Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.”

Why join us?

• An award-winning culture! We are rated a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune (past 9 years) and Employee Recommended award by the Globe & Mail (past 6 years).

• Competitive pay and discretionary or incentive bonus eligible.

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, a 401k plan with a generous company match and tuition reimbursement to name a few.

• Family-friendly work hours.

• With 175+ community bank locations, we offer opportunities to grow and develop in your career.

• Promote from within culture.

Why join this team?

• We are a high performing, collaborative, and diverse team focused on transforming the business through engaging work on enterprise-wide product innovation.

• We are a vibrant, team-oriented atmosphere that provides opportunities for individual growth.

• We are seeking a critical thinker who’s ready to take on new challenges in support of our stakeholders’ ever-evolving business needs.

• Gain experience and further your career by joining a growing organization.

Position Overview

The Quality Assurance Analyst will support a newly established QA team by developing, maintaining, and executing both automated and manual testing strategies across enterprise products and services. This role will focus on building automated test cases, improving QA frameworks, optimizing test environments, and ensuring comprehensive system testing and code coverage.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain a comprehensive backlog of automated quality test cases that fit both standard practice and code coverage.

• Review and improve automation frameworks and tech stacks on a regular cadence to ensure the most efficient automated technologies are in use.

• Document automation architecture and process flows for the organization.

• Participate or lead meetings as projects identify new QA testing efforts.

• Develop and maintain traceability testing matrix; lead effort to establish or optimize test environments; develop, enhance and execute manual test cases; work with technology partners to automate testing where possible; communicate testing progress, results, and other information to stakeholders.

• Participate in special projects and tasks as assigned, related to the broader bank products and services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

• Financial services testing experience preferred.

• Minimum 3 years' experience as an Analyst or Tester

• Good understanding of testing methodologies and testing processes.

• Understands software development life cycle process and various testing techniques including a proficiency in system testing.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Exceptional project management skills with the ability to drive structure and inform the stand-up of procedures and processes, drive project tasks and follow-up with urgency and to closure.

• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

Medical Insurance • Dental • Vision • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment • Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount • Critical Illness Insurance • Accident Insurance • Transportation and Commuting Benefits • Banking Benefits • Pet Insurance

Compensation

The estimated salary range for this role is $59,000.00 - $77,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience.

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From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life.  To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success.  Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.