Posted:
12/2/2025, 4:00:00 PM
Location(s):
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⋅ Illinois, United States
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
What You'll Do:
Responsible for gaining a thorough understanding of the new system to be tested. This individual must learn both the technical side of the system as well as understand what the business user expects. The SDET is responsible to design, develop and maintain new and existing automation frameworks, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in test regression, tests coverage and automation of newly implemented functionality, and development of tools to enable acceptance test efficiencies. The SDET will also work closely with Software Developers, Project Management and Customer Support to form and follow quality procedures, standards and specifications ensuring they are met and deliver the highest quality projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
Specific duties and responsibilities include creating, maintaining and executing automation test plans, writing code against software platforms, estimating testing efforts, analyzing and communicating test results, defect tracking and participation in day to day acceptance test activities, and contribute to the company’s performance and scalability testing efforts
Collaborating with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems
Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you
Contribute to our long-term vision and strategy for improved quality via automation
Develop, enhance and extend automation frameworks
Identify quality tasks during team sprint cycle and implement automation for new features
Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking
Participate in performance and load test efforts
Assist in the planning, creation and control of the test environments and test data
Define test strategy, conduct requirements analysis for testability, identify scope, conduct risk and mitigation planning, configuration management planning, write master and detailed test plans for test planning and design
Participate in the review of acceptance test procedures and processes and provide recommendations for improvements to eliminate redundancies in testing and improve efficiency.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
[Required] Automated Testing framework experience (Cucumber, Selenium, Mocha/Chai, TestNG)
[Required] Experience working in an Agile environment
[Required] Hands-on experience with writing automation test code and utilizing leading industry standards tools and frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios
[Required] Proficiency with automated testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, Contract and End to End)
[Required]Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments, event driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software systems development, security software development, public-cloud platforms
[Required] Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automate test cases, and working with test frameworks
[Required] Deep analytical skills with ability to describe methods of testing highly sophisticated systems, diagnose systems defects, and clearly communicate to project constituents, key findings and learning
[Required] Experience working in a SaaS environment
Technical Skills:
[Required] Java based software development experience
[Required] Fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, software patterns, and architecture principles
[Required] Automated testing framework experience
[Preferred] Practical experience with AI, Machine Learning usages in Quality Engineering
Education and/or Experience:
[Required] BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
[Required] 3-7 years of experience
[Preferred] Previous experience testing in Financial Services, Derivatives Clearing, Risk, and Data warehousing systems
Certificates or Licenses:
None Required
About Us
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
Benefits
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.
Compensation
Salary Range
$103,100.00 - $172,400.00Incentive Range
8% to 15%This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.
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Step 2
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Step 3
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Website: https://www.theocc.com/
Headquarter Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1973
IPO Status: Private
Industries: Finance ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ Property Management