{"id":1139828,"url":"https://alion.io/job/state-street-application-development-maintenance-off","title":"Application Development / Maintenance, Off","company":{"id":1806,"name":"State Street","domain":"statestreet.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/state-street","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":131,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.153,"repost_share":0.023,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"QA","role_family":"QA","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Hangzhou, China"],"countries":["CN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":25000,"max_usd":58000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":98},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agentic Workflows","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Hallucination","optional":false},{"name":"LLM","optional":false},{"name":"Self-Healing","optional":false},{"name":"Shift-Left","optional":false},{"name":"Shift-Left Security","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Cypress","optional":true},{"name":"Playwright","optional":true},{"name":"Prompt Engineering","optional":true},{"name":"RAG","optional":true},{"name":"Selenium","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T10:22:04Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T10:22:04Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"State Street is seeking an experienced and innovative Agentic Quality Engineering Lead (AVP) to drive the next generation of software quality assurance through AI-powered testing, intelligent automation, and Agentic Engineering practices.\nThis leadership role will be responsible for transforming traditional quality engineering into a scalable, AI-enabled capability by integrating Agentic AI solutions across the software development lifecycle. The successful candidate will lead quality engineering teams, establish enterprise-wide testing strategies, and drive adoption of intelligent testing frameworks, automation platforms, and AI governance practices.\nThe ideal candidate combines deep expertise in quality engineering, software delivery, and test automation with a strong understanding of Generative AI, Agentic systems, and modern software engineering practices.\nWhy this role is important to us\nAs State Street continues its digital and AI transformation journey, quality assurance must evolve beyond traditional testing approaches.\nAgentic AI presents a unique opportunity to redesign how quality is planned, engineered, executed, and governed. This role will play a critical part in enabling intelligent quality engineering capabilities that improve delivery velocity, enhance software reliability, strengthen risk controls, and elevate client outcomes.\nYou will help define how AI agents and quality engineers work together to create scalable, compliant, and highly efficient software delivery processes.\nWhat you will be responsible for\nAs Agentic Quality Engineering Lead, you will:\nStrategy & Transformation\nDefine and execute the strategic roadmap for Agentic Quality Engineering.\nDrive quality transformation initiatives aligned with enterprise AI and engineering objectives.\nChampion adoption of AI-enabled testing practices across development organizations.\nEstablish quality engineering standards, governance models, and operational metrics.\nAgentic Testing & AI Innovation\nDesign and implement intelligent testing frameworks leveraging Agentic AI capabilities.\nLead development of AI-powered testing solutions including:Autonomous test generation\nIntelligent test maintenance\nSelf-healing automation\nDefect prediction and analysis\nRelease risk assessment\n\nPartner with AI engineering teams to validate and govern AI-powered products and solutions.\nDevelop quality assurance strategies for LLM-based applications, copilots, chatbots, and Agentic workflows.\nQuality Engineering Leadership\nLead and mentor distributed Quality Engineering and SDET teams.\nDrive engineering excellence through automation-first testing practices.\nFoster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technology modernization.\nSupport talent development and succession planning within the QA organization.\nTest Automation & Delivery Excellence\nDefine enterprise automation strategy and implementation roadmap.\nImprove automation coverage across UI, API, integration, and non-functional testing.\nIntegrate automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines.\nPromote Shift-Left and Shift-Right quality practices.\nDrive continuous improvement of quality metrics and delivery outcomes.\nGovernance, Risk & Compliance\nDefine quality controls for Agentic AI systems and AI-enabled solutions.\nEnsure compliance with enterprise AI governance, security, and risk management standards.\nEstablish frameworks for:Agent validation\nOutput evaluation\nHallucination mitigation\nTraceability and auditability\nResponsible AI adoption\n\nStakeholder Management\nCollaborate with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Security, and Business stakeholders.\nProvide executive reporting on quality performance, automation maturity, and operational risks.\nInfluence technology investment decisions related to quality engineering and AI enablement.\nWhat we value\nThese skills will help you succeed in this role:\nStrategic leadership and technology vision\nStrong understanding of modern software engineering practices\nAbility to influence senior stakeholders and drive organizational change\nExperience leading global teams within complex environments\nPassion for innovation and AI-driven transformation\nData-driven decision making\nExceptional communication and collaboration skills\nStrong problem-solving and analytical abilities\nEducation & Preferred Qualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.\n10+ years of software quality engineering experience.\n5+ years of leadership experience managing QA and Quality Engineering teams.\nProven experience leading enterprise-wide automation initiatives.\nStrong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices.\nExperience working within large-scale enterprise technology environments.\nTechnical Expertise\nExperience with several of the following:\nAutomated testing frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or equivalent)\nAPI and service testing\nCI/CD platforms\nCloud-native architectures\nTest data management\nPerformance and resilience testing\nQuality engineering metrics and reporting\nAI & Agentic Experience\nPreferred experience in:\nGenerative AI solutions\nLarge Language Models (LLMs)\nAgentic AI platforms and frameworks\nPrompt Engineering\nAI evaluation methodologies\nRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)\nAI governance and responsible AI practices\nIntelligent automation platforms\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related discipline.\nExperience in financial services, banking, or regulated industries.\nRelevant certifications in Quality Engineering, Cloud, AI, or Agile methodologies.\nExperience leading AI-enabled software delivery transformation programs.\nAdditional Requirements\nAbility to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones.\nStrong executive presence and presentation skills.\nAbout State Street\nAcross the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive 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We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.\nWe 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.\nAs 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.\nDiscover more information on jobs at StateStreet.com/careers\nRead our CEO Statement","description_format":"text","description_chars":7104,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Continuous learning","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services","Wealth Management","Capital Markets","Custody & Fund Administration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T10:22:04Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T13:53:31Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/state-street-application-development-maintenance-off","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/state-street-application-development-maintenance-off.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T13:53:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}