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Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering SDET

Chicago - 125 S Franklin, USFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test plans for a derivatives clearing organization's software systems, ensuring quality through automated testing and collaboration with developers.

Role type

Lead Associate Principal Software Engineering SDET

Builds

Automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and quality assurance tools for financial market utility systems

Domain

Financial Services / Derivatives Clearing / Software Quality Assurance

Required skills

Test automation frameworks (Cucumber, Selenium, Mocha/Chai, TestNG), Java (OOP, architecture), API and high-volume data testing, SQL and databases, Agile methodologies, SDLC implementation, Unix/Linux environments, distributed systems testing

Preferred skills

Streaming and event-driven systems, Message queuing (IBM MQ, Kafka), Clearing and Risk systems functional expertise

Technologies

Selenium, Protractor, Cucumber, Gherkin, TypeScript, JavaScript, Jenkins, Harness, Rancher, Kafka, SQL, Java

Responsibilities

Design and maintain automation frameworks for regression and new functionality; Create and execute automation test plans; Collaborate with developers and project management to define quality standards; Mentor team members on career growth and automation strategies; Analyze test results and track defects; Manage test environments and data; Define test strategy and risk mitigation plans

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities