JavaScript Job: Quality Assurance Engineer

At First Republic, we care about our people. Founded in 1985, we offer extraordinary client service in private banking, private business banking and private wealth management. We believe that personal connections are everything and our success is driven by the relationships we form with our colleagues and clients. You'll always feel empowered and valued here.

Incredible teams doing exceptional work, every day

In Technology, we support First Republic's employees and clients through the acquisition, integration and management of the Bank's information technology systems and services.We drive innovation and explore emerging technologies so our people can be productive and focus on what matters most - providing extraordinary service.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be involved in delivering quality products using cutting edge technologies as part of a large modernization effort that has significant industry focus. You will be responsible for testing and supporting products on the Web/Mobile/Cloud platform for enterprise-wide use. These products include modern enterprise applications accessible and responsive via any device (web/mobile). You will be responsible for delivering quality products using industry best practices.

We arelooking for a committed, dependable, self-driven, and unabashedly detail-obsessed Quality Assurance Engineer. You will be part of our dynamic and growing QA team. As a QA, you are responsible for performing and managing all testing activities for the content crews, plus additional duties for automation testing with a special focus on CRM (Customer Relationship Management) integrations. The right candidate is technical, eager to learn about our product, and able to help us quickly get new features to market.

What you will do as aQuality Assurance Engineer:

• Design and develop System Test Automation Scripts using Selenium web driver, Jest, Cucumber, API (Application Programming Interface) testing (for e.g., Rest Assured/Karate) and experience in using Selenium JavaScript APIs (Application Programming Interface) (Application Programming Interface),IDE tools (Eclipse or IntelliJ) TestNG framework,
• Web and Mobile Automation (iOS and Android) experience with Perfecto Or any other equivalent mobile cloud supporting (Ex: Sauce Labs) experience. Mabl experience for automating Web applications
• Java coding knowledge with Database knowledge is good to have
• Git repository with Jenkins' experience for setting up CICD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) pipeline
• JIRA experience and API & Postman experience
• Support Test Automation Solution Planning and Estimation
• Analyze current architecture and test platforms to formulate a vision for growth and expansion
• Perform detailed test designs using sound software test engineering principles in the context of test automation platforms and integration across distributed systems
• Collaboratively elaborate requirements to enable Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) with Technical Leads and developers
• Perform tasks required for automated test implementation including review acceptance criteria, create integration/regression test scenarios, test cases, implement test data management strategy, and generate required reports
• Improve existing test automation frameworks (i.e., make them faster, more flexible, and easier to use)
• Utilize parallel processing or grid systems to speed up the tests
• Ability to work closely with Application Development and DevOps teams to identify, troubleshoot and debug performance issues
• Define and establish test metrics to measure not just product quality, but quality of testing and feedback to engineers
• Strong programming/scripting experience and passion for testing
• Use bug tracking systems to submit, track and manage defects
• Analyze test results at the story or feature level and provide meaningful reports to the project team
• Maintain software testing artefacts
• Use queries to create test data and analyze results
• Help ensure coverage for each software release
• Suggest process and execution improvements for the QA phases of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
• Mentor less experienced team members

You could be a great fit if you have:

• Undergraduate/first-level degree (e.g., Bachelor's degree)
• 3-7 years of QA experience
• Strong knowledge of all stages of the SDLC
• Able to work well within the constructs of an agile process, including SCRUM, Continuous Build, and Integration, etc.
• Knowledge of a wide range of QA methodologies
• Strong understanding of Web/Mobile-based technology architecture and data structures
• Ability to write test plans
• Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently or fill lead QA role on very small project
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills as well as attention to detail
• Critical thinking skills to analyze system requirements for ambiguities and discrepancies
• Aptitude for thinking outside the box to develop thorough test plans, test scenarios, test cases and test scripts
• Ability to investigate a defect, isolate its probable cause and provide a reliable method for reproducing it
• Strong understanding of the QA processes, methodologies, and Software Testing Lifecycle
• Strong database skills
• Strong Java/JavaScript and/or scripting experience
• Strong experience with automated testing tools
• Strong understanding of QA testing tools and environments

Job Demands:

• Must be able to review and analyze data reports and manuals; must be computer proficient.
• Must be able to communicate effectively via telephone and in person.

Own your work and your career - apply now

Are you willing to go the extra mile because you love what you do and how you can contribute as a team? Do you want the freedom to grow and the opportunity to take charge of your own career? If so, then come join us.

We want hard working team players. You'll have the independence to learn, lead and drive change. A culture of extraordinary service, empowerment and stability - that's the First Republic way.

We believe that a diverse range of backgrounds and ideas has and will continue to be fundamental to the future success of First Republic.

If you are curious to learn more about this opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In this regard, the Company makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities in order to enable them to perform all essential job functions, unless doing so creates an undue hardship.

First Republic is subject to federal laws that restrict the employment of individuals with certain types of criminal histories, including FDIA Section 19 and FINRA. To the extent not inconsistent with our obligations under those federal laws and regulations, First Republic will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles and San Francisco ban-the-box laws.

Base salary range

$111,000 - $150,000 annually

Salary may vary depending on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills and experience. Full-time employees may be eligible for a comprehensive benefits package that includes: medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, paid time off and a Wellness Program. Annual bonus, incentive pay and/or equity may also apply depending upon the role.