Lead Quality Engineer

job summary:
Lead Quality Engineer (Trading Platforms) We are seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to drive the testing strategy for our business-critical Investment Implementation & Trading platforms.

What You'll Do:

Lead the end-to-end quality engineering and automation strategy across multiple asset management applications.

Build, scale, and optimize BDD automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

Provide technical mentorship to onshore and offshore QE teams.

Champion innovative, AI-driven testing solutions (e.g., GitHub Copilot).

What You Need:

8+ years of QE experience with a proven leadership track record.

Deep expertise in functional, performance, and end-to-end testing.

Hands-on experience with BDD automation frameworks, CI/CD, and AI-assisted tools.

Bonus: Background in Order Management systems, trading workflows, and Java.

 
location: Boston, Massachusetts
job type: Contract
salary: $65 - 70 per hour
work hours: 9am to 5pm
education: Bachelors


responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES

- Define and drive the overall quality engineering strategy across applications and initiatives

- Own and evolve test and automation strategies, ensuring alignment with architecture and

business goals

- Lead end-to-end test design, execution, and automation across multiple workstreams

- Drive the development and adoption of scalable automation frameworks and best practices

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QE engineers, guide design and execution

- Collaborate with business, product, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements

into effective test strategies

- Establish and enforce quality gates and release standards across the SDLC

- Proactively identify, track, and mitigate delivery risks and quality issues, providing regular

updates to stakeholders

- Lead efforts to diagnose and resolve performance, scalability, and stability issues in complex

systems

- Champion QE best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement, including adoption of AI-

driven testing solutions

- Lead proof-of-concepts (POCs) for new tools, frameworks, and automation approaches

- Drive and optimize CI/CD integration, enabling continuous testing and faster, reliable releases

- Collaborate effectively across onshore and offshore teams, ensuring alignment and delivery

consistency

qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

- 8+ years of QE/testing experience

- Proven experience leading QE efforts or managing QE teams

- Deep expertise across multiple testing types, including functional, performance and end-to-end

- Strong hands-on automation experience with working knowledge of BDD frameworks

- Strong understanding of software engineering practices, design principles and coding standards

- Hands-on experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels

- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development and testing tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude

Code)

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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