About this role
Background
BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
Business Unit
The Global Digital Team, including Digital Data Platforms and Digital Experiences, is a fast-growing global function at BlackRock which seeks to engage a multi-trillion-dollar audience of investors, advisors, and institutions with our diverse range of investment products. We are at the center of a company-wide focus on expanding our footprint in the digital space and we operate at the intersection of design, technology, and data. We are constantly driving digital innovation across the domains of web, mobile apps, conversational AI, data models and analytics; while simultaneously driving their implementation, scale, and local adaptations globally.
As we take an innovative approach for our clients, we are building out our team and we’re looking for an A-player to join our Digital Experiences global team.
Primary responsibilities
Planning: understanding of the requirements, create test plan, test automation feasibility analysis estimation, schedule and plan
Test preparation: analysis & understanding of scenarios and application flows, test scenarios and cases preparation for new functionality, test data preparation and manual execution of test cases to understand the flows
Test execution: execution new functional test cases for the current release, execution of manual and automated regression pack, log defects and retest fixed defects
Test scripting & integration: test script development as per BlackRock framework, dry run of the automation scripts, Integrate automation with CI/CD pipeline, one round of full run of automated scripts
User documentation: create/update user manuals
Understanding and supporting existing systems, and resolve operations issues while working with other engineering staff located across the globe
Being curious and eager to learn new things, with a healthy disrespect for the status quo
Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone, and open to mentorship from others; you make mistakes, but learn from them
Being passionate about technology, with personal ownership for the work you do
Team Leadership:
Position the team for leadership in emerging areas such as AI, personalization, and dynamic digital experiences on web and mobile apps
Lead a team of QA developers
Provide technical leadership and career growth for the engineers
Build talent pipeline with external and internal candidates
Build an engineering network across BlackRock
Project Leadership:
Ownership mindset
Agile product development practices
Collaborate with global collaborators, product managers, designers, and other engineering leaders in the organization
Deliver complex digital projects on time and with high level of quality
Essential skills / experience
Is a must:
6+years working experience in software testing or QA
Proven ability to assure the quality of the developed software and code
You have an analytical mind-set and can grasp complex concepts easily
You have experience with at least one of the following frameworks: Playwright, Cypress or Puppeteer
You have experience in JavaScript and TypeScript
You have experience with CI/CD environments
You are interested in extending your testing know-how
You are fluent in English,
You have experience with Jira/Azure Boards, Confluence, Git
Strong collaboration, communication, and time management abilities.
Is a plus:
Experience with Azure DevOps
Experience with monitoring, Grafana, K6
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.
