Vice President, Software Development Engineer in Test job vacancy

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About Aperio

At Aperio (part of BlackRock), our strategies are designed to put our clients' and their clients' interests at the center of our investment advice; to minimize costs and taxes; and to incorporate each client's unique environmental, social, and governance (ESG) preferences. We are a purposefully growing quantitative/index-tracking investment management business specializing in managing customized equity portfolios tax efficiently.

At Aperio, we work hard and move quickly as a well-coordinated, collaborative team whose exceptional people are focused on providing extraordinary client service. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow and contribute in a fun, industry-disruptive, fast-paced environment, Aperio is the place for you.

About this role

Aperio's unique approach to portfolio management requires development of custom software to ensure efficient and accurate execution of our daily tasks. Therefore, security, accuracy, and reliability are paramount, considering the volume of business that Aperio handles daily. As a QA Engineer focusing on data test automation, you will be a part of our highly collaborative Systems Development team. You will play a key role in ensuring that every release of our software performs as specified by the business owners and fulfills Aperio's high standards in security, accuracy, and reliability.

Key responsibilities

Participate, alongside the development team, in gathering requirements and processes to be implemented into Aperio custom software ecosystem.
Proactively explore for weak and failure points in requirements, user stories, and test cases, and imagine ways our data integrity may be compromised.
Collaborate with our data and application architects to guide quality criteria, process gates, and test strategies in the evolution of our application infrastructure.
Guide the evolution of Aperio QA strategic and technological evolution, taking into consideration Aperio's business strategies.
Research new technologies to improve our efficiency and to keep up with current software development best practices.
Collaborate with other QA engineers to design, prototype, and implement new strategies, tools, and/or concepts.
Drive the overall quality process by encouraging discipline in versioning, documentation, and deployment processes.
Undertake other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Five-plus years of software testing or software development.
BS in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.
Strong foundation in RDBMS, SQL, and application infrastructure technologies.
Strong skills in object-oriented programming languages (Python highly desirable).
Intimate familiarity with QA concepts: white-/black-/grey-box testing, acceptance/regression testing, system integration testing, performance/stress testing, and security testing.
Experience with good programming or scripting practices and tools: code review, distributed repositories (Mercurial, Git), and CI techniques and tools.
Excellent interpersonal skills for soliciting relevant information for a project from different teams.
Endless curiosity and ability to spot failure points.

Highly desirable skills/experience

Experience with data flow tools and processes: data ingestion, ETL processes and tools (e.g., CloverDX, Microsoft SSIS, etc.),
Familiarity with Agile software development process.
Experience in security testing.
Related experience in the financial or investment sector is a big plus.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person's appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.

Vacancy expired!

ID	#43623050
State	California
City	Sanfrancisco
Job type	Permanent
Salary	USD TBD TBD
Source	BlackRock
Showed	2022-06-25
Date	2022-06-24
Deadline	2022-08-23
Category	Et cetera
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Vice President, Software Development Engineer in Test

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