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About this Lead Automation QA Engineer (Calypso) role at Exadel

Exadel · Onsite · Washington, DC, USA

Why Join Exadel

We’re an AI-first global tech company with 25+ years of engineering leadership, 2,000+ team members, and 500+ active projects powering Fortune 500 clients, including HBO, Microsoft, Google, and Starbucks.

From AI platforms to digital transformation, we partner with enterprise leaders to build what’s next.
What powers it all? Our people are ambitious, collaborative, and constantly evolving.

About the Client

A leading source of multilateral development financing providing loans, grants, and technical assistance to support economic growth and sustainable infrastructure. Operating alongside its private-sector affiliates, the institution leverages public and private capital to address critical regional challenges. Today, it focuses on climate change, innovation, and digital transformation to improve lives across global markets.

What You’ll Do

  • Define, maintain, and execute the Master Test Strategy and detailed test plans
  • Establish testing scope, objectives, entry and exit criteria, dependencies, schedules, and quality gates
  • Lead testing activities across System Integration Testing, regression testing, performance testing, security testing, position conversion, and User Acceptance Testing support
  • Design, build, and optimize automated test frameworks and reusable test suites
  • Develop automated tests using the Calypso Automated Testing Tool, Selenium, JUnit, and Cucumber
  • Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines
  • Direct test-case development and execution across front-to-back Calypso workflows
  • Validate trade capture, pricing, risk, settlements, collateral, SWIFT messaging, and accounting postings
  • Coordinate test-environment setup, configuration, availability, and maintenance
  • Lead test-data planning, provisioning, validation, and refresh activities
  • Configure and maintain the tools required to support manual and automated testing
  • Coordinate System Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing with technical teams, functional leads, and available business testers
  • Lead defect logging, triage, severity classification, prioritization, escalation, and resolution tracking
  • Manage defects and test execution through Jira and Xray
  • Monitor defect response and resolution progress and escalate risks affecting test completion
  • Oversee load, stress, batch, and performance testing using tools such as JMeter and LoadRunner
  • Coordinate security testing and vulnerability assessments based on OWASP principles
  • Maintain requirements-to-test traceability and ensure complete test coverage
  • Produce weekly test-execution metrics, readiness assessments, and quality-status reporting
  • Prepare test-summary reports, audit-ready evidence packages, and final testing sign-offs
  • Communicate testing risks, dependencies, blockers, and recommendations to project leadership

What You Bring

  • Extensive experience leading quality assurance and testing for complex Calypso implementations
  • Strong knowledge of Calypso front-to-back workflows, including: Trade capture, Pricing
  • Risk, Settlements, Collateral, SWIFT messaging, Accounting postings
  • Experience developing and executing master test strategies for large financial-services transformation programs
  • Hands-on experience with the Calypso Automated Testing Tool (CATT)
  • Strong test automation experience using Selenium, JUnit, and Cucumber
  • Experience integrating automated test frameworks into CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience leading System Integration Testing, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing support
  • Strong knowledge of test-environment coordination and test-data management
  • Experience validating position conversions and complex financial data
  • Hands-on experience with performance-testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
  • Knowledge of security-testing practices and OWASP vulnerability-assessment principles
  • Advanced experience with Jira and Xray for test and defect management
  • Experience producing test metrics, traceability reports, evidence packages, and release-readiness assessments
  • Strong defect-management, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills
  • Excellent leadership, stakeholder-management, and communication skills

English level

Advanced

Work Type: Onsite/hybrid

Location: Washington, DC

Legal & Hiring Information

  • Compensation Transparency: The expected compensation range for this role is $125–140/hr USD, with eligibility for commission, bonus, or other incentive compensation where applicable. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location within the United States, and business needs.
  • Location Eligibility: This role is open to candidates residing in the United States.
  • Experience Requirements: We welcome applicants with relevant experience regardless of where it was obtained. US work experience is not required.
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring: We may use automated tools or artificial intelligence systems to support the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants as part of our hiring process.
  • Benefits Summary: US-based employees are eligible to participate in Exadel’s benefits programs, which may include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; retirement savings programs; paid time off; paid holidays; and other wellness or voluntary benefit programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity: Exadel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion across minority, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, and more. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • Accessibility and Accommodation: We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the recruitment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable federal, state, and local accessibility laws. Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. If you require accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us.
  • Data Privacy Notice: For applicants residing in California, please note that personal data collected during the application process is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and will be processed in accordance with our applicant privacy notice.
  • Disclaimer: Please note: this job description is not exhaustive. Duties and responsibilities may evolve based on business needs. The offer is not binding until a signed contract is in place.

Exadel Culture

We lead with trust, respect, and purpose. We believe in open dialogue, creative freedom, and mentorship that helps you grow, lead, and make a real difference. Ours is a culture where ideas are challenged, voices are heard, and your impact matters.

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