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Senior SDET

T. Rowe Price
Full-time
On-site
Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
$120,000 - $205,000 USD yearly

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. 

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.  

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you. 

About the Team

Engineers in T. Rowe Price’s Distribution & Marketing Services – Individual Investor’s Technology organization are playing a key role in helping build the future of Individual Investor's Advisory Services. The primary focus will be the development of modern, scalable solutions and is foundational for advancing T. Rowe Price’s retail advice offerings. 
 

Role Summary

In this Senior SDET role you will design, develop, modify, adapt and implement short- and long-term automated testing solutions for new and existing applications, systems, databases and applications infrastructure. You will review and interpret system requirements and business processes as well as code automated testing solutions and perform manual testing.  
 
Responsibilities  

  • Responsible for developing and executing comprehensive suites of automation test plans and test cases, maintaining and adding to existing automation framework, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in regression, automation for newly integrated features, and development of toolsets to augment QA and Development testing  
  • Drive end-to-end automation coverage by creating automated tests to validate application functionality, performance and reliability across UI, API and service layers 
  • Owns the stability, reliability and maintainability of automated test suites, ensuring effective integration and execution within CI/CD pipelines  
  • Responsible for , functional, regression, database, accessibility and performance testing including UI, API and services testing  
  • Contributes to all parts of the SDLC, e.g., design, development, and testing with a focus on creating automated testing solutions  
  • Develops technical solutions following standard methodologies with some guidance from senior testing engineers  
  • Creates automated scripts to be used to test application functionality as well as monitor system performance and availability  
  • Identifies and remediates technical debt in our testing coverage  
  • Demonstrates strong analytical judgement, proactively clarifies requirements, and reliably delivers assigned work item 
  • Identifies quality risks early and communicates impact and mitigation options to the team  

 

Qualifications 
Required:  

  • Typically requires 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on automated software testing experience.    
  • Strong programming skills in Java and/or JavaScript/TypeScript with solid understanding of object-oriented design principles 
  • Proficiency with modern test automation tools and frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber, Git and performance testing tool like JMeter 
  • Proven experience in testing web UI and backend services. 
  • Ability to independently write automation code from scratch, and debug, troubleshoot, and stabilize automated tests with minimal assistance 
  • Understanding of ATDD, TDD, BDD and modern test standards 
  • Solid database querying and data validation skills 
  • Experience building automated tests and test scripts and deploying to public or private clouds, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or similar providers preferred  
  • Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced, Agile/Scrum team environment  
  • Result-driven mindset with focus on continuous improvement 
  • Participates in performance and functional testing and works with the engineering team to resolve issues  
  • Participate effectively in peer code reviews and applies feedback to improve test quality 
     

Preferred: 

  • Experience working in the financial services industry 
  • AWS experience 
     

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status) 
 
FINRA Requirements 
FINRA licenses are not  and will not be supported for this role. 
 
Work Flexibility 
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home. 

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$96,500.00 - $164,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$105,000.00 - $180,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$120,000.00 - $205,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role.  Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package.  Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. 

Benefits

We value your goals and needs, at work and in life. As an associate, you’ll be supported with resources, benefits, and work-life balance so you can thrive in ways that matter to you.   

  

Featured employee benefits to enrich your life:   

  • Competitive compensation  

  • Annual bonus eligibility  

  • A generous retirement plan  

  • Hybrid work schedule  

  • Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy  

  • Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days  

  • Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits  

  

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.