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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Quality Software Engineer Lead - VP - **Company:** Citigroup, Inc. - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Automation of Tests, Browser Compatibility, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Dependency Injection, Software Design Patterns, Log Analysis, Microsoft UI Automation, Node.Js, OpenShift, Systems Development Life Cycle, Shell Script, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Data Strategy, Playwright, Cucumber (Software), Selenium Webdriver, Docker - **Published:** November 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/quality-software-engineer-lead-vp-tampa-fl--52a1619c-467c-4805-942c-6feaaa20f081 ## About the Role Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, Investment Services, Wealth Management, Banking Services, Brokerage, Consumer Loans, Corporate Banking, Financial Services, Securities Investments, Are you a highly skilled and motivated Senior Quality Engineer looking to make a significant impact on the dynamic world of finance? Join our cutting-edge technology team and play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing our proprietary "Margin Calculations and Reporting" Platform, a critical component of our Prime Finance Services organization. This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your Quality Engineering expertise to complex, computing-intensive financial solutions within a collaborative and globally connected environment., * 6+ years of Testing experience required, with demonstrated hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks and code. * Strong hands-on proficiency with Java, comfortable working across both legacy and modern JDKs. * Excellent knowledge of software testing techniques and testing tools. * Knowledge of any well-known software development and testing life-cycle methodology. * Communication and diplomacy skills, with an ability to persuade and influence peers and stakeholders. Automation Frameworks & Tools Typescript / JavaScript / Node.js Automation * Experience building automation frameworks using Typescript or JavaScript on Node.js, following modular, maintainable patterns. * Hands-on expertise with Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) for fast, reliable UI automation, including fixtures, parallel execution, tracing, and deterministic test design. * Proficiency with Cucumber-JS for BDD workflows, including step definitions, hooks, data strategies, and integration. Java Automation * Strong experience building automation frameworks with Java, using old and modern JDKs and clean, maintainable design patterns. * Proficiency with Cucumber-Java, including step definition architecture, dependency injection, and parallel execution strategies. * Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (Java) for UI automation, including grid execution, stability patterns, and cross browser coverage. * Familiarity with Playwright for Java, understanding its driver model, feature parity, and integration within Java-based automation coverage. CI/CD Engineering * Strong experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines. * Familiarity with Tekton, including Tasks, Pipelines, triggers, and event-driven execution. * Familiarity with Harness as the orchestration and governance layer, including pipeline stages, approvals, quality gates, artifact promotion, and release controls. * Proficiency using Docker to containerize automation workloads in OpenShift, including working with pods, routes, config maps, and secrets. * Strong shell scripting skills for pipeline automation, environment setup, debugging, log analysis, and operational tooling. * Ability to troubleshoot CI/CD failures across containers, pipelines, and cluster-based execution using logs, metrics, and observability tools. Education * Bachelor's/University degree, master's degree preferred ## Description We are looking for a Senior Quality Engineer who is hands-on in engineering quality into the product lifecycle - building scalable automation, driving strong testing strategy, and partnering closely with engineering teams across the SDLC. This role is centered on writing and maintaining automation code, frameworks, and pipelines yourself, while also providing technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers on the team. Core Responsibilities * Design and implement automation frameworks that are modular, scalable, and aligned with the bank's approved engineering patterns, libraries, and architectural standards. * Develop BDD-aligned automated tests using Cucumber and the bank's standardized testing frameworks, ensuring scenarios reflect business intent and comply with internal governance. * Integrate automated tests within CI/CD pipelines to establish and enforce quality gates that ensure deterministic, fast, and reliable feedback on every code change. * Analyze test failures and improve signal quality, ensuring tests fail for the right reasons and provide actionable diagnostics. * Drive test data, environment readiness, and observability to support reliable automation execution. * Partner early with developers, product owners, and business analysts to shape requirements, define acceptance criteria, and prevent defects. * Champion engineering-led quality practices that align with the bank's SDLC, risk controls, and regulatory expectations. * Provide technical direction and mentorship to fellow QA engineers, helping the team align to defined testing strategy, standards, and bank-approved frameworks.