Associate, QA Engineer

BlackRock's Global Marketing & Digital Wealth team is seeking an Associate, QA Engineer to help shape the future of investing, particularly with iShares ETFs. This role involves planning, preparing, executing, and scripting tests for new functionalities and regression packs, integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining user documentation. The ideal candidate will have a quality mindset, analytical skills, and a background in development, contributing to a deeper, personalized customer experience for digital clients.

Must Have

• Understanding of requirements and Jira stories
• Create test plans
• Perform test automation feasibility analysis and estimation
• Prepare test scenarios and cases for new functionality
• Prepare test data
• Execute new functional test cases
• Execute manual and automated regression packs
• Log defects and retest fixed defects
• Develop test scripts as per BlackRock framework
• Integrate automation with CI/CD pipeline
• Create/update user manuals
• 3+ years working experience in software testing or QA
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, or Puppeteer
• Experience with CI/CD environments
• Fluent in English
• Ability to work agile

Good to Have

• Quality mindset with development background
• Analytical mindset to grasp complex concepts easily
• Interest in extending testing know-how

Perks & Benefits

• Strong retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

About this role

The Global Marketing & Digital Wealth organization at BlackRock is a forward-looking, globally connected team at the center of the firm’s most high-impact priorities. We are architects of growth, working across functions and markets to unlock opportunities and accelerate outcomes for the business. In collaboration with both internal and external partners, we design the conditions for success—delivering next-generation campaigns, brand platforms, communications, training, and client experiences. Our work is powered by world-class centers of excellence spanning content strategy, research & analytics, and digital platforms & experiences.

Do you want to help us shape the future of investing? ETF usage is accelerating, and iShares is #1 with global organic growth of 20% and a 55% increase in shareholders in the US alone. However, to date the Asset Management industry has had a very traditional business model. Perfect storm. There is unquestionable opportunity for ETFs and for disruption, and we are determined to lead the change.

The growing volume of clients holding iShares, and the increase in those engaging digitally, requires a new direction. We must evolve to a deeper customer experience, facilitating users through the purchase funnel, personalizing to their needs, and encouraging ongoing dedication.

As we take an innovative approach for our clients, we are building out our team and we’re looking for an A-player to join our iShares.com global team.

Responsibilities:

• Planning: understanding of the requirements & Jira stories, create test plan, test automation feasibility analysis estimation, schedule and plan
• Test preparation: analysis & understanding of scenarios and application flows, test scenarios and cases preparation for new functionality, test data preparation and manual execution of test cases to understand the flows
• Test execution: execution new functional test cases for the current release, execution of manual and automated regression pack, log defects and retest fixed defects
• Test scripting & integration: test script development as per BlackRock framework, dry run of the automation scripts, Integrate automation with CI/CD pipeline, one round of full run of automated scripts
• User documentation: create/update user manuals
• Quality mindset with development background
• You have an analytical mind-set and can grasp complex concepts easily
• You are interested in extending your testing know-how

Qualifications:

• 3+years working experience in software testing or QA
• Education: Technology based university degree or equivalent through experience
• Proven ability to assure the quality of the developed software and code
• You have experience with at least one of the following frameworks: Playwright, Cypress or Puppeteer
• You have experience with CI/CD environments
• You are fluent in English, and you are not afraid of working agile

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.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation.