Alpha Business Testing Officer – Automation Focus

Who we are looking for

The Alpha Business Testing Officer will play a pivotal role in driving automation initiatives across the Alpha platform. This role is responsible for designing, executing, and optimizing automated testing strategies to improve quality, reduce risk, and enhance operational efficiency. The Officer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to the Testing Center of Excellence (CoE), and support the shift-left testing approach to enable early defect detection and robust integration validation.

The right candidate will have experience and proven success in managing and building testing automation programs using UiPath for both robotics and GenAI, as well as tools like Jira. This role will be based out of India.

Why this role is important to us

Alpha is the industry’s first-ever global interoperable platform that connects the front, middle and back office under one provider. Thorough end-to-end testing of the Alpha platform and all applications, data, and operational workflows – across State Street, Charles River Development, our clients, and our partner organizations – is critical to accelerating implementation timelines, to providing reliable and consistent delivery of data and functionality, and to delivering a seamless and repeatable implementation experience for our clients. Join us if making your mark in an ever-changing, increasingly complex and competitive industry is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible for

This role will be responsible for working with the India/Global head of automation to manage the team’s central automation practice, and to partner with the global testing team members who utilize automation in the field.

• Lead the implementation of robotic test automation using tools like UiPath, integrated with test management platforms such as JIRA/Xray.

• Managing and partnering with a global testing team of functional and automation testers who design, plan, and execute testing for all in scope applications, systems, workflows, and data models/flows.

• Leading the planning, design, and execution of all automation testing activities.

• Preparing materials and providing regular status updates to senior leaders.

• Adoption and continuous improvement of best practices and testing standards.

• Explore AI integration opportunities to enhance automation capabilities and reduce manual effort.

What we value

The successful candidate must have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, and understand global portfolio management and financial servicing; including portfolio construction, trading, compliance, and risk across all major asset classes. This position will have interaction with, and exposure to, various stakeholders within State Street and our clients’ organizations.

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

• Strong background in test automation and specifically, UiPath Test Suite.

• Experience working with both cloud native and on prem applications.

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, globally structured, and team-based environment, as well as the ability to work independently.

• Experience in agile methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Confluence) preferred.

• Experience in portfolio management theory and application, as well as trading platforms is useful but not essential.

• Accelerate quality and reduce risk through automation.

• Knowledge of key risk indicators, governance, oversight and escalation practices.

• Experience presenting across various stakeholder groups, including clients.

• Strong execution management skills for delivery of programs and initiatives.

• Ability to collaborate and work across multiple stakeholders.

Education & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above

• 5+ years of testing automation experience

• 5+ years of financial and/or technology transformation experience

• 2+ years’ experience leading and managing project teams consisting of employees, contractors, and partner organizations, is useful but not essential

• 10-12 years of overall experience.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. Alpha is our front to back platform that powers better performance and outcomes at every point on the investment lifecycle and is the first open platform from a single provider that connects the front, middle and back office. It harmonizes data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Discover more at StateStreet.com/careers