About the role
At BlackRock, technology has always been at the core of what we do – and today, our technologists continue to shape the future of the industry with their innovative work. We are not only curious but also collaborative and eager to embrace experimentation as a means to solve complex challenges. Here you'll find an environment that promotes working across teams, businesses, regions and specialties – and a firm committed to supporting your growth as a technologist through curated learning opportunities, tech-specific career paths, and access to experts and leaders around the world.
Team Overview
BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.
About this Role
Our unique approach to portfolio management requires development of custom software to ensure efficient and accurate execution of our daily tasks. Therefore, security, accuracy, and reliability are paramount, considering the volume of business handled daily. As a software engineer focusing on the quality of our products, you will be a part of our highly collaborative engineering team, focusing on our Salesforce implementation. Your main responsibility will be collaborating with various stakeholders to determine our quality metrics, develop the platform and tools required to measure and monitor them, and lead any improvement effort required to deliver them. You will play a key role in ensuring that every release of our software performs as specified by the business owners, and fulfils our high standards in security, accuracy, and reliability.
We work hard and move quickly as a well-coordinated, collaborative team whose exceptional people are focused on providing extraordinary client service. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow and contribute in a fun, industry-disruptive, fast-paced environment, SMA Solutions is the place for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for Salesforce applications using approved automation tools and frameworks.
- Develop and execute test plans tailored to Salesforce-specific functionalities that use Flows, Triggers, Apex Jobs, and others.
- Perform other testing-related tasks as required, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Partner with developers, product owners, and business analysts to ensure a comprehensive understanding of business processes, software implementation, and their testing requirements.
- Clearly communicate testing progress, challenges, and resolutions to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
- Work with Agile development methodologies.
- Monitor, maintain, and enforce quality metrics.
- Collaborate with the team to improve documentation and testing processes.
- Stay updated on the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices related to QA automation
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, or a related Engineering field, or equivalent industry experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in software testing, with a focus on Salesforce applications preferred.
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java).
- Discipline in software development best practices and familiarity with common tools (e.g. version control, code review)
- Familiarity with quality metrics, including escaped defects, reliability, repeatability, and resiliency.
Highly Desirable Skills/Experience
- Strong foundation in Apex and familiarity with Salesforce-specific automations (e.g., Flows, Triggers) and Apex Jobs.
- Experience in Salesforce query languages (SOQL and SOSL) and API technologies (SOAP and REST).
- Knowledge of Salesforce development tools and ecosystems, including Lightning Web Components, Aura, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps Center.
- Related experience in the financial or investment sector is a big plus
- Experience in working with Copado Robotic Testing platform
About the company
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.