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Lead Software Engineer

Rockville, MD (Job Posting), US💼 Full-time💰 $114,200–$114,200🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead developer driving testing automation strategy and hands-on automation development for FINRA's enterprise applications including Workday HCM and Finance systems.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Software Engineer (QA/Test Automation)

Builds

Automated test frameworks and test cases for custom-built and SaaS applications

Domain

Financial Services / Quality Assurance / Test Automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Java, Test Automation Frameworks, Playwright, Cucumber, Selenium, Workday Testing, CI/CD, AWS, System Design, Object-Oriented Development, Performance Tuning, DevOps, Test Data Management, Shift-Left Testing

Preferred skills

Workday Kainos Smart Test or Opkey experience, Closed SaaS ecosystem automation

Technologies

Java, Playwright, Cucumber, Selenium, Workday, AWS, Jenkins, GitLab

Responsibilities

Define and evolve test automation strategy; Lead Workday test automation and tool evaluation; Develop and maintain automated test cases and frameworks; Mentor engineers on testing best practices; Collaborate with application teams to integrate quality practices; Establish and track quality metrics for executive leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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