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Job Summary

The Senior Staff Quality Assurance Engineer defines and drives enterprise-wide quality engineering strategy, influencing architecture standards, and long-term innovation across platforms and domains. Serves as a recognized subject matter expert, shaping future-state testing capabilities, advancing engineering excellence, and advising senior leadership on quality risks, investments, and strategic direction. Leads large-scale cross-functional initiatives to transform automation, scalability, and reliability across the organization. Experienced with Cypress, Playwright, JavaScript or TypeScript.

Essential Job Functions

Establishes long-term quality engineering vision and enterprise automation strategy across platforms. Drives next-generation framework architecture, introduces emerging technologies, and ensures scalability, maintainability, and extensibility of automation ecosystems across web, API, and data layers. - (30%)

Champions enterprise quality standards, governance, and best practices across engineering teams. Drives consistency in automation frameworks, test data strategy, and quality metrics. Leads large-scale initiatives to modernize testing capabilities, improve efficiency, and elevate engineering maturity. - (25%)

Partners with senior and executive leadership to define quality goals, assess risk, and inform investment decisions. Provides data-driven insights on quality trends, system health, and release readiness. Influences roadmaps by aligning quality strategy with business and technology priorities. - (20%)

Identifies and implements innovative approaches to testing, including advanced automation techniques, performance optimization, and quality engineering practices. Promotes adoption of modern testing methodologies (e.g., shift-left, TDD/BDD evolution, CI/CD integration) across teams. - (15%)

Serves as a technical leader and mentor to Staff and senior engineers. Elevates organizational capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, and establishing communities of practice. Represents QA engineering in enterprise forums and contributes to long-term talent and capability development. - (10%)

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience

1 cloud certification- AWS cloud practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Google Cloud- Cloud Digital Leader

10-13 years domain experience in quality engineering, test automation, or software engineering

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience

Experience with Playwright, Cypress, JavaScript or Typescript

STQB (Advanced or Expert level), Certified Agile Tester (CAT) or Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)

13-15 years quality engineering or automation experience in complex, enterprise environments

Demonstrated experience shaping enterprise QA strategy and leading transformation initiatives

Skills

Playwright

JavaScript

Cypress.Io

Git

API Testing

Accessibility Testing

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Test Driven Development (TDD)

Reports To : Director and above

Direct Reports : 0

Work Environment

Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid), 3 to 4 days per month are expected in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time, the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below): $139,800.00 - $223,700.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $160,800.00 - $279,600.00 Colorado: $139,800.00 - $246,100.00 New York: $153,800.00 - $279,600.00 Washington: $153,800.00 - $257,300.00 Maryland: $153,800.00 - $246,100.00 Washington DC: $160,800.00 - $257,300.00 Illinois: $139,800.00 - $246,100.00 New Jersey: $160,800.00 - $257,300.00 Vermont: $139,800.00 - $223,700.00 Ohio: $139,800.00 - $223,700.00 Maine: $139,800.00 - $223,700.00 Connecticut: $153,800.00 - $246,100.00 Virginia: $139,800.00 - $223,700.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors, which may include, but are not limited to, work location, education, experience, and skills.

You must be work authorized in the United States on a full time basis without the need for any sponsorship now or in the future from any employer or organization. The Company cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders.

Bread Financial offers medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners, and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financial’s 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

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About Bread Financial®

At Bread Financial, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We’ve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we’re proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personal