QA Test Engineering Lead

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you're empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry together.

We believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).

Schwab Technology Services (STS) enables the future of how clients manage their money by delivering innovative, reliable, and secure technology solutions that support our commitment to democratizing investing and financial planning. As a QA Test Engineering Lead, you will play a critical role in shaping the quality strategy for enterprise-scale Java and .NET applications while leading a talented team of quality engineers.

This is an opportunity to influence technology outcomes, strengthen engineering excellence, and drive innovative testing practices that improve the speed, stability, and quality of software delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a team of QA and Test Engineering professionals responsible for delivering high-quality technology solutions across backend services, APIs, and integrated systems.
• Define, implement, and continuously enhance testing strategies covering functional, regression, integration, performance, and end-to-end testing.
• Advance test automation capabilities using Selenium, RestAssured, and modern quality engineering practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Partner closely with product owners, architects, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Apply strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify root causes, resolve complex quality issues, and improve delivery outcomes.
• Drive the adoption of AI-powered tools and intelligent automation to increase team productivity and testing effectiveness.
• Design, implement, or support the development of AI agents that streamline quality engineering workflows and automate repetitive testing activities.
• Enhance test coverage, improve defect analysis, and support data-driven decision-making through innovative quality engineering solutions.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across engineering and business teams.
• Help ensure Schwab delivers exceptional, reliable, and scalable technology experiences for clients and employees through strong quality leadership.

What you have

Required Qualifications:

• 5-7+ years of quality assurance, software testing, or quality engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing QA/Test Engineering teams
• Deep expertise testing Java and/or .NET applications, including backend services, APIs, and integrated systems
• Hands-on experience with Selenium for UI test automation and RestAssured for API test automation
• Experience defining and executing test strategies across functional, integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing
• Demonstrated experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices and frameworks such as Cucumber or SpecFlow, including authoring and reviewing Gherkin scenarios
• Proven experience using AI-enabled tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar technologies to improve testing efficiency and quality outcomes
• Experience building, implementing, or directing the development of AI-enabled workflow automation solutions
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex quality or system issues and drive long-term solutions
• Ability to communicate technical risks, quality metrics, and release readiness effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience partnering across engineering, architecture, product, and business teams to deliver high-quality technology solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
• ISTQB certification or comparable quality assurance credential
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
• Background supporting financial services, regulated industries, or high-availability environments
• Experience working within Agile and/or SAFe delivery frameworks
• Experience establishing engineering quality metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting
• Demonstrated success leading process improvement initiatives across quality engineering organizations

In addition to the salary range, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship.