Client 360 Quality Assurance (QA), Senior Associate

Think start-up energy, backed by enterprise scale. We are building a modern platform within a global organization—combining the agility, ownership, and engineering freedom of a start-up with the stability and funding of an industry leader. You’ll work in a highly collaborative, international environment where your contributions directly shape real products used at scale. Who we are looking for We are seeking a Junior QA Engineer to support quality assurance for a cloud-native application built on AWS and Databricks. This role is ideal for someone early in their QA career who is eager to learn modern testing practices across data pipelines, APIs, and web applications. You will work closely with developers, data engineers, and senior QA team members to validate functionality, data accuracy, performance, and reliability across the platform. This position offers hands-on exposure to cloud infrastructure, data engineering workflows, and scalable analytics platforms. This role can be performed in a hybrid model (3 days/week from the office). What you will be responsible for Functional & System Testing Execute manual test cases for web applications, APIs, and data-driven features. Validate end-to-end workflows across UI, services, and data layers. Identify, document, and track defects clearly using tools like Jira or Azure DevOps. Perform regression testing to ensure new changes do not impact existing functionality. Data Focused Testing Validate data ingestion, transformation, and output within Databricks pipelines. Perform basic data quality checks (completeness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness). Use test automation/SQL to validate datasets, aggregates, and business rules. Assist in testing batch and scheduled jobs running on Databricks and AWS services. API & Integration Testing Execute API tests using tools such as Postman or similar. Validate API responses, error handling, and data contracts. Assist with integration testing across AWS services and downstream consumers. Cloud & Environment Support Validate application behavior across AWS environments (dev, test, uat/staging). Assist in smoke testing after deployments and environment refreshes. Learn and follow cloud security and access best practices. Quality & Process Collaborate with developers and senior QA engineers during sprint planning and reviews. Contribute to test documentation, test case repositories, and QA checklists. Learn and assist with test automation and CI/CD quality gate What we value These skills will help you succeed in this role: Ability to collaborate with stakeholders across functions and geographies. Strong analytical skills, with ability to collect, absorb, and analyze information quickly and independently. Good written and verbal communication skills (English is a must) High level of engagement Willingness to enter into contract for employment. Education & Other B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study required. MS degree strongly preferred. Min. 1-3 of experience in QA and/or Software Testing. Are you the right candidate? Yes! We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don’t necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit. Why this role is important to us. Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry’s best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation. We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company. Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry. Minimum Salary: ​ zł87,000 Annual The minimum salary quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate ultimately works outside of this primary location, the applicable minimum salary may differ.​ Salary will be determined based on factors such as the position, type of work performed, individual skills, job description, working hours, diligence, initiative, self-management, length of employment, availability, and the quantity and quality of work delivered, as well as other objective and non-discriminatory criteria relevant to State Street employees.​ In addition to salary, employees are eligible to be considered for discretionary annual performance-based awards.​ ​ We Offer: ​ Permanent contract from day one​ Additional holidays (Birthday Day Off, 3rd and 5th year anniversary Day Off)​ Gold Medical Package for employees and their families (partner and children)​ Premium life insurance package and private pension plan​ Wide range of soft skills training, technical workshops, language classes and development programs​ Opportunities to volunteer your time to company-driven initiatives, employee networks or organizations of your choice​ Variety of well-being programs​ Additional benefits available depending on the seniority of the role About State Street Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law. 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