Software Development Apprentice Jobs in California

About this role

Team Overview

BlackRock SMA Solutions helps clients customize portfolios for unique tax, values-alignment, or investment exposures across direct indexing, fixed income, active equity, and multi-asset. We deliver world-class service to all of our clients, from wealth advisors to family offices to endowments and foundations.
About this Role
This position plays an important role in developing and maintaining our investment technology base and delivering new platform functionalities. You'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing tests for the various Salesforce UI and automation flows for which SMA Solutions are responsible. You will also be expected to monitor/support our existing automated processes along with the rest of the Salesforce QA Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for Salesforce applications using approved automation tools and frameworks.
• Develop and execute test plans tailored to Salesforce-specific functionalities that use Flows, Triggers, Apex Jobs, and others.
• Perform other testing-related tasks as required, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Partner with developers, product owners, and business analysts to ensure a comprehensive understanding of business processes, software implementation, and their testing requirements.
• Clearly communicate testing progress, challenges, and resolutions to stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
• Work with Agile development methodologies.
• Monitor, maintain, and enforce quality metrics.
• Collaborate with the team to improve documentation and testing processes.
• Stay updated on the latest industry trends, tools, and best practices related to QA automation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Math, or a related Engineering field, or equivalent industry experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in software testing, with a focus on Salesforce applications preferred.
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or Java).
• Discipline in software development best practices and familiarity with common tools (e.g. version control, code review)
• Familiarity with quality metrics, including escaped defects, reliability, repeatability, and resiliency. Highly Desirable Skills/Experience

Highly Desirable Skills/Experience

• Strong foundation in Apex and familiarity with Salesforce-specific automations (e.g., Flows, Triggers) and Apex Jobs.
• Experience in Salesforce query languages (SOQL and SOSL) and API technologies (SOAP and REST).
• Knowledge of Salesforce development tools and ecosystems, including Lightning Web Components, Aura, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps Center.
• Related experience in the financial or investment sector is a big plus
• Experience in working with Copado Robotic Testing platform

For San Francisco, CA and Sausalito, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$125,000.00 - USD$155,000.00 which is the equivalent of USD$60.10 - USD$74.52 per hour. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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