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Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry's trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.
Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:
Being a member of the Digital Assets team, the Blockchain Lead Test Engineer will drive quality engineering across Digital Assets and Blockchain Engineering, including the Collateral AppChain. This role will lead manual and automated testing of permissioned blockchain networks, smart contracts, tokenization and transaction workflows, APIs, web applications, and supporting services. You will partner with engineering, product, DevSecOps, and business teams to deliver secure, reliable, high-performing solutions in a regulated financial-services environment.
Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead quality engineering across multiple Blockchain Engineering teams, establishing testing strategies and supporting both manual and automated testing
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data
• Build and maintain automated test frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing
• Perform manual testing for new features, enhancements, production fixes, and complex business workflows
• Design and execute end-to-end testing for the Collateral AppChain, including smart contracts, tokenization and transaction workflows, network interactions, permissions, APIs, and on-chain/off-chain integrations
• Collaborate with engineers during design and development to identify quality risks and define effective testing strategies early in the lifecycle
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Analyze requirements and user stories to ensure completeness, testability, and quality acceptance criteria
• Execute functional, integration, regression, performance, and non-functional testing activities as required
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution while providing clear reproduction steps and impact assessments
• Support CI/CD initiatives by integrating automated testing into deployment pipelines and release processes
• Work closely with DevSecOps and security teams to validate application quality, reliability, and security requirements
• Develop quality metrics and reporting to provide visibility into test coverage, defect trends, release readiness, and overall product quality
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by enhancing test automation, quality processes, tools, and engineering best practices

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred), or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering roles

Talents Needed for Success:

• Demonstrated experience performing both manual and automated testing in enterprise software environments
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile methodologies, and quality engineering practices
• Experience testing REST APIs, web applications, microservices, and distributed systems
• Knowledge of defect tracking, test management, and reporting tools
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience testing blockchain, digital-asset, or distributed-ledger platforms, including smart contracts and on-chain/off-chain transaction workflows
• Experience with permissioned blockchain networks or AppChains; exposure to Hyperledger Besu or comparable enterprise blockchain technology is strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience with modern automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or comparable technologies
• Experience working with CI/CD platforms and automated quality gates
• Knowledge of performance, security, and resiliency testing practices

We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!
The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Us
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the Team
DTCC Digital Assets is at the forefront of driving institutional adoption of digital assets technology with a steadfast commitment to innovation anchored in security and stability. As the financial services industry's trusted technology partner, we pride ourselves on empowering a globally interconnected and efficient ecosystem. Our mission is to provide secure and compliant infrastructure for digital assets, enabling financial institutions to unlock the full potential of blockchain technology.