Lead Software Engineer

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General Function

As part of a cross-functional Agile development team, the Lead Quality Engineer's primary role is to ensure quality through delivery of test automation best practices. Responsibilities include developing new test automation frameworks using various automation tools, maintaining existing test automation code with a high degree of quality, leveraging strong software design and test automation principles, and using personal ingenuity and creativity to find new ways to test software solutions.

The Lead Quality Engineer works hand-in-hand with all members of the Agile team to determine customer and product requirements and their applicability to product code and test code. They also perform manual testing when needed. They must continually partner to openly exchange ideas and opinions, elevate concerns, and follow quality policies and procedures as defined by Fifth Third's quality governance standards.

Essential Responsibilities

Own-Own and be accountable for test strategy, test planning, framework implementation/extension and test execution within the agile team

Code- Implement high-quality, reusable, maintainable test automation code using various automation tools and frameworks.

Triage- Efficiently reproduce reported software problems, analyze data, and work with other team members to quickly remove obstacles.

Problem Solve- Resolve difficult issues, often times with little information, spanning across multiple applications.

Develop and Organize Tests- Create structured, clean, and cohesive test cases for all new features and/or functional changes in the software, organized into repeatable test suites.

Document- Ensure testing activities always grow collective team knowledge through strong documentation and notes.

Build Expertise- Build a deep understanding of Fifth Third products and services while sharing testing knowledge and best practices with all members of the Agile team.

Research-Study emerging test tools, trends, and methodologies that will enhance existing systems and processes.

Key Skills

• 5+ years' experience in Quality Engineering
• Experience developing automation frameworks from the ground up and developing test suites
• Advanced programming experience in Javascript and/or Java
• 4 years' experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Experience with front-end automated testing in Selenium WebDriver or an equivalent
• Experience with application life cycle management tools such as Jenkins, GIT, Version1, Quality Center
• Cloud working in a cloud environment, preferably AWS

Preferred Skills

• Experience in performance testing using JMeter, Gatling or equivalent
• Exposure to accessibility testing
• Worked in a BDD environment

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:None.

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At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.

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