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As a Director, QA Lead you will manage QE teams delivering both manual and automated quality testing for financials and securities trading front-end applications. Your understanding of security financial data and securities trading, your experience leading testing of front-end web applications, and your collaborative yet firm approach to getting things done will be critical to your success in this role. This is an individual contributor role requiring hands-on experience in test automation, mobile and API testing along with leadership capabilities to guide and collaborate with offshore teams. RESPONSIBILITIES * Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases for web, mobile and API applications * Ensure end-to-end quality by implementing testing strategies, automation frameworks, and best practices * Work closely with developers, product and business stakeholders to align testing efforts with project requirements * Act as a bridge between onshore and offshore QA teams, ensuring smooth coordination, knowledge sharing and timely issue resolution * Drive and mentor QA team providing technical guidance and ensuring best QA practices are followed Collaborate in Agile environments, actively participating in sprint planning, stand-ups and retrospectives * Continuously improve testing processes, identify gaps and implement automation where feasible. * Ensure production roll testing staffing and attend production rolls as needed * Coordinate tool enhancement needs with infra/tools team * Communicate on team's behalf to both technical and non-technical audiences * Work in an agile environment with various scrum teams, using test management tools such as JIRA / XRAY Required Skills & Experience: * Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience * 7+ years of experience in information technology/software development with a proven ability to ensure high quality results and with expertise in test automation, agile methodologies and QA best practices. * Strong hands-on experience in Java Selenium for UI automation * Demonstrated knowledge of Financials and securities trading instruments offered on Morgan Stanley/ETRADE * Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, system dependencies, and product integration phases * Ability to lead teams in a fast-paced environment with short sprint cycles * Exposure to the Atlassian tool sets, Bitbucket, JIRA, Confluence, etc. * Experience in mobile testing and API testing using tools like postman, Rest Assured * Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with onshore and offshore teams Preferred * BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering * Experience with Jenkins, Git, BitBucket, Perfecto, SauceLabs cloud, Java, Selenium WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY: At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. 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To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste into your browser. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents. At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values. 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