At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Technical Proficiency Required: Strong technical skills in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and testing tools including Cypress, TypeScript, Postman, Jest, and Jira. Must effectively apply these skills to design, develop, test, and maintain automated testing solutions that ensure software quality and reliability.
• Test Automation Experience Required: Demonstrated experience in writing and executing complex test cases and test scripts, with proficiency in end-to-end, API, and performance/load testing methodologies. Required to improve testing efficiency, consistency, and coverage across the software development lifecycle.
• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills Required: Strong analytical abilities to break down complex software problems into manageable components and devise effective testing solutions through critical and strategic thinking. Essential for identifying root causes of defects and ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Attention to Detail Required: Sharp observational skills and curiosity to thoroughly test features and identify potential bugs before release. Must understand feature implementation and maintain a meticulous testing approach to catch edge cases and ensure quality standards are met.
• Collaboration and Communication Skills Required: Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and communicate clearly with stakeholders including developers, product managers, and other QA team members. Required for successful coordination of testing efforts and clear reporting of quality metrics and issues.
• DevOps and CI/CD Knowledge Preferred: Familiarity with source/version control systems such as Git and AWS CI/CD pipelines. Preferred to support integration of automated testing into deployment processes and enhance overall development workflow efficiency.
• AWS Serverless Experience Preferred: Our products extensively utilize AWS serverless services, including Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, Step Functions, EventBridge, and more. A strong understanding of these AWS technologies is highly beneficial for troubleshooting and designing first-class automation frameworks.
• AI Knowledge and Competencies: Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.

Responsibilities

Design and execute comprehensive testing strategies to ensure software quality through automated testing across web applications and APIs.

• Design and implement test strategies and plans for software applications, determining appropriate testing approaches based on project requirements and risk assessment to ensure comprehensive quality coverage.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using testing tools and scripting languages, creating reusable test components that improve testing efficiency and reduce manual effort across development cycles.
• Execute end-to-end, API, and performance testing to validate application functionality, data integrity, and system performance under various load conditions, ensuring applications meet quality standards before release.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand requirements, provide testing guidance, and communicate quality metrics and defect status throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Analyze test results and identify defects by investigating failures, documenting bugs with detailed reproduction steps, and working with development teams to prioritize and resolve issues based on severity and business impact.
• Maintain test documentation and reporting by creating and updating test cases, test data sets, and quality metrics dashboards to provide visibility into testing progress and application quality status.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions to provide testability feedback and ensure quality considerations are incorporated early in the development process, working independently with minimal supervision on assigned projects.

About the team

Our Digital Content & Innovation team is responsible for moodys.com and our AI Studio.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $132,600.00 - $192,300.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.