Manager, It Quality Assurance

Job Description

We are at the forefront of transforming the future of technology in the financial industry, and we seek curious, practical individuals to help us pave the way. Our team is not intimidated by taking calculated risks, as they relish a good challenge and are eager to engage in problem-solving. As a member of our team, you will work alongside like-minded experts in a culture that is deeply rooted in innovation and progression. Join us to be part of a transformative journey that can shape the industry's future.

What we need:

Cetera Financial Group is actively searching for a seasoned Manager of Quality Assurance to join our IT Organization, bringing deep expertise in wealth management technology. This role presents a distinctive chance to become a pivotal member of our QA team, contributing to Cetera's enhancement of efficiencies, cost savings, and productive collaboration with our vendors. Operating as a shared service entity, our QA organization plays a crucial role in supporting all products, platforms, and applications across the company. In this position, you will engage in close collaboration with IT, PMO, and various other interconnected facets of the organization, fostering seamless integration and synergy.

You will help with various QA methodologies, strategies, and overall quality assurance activities for existing projects, new projects, and often acquisitions that are monitor, report and plan process improvement or redesign initiatives, and make recommendations on changes as well as maintain workforce reporting to support the human capital across our organization. Collect and analyze data for supporting recommendations and manage formal process documents. Additionally, you will be involved in our vendor management, purchase order, onboarding, and project processes.

What you will do: Provide hands-on leadership for a team of Quality Engineers in an Agile development environment. Analyze business and technical requirements for the Compliance and Risk Organization to be able to identify inconsistencies and gaps, therefore becoming an SME for many applications. Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and also be able to delegate and manage Quality Engineers to do the same. Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities. Organize and lead defect triage calls for Advice Works with QA Engineers, Developers, PO's, BA's, BSA's and PM's. Lead and execute functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, data testing for various complex programs and initiatives. Coordinate user acceptance testing via collaboration with the Cetera Business and various Cetera Officers. Manage quality of 3rd party vendor products Analyze Prod defects, contribute to troubleshooting, and improve test coverage. Define, track, and publish quality assurance metrics Lead, mentor and coach QA work stream teams to be successful contributors. Strategically participate and Lead automation and performance testing activities across multiple applications. What you need to have Over a decade of progressive experience in Quality Assurance. Must have demonstrated ability to independently manage QA teams in the Fintech /Wealth Management industry for over five years. Holds a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree in Engineering or Computer Science. Possesses expert knowledge of QA best practices, including requirements, tools, methodologies, and processes. Deep understanding of quality engineering, release management, test environment management, test automation, test data management, testing approaches, and test execution. Skilled in generating and testing technical requirements. Proven track record in planning tests for complex features/systems. Thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments, adept at quick learning and problem-solving. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and possesses exceptional critical thinking skills. Exceptional attention to detail. Strong multinational, cross-functional team collaboration, and communication skills. Familiarity with Capital Markets, Trading, and Financial principles and instruments.
Brings both technical and strategic strengths to QA engineering, balancing detail-oriented work with strategic leadership. Proficient in testing and validating data using SQL. Experienced in utilizing test automation tools such as Cucumber, Selenium, BrowserStack, etc. Proficient in Atlassian Toolstack (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket). Familiarity with Testrail. Our top performers share the following critical traits: Exceptional talent with critical, strategic, and analytical thinking skills Self-driven and motivated to understand and drive solutions across organizations. Naturally technical and organized in order to quickly understand application integrations in order to identify roadblocks. Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $125,000 - $145,000, plus competitive performance-based bonus. Compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific office location. Compensation ranges may differ in differing locations due to cost of labor considerations.

#LI-Remote About Us What we give you in return:

Not many teams can say that they support people's dreams coming to life... We happen to do that every day. And as important as we know your career is, we recognize that there's a whole lot more to life. To ensure that our Employees can make the most of their time outside of working hours, we offer a competitive salary and for full-time roles, a benefits package including: Inclusive health, dental, vision and life insurance plans built to support diverse lifestyles, offer preventative care, and protect against hardship. Easy access to mental health benefits to meet our team members and their families where they are. 20+ days of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, 1 paid wellness day and 1 days of paid volunteer time off (VTO) to give our employees the time they need to stay close with their loved ones, recharge, and give back to their communities. 401(k) Savings plan with a generous company contribution (up to 5%), and access to a financial professional to offer our employees the opportunity to plan-ahead for a strong financial future well beyond their working years. Paid parental leave to support all team members with birth, adoption, and foster. Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help you save money on healthcare, daycare, commuting, and more. Employee Assistance Program (EAP), LifeLock, Pet Insurance and more. About Cetera Financial Group:

Cetera Financial Group® ("Cetera") is a leading network of independent retail broker-dealers empowering the delivery of objective financial advice to individuals, families and company retirement plans across the country through trusted financial advisors and financial institutions. Cetera is an independent financial advisor network and a leading provider of retail services to the investment programs of banks and credit unions.

Through its multiple distinct firms, Cetera offers independent and institutions-based advisors the benefits of a large, established broker-dealer and registered investment adviser, while serving advisors and institutions in a way that is customized to their needs and aspirations. Advisor support resources offered through Cetera include award-winning wealth management and advisory platforms, comprehensive broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services, practice management support and innovative technology.

"Cetera Financial Group" refers to the network of retail independent broker-dealers encompassing, among others, Cetera Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, Cetera Financial Institutions, Cetera Financial Specialists, and First Allied Securities.

Cetera Financial Group is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. For us, this is the only acceptable way to do business. Accordingly, all employment decisions at the Cetera Financial Group, including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation, and placement, will be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, religion, religious dress and/or grooming, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, U.S. military status, political affiliation, or any other class protected by state and/or federal law.

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