Lead Quality Engineer (Remote)

First Citizens Bank is undergoing a digital transformation to modernize its customer service approach. They are seeking a Lead Quality Engineer to perform quality checks, develop testing strategies, and collaborate with project teams to ensure high-quality outcomes in their digital banking platform.

Responsibilities:

• Experience in designing and building test automation scripts Selenium for CIAM and Fraud Solutions
• Design, develop, maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber and TestNG and establish frameworks, platforms, and tools for functional, end-to-end testing, performance and load testing, UI and API testing
• Perform Database validation and backend testing as required
• Ability to provide accurate project estimates and timelines
• Collaborates with developers and product teams to identify, document, and resolve defects
• Risk Management - Contributes to the mitigation of risk in the Information Technology organization by thoroughly testing and performing quality checks of existing programs, policies and procedures
• Excellent understanding of Software Quality Assurance Techniques and strong knowledge of SDLC and STLC

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Systems engineer and systems programmer OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Systems engineer and systems programmer
• Experience in designing and building test automation scripts Selenium for CIAM and Fraud Solutions
• Design, develop, maintain automated test scripts using Java, Selenium, Cucumber and TestNG and establish frameworks, platforms, and tools for functional, end-to-end testing, performance and load testing, UI and API testing
• Perform Database validation and backend testing as required
• Ability to provide accurate project estimates and timelines
• Collaborates with developers and product teams to identify, document, and resolve defects
• Risk Management - Contributes to the mitigation of risk in the Information Technology organization by thoroughly testing and performing quality checks of existing programs, policies and procedures
• Excellent understanding of Software Quality Assurance Techniques and strong knowledge of SDLC and STLC
• Strong knowledge of Java Programming using OOPS concepts
• Strong knowledge of enterprise systems and mobile application architecture
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber, Playwright, Appium, and API testing frameworks)
• Experience with test documentation and defect management tools (e.g., JIRA, X-Ray, Test Ray)
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI or similar
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD environments and modern delivery practices
• Proven experience in test case development, defect management, and root cause analysis