Java Test Engineer

Title: Java Test Engineer
Location: Mclean VA, fully onsite (M to F)
6 months assignment with possible extension.

Position Overview
Investments & Capital Markets division is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to join the Financial Engineering Team to support a sophisticated, user-facing application that interfaces directly with the firm s risk models and analytics engines. In this role, you will design and implement automated testing solutions and enhance comprehensive test coverage of Java applications. You ll work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to strengthen high-impact solutions in a financial environment.

Key Responsibilities:

" Code Quality & Testing: Utilize the JUnit Framework to write and execute unit tests, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
" Technical Debt & Continuous Improvement: Integrate JaCoCo to measure code coverage and generate detailed reports, identifying areas for improvement.
" Develop and maintain Jenkins Pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring seamless CI/CD workflows.
" Design & Code Reviews: Actively contribute to testing discussions, pull request reviews, and technical documentation with a focus on thoughtful, stable solutions.

Required Qualifications:

" 5+ years of solid experience with JUnit and/or other automated testing frameworks; commitment to high test coverage.
" 5+ years of professional software development experience, with strong proficiency in Java and the Spring Boot ecosystem (REST APIs, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, etc.).
" 2 3 years of experience with Jenkins and JaCoCo technologies.
" 2 3 years of experience with Git in a collaborative, team-based development workflow (branching strategies, PRs, code reviews).
" Strong communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business conversations.
" Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving ability.

Preferred Qualifications:

" Graduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
" Familiarity with relational databases and writing complex SQL queries.
" Experience with message brokers or event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) in a financial services context.
" Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipeline tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.).
" Experience using JIRA or similar tools for Agile planning, sprint tracking, and delivery management.
" Prior experience in financial services, capital markets, or fintech environments.
" Working knowledge of fixed income concepts: duration, convexity, spread, option-adjusted spread (OAS), and related derivatives.


EEO:
Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.