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, AWS, and infrastructure automation.
• Strong understanding of test frameworks, integration testing, and automation best practices.
• Previous manual testing experience is highly desirable.

Nice to Have

• Capital Markets, Trading, or Buy-Side experience.
• OMS/EMS, FIX protocol, market data, order execution, and risk management knowledge.
• Experience with Electron, OpenFin, or similar desktop environments.
• Kubernetes, Terraform, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Experience leading and mentoring QA teams.

Key Requirement: Looking for a technical QA Lead who can handle both UI and Backend automation, lead the overall QA automation strategy, and actively contribute to the weekly release cycle