SS&C Technologies - Quality Assurance Lead - API Testing

Job Description :

SS&C GIDS provides information processing and computer software services and products.

The Companys operating segments include financial markets, customer management, professional services, and output solutions.

SS&C GIDS serves the alternative investments, asset and wealth management, banking and lending, insurance, and real estate industries.

What You Will Get to Do :

- Lead and manage a team of QA engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback.

- Define and implement QA strategy, test plans, and automation frameworks aligned with product and business goals.

- Oversee test automation efforts using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, UFT, and API testing frameworks (Postman, RESTful APIs, SOAP UI).

- Collaborate with Product Owners, Developers, and DevOps to ensure quality is embedded throughout SDLC.

- Drive test coverage, efficiency, and scalability through robust automation and CI/CD integration.

- Manage test environments, data setup, and release readiness across multiple projects.

- Analyze and report on quality metrics, defect trends, and ROI to inform decision-making and process improvements.

- Conduct risk assessments, root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.

- Champion best practices in testing, coding standards, and agile methodologies.

- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and retrospectives with a focus on quality outcomes.

What You Will Bring :

- Bachelors degree in information technology or computer science (mandatory) with 8+ years of

experience in quality assurance and test automation.

- You will lead a team of QA engineers in a cross-functional environment.

- ISTQB or any other certification.

- Proven experience in leading QA teams and managing test automation projects.

- Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Selenium, UFT, and scripting languages (TypeScript, Java, C#, VBScript).

- Expertise in automation framework design, maintenance, and enhancement.

- Solid understanding of microservices architecture, API testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Proficiency in SQL for data validation, migration testing, and automation support.

- Experience with JIRA, HP ALM, and test management tools.

- Experience with responsive design principles and accessibility (WCAG).

- API automation testing.

- Experience with Nx monorepos, BrowserStack or similar.