QA Engineer

Assignment Details

• Assignment Duration: 12 Months
• Work Location: 500 Grant St, Floor 12, Pittsburgh, PA 15258
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
• Onsite Expectations: 4+ days per week

Job Description

Senior Technical Project Manager driving enterprise Quality Engineering transformation at BNY. This role serves as a strategic partner and right-hand to Vittal, leading initiatives to elevate testing discipline, test data strategy, automation maturity, and overall engineering quality. The position requires deep technical credibility combined with program leadership expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Engineering Transformation: Lead enterprise-wide initiatives to mature testing strategy, automation frameworks, and quality governance across complex systems.
• Test Data Management & Virtualization: Drive synthetic data strategy, artificial dataset creation, and response simulation to enable scalable and efficient testing environments.
• Technical Engagement: Partner closely with engineering teams on architecture discussions including databases, security, networking, latency, and performance considerations (approx. 60% technical focus).
• Automation & Performance Strategy: Support and influence Selenium-based automation initiatives, performance testing, and broader quality engineering frameworks.
• Program Leadership & Reporting: Manage transformation roadmaps, track progress against a structured 30-60-90 day plan, and deliver bi-weekly updates. Represent quality engineering initiatives in executive and leadership forums (approx. 40% transformation/program focus).
• Metrics & Governance: Develop, track, and report quality metrics to measure testing maturity and program effectiveness.

Talent Profile

Required Skills / Experience

• 12+ years of overall experience with strong technical depth and enterprise program leadership
• Hands-on understanding of Java, Python, .NET, C++, Oracle, MongoDB, SQL, and Power BI
• Strong background in testing strategy, quality engineering, and automation frameworks
• Experience engaging in architecture, database, and security discussions
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-level testing or quality transformations

Preferred Skills / Experience

• JMeter and performance testing expertise
• Mainframe exposure
• Financial services background
• Experience with Selenium, Zephyr, JIRA, and modern test management tools

Required Software / Technology

• Java
• Python
• .NET
• C++
• Oracle
• MongoDB
• SQL
• Power BI

Preferred Software / Technology

• JMeter and performance testing expertise
• Mainframe exposure

Education / Certifications

Required Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education / Certifications

• n/a

Process & Experience

Interview Process

• Round 1: MS Teams video
• Round 2: Onsite