Job Description
Title (Senior Tech Consultant)
Department (FIL Platform - Cllient Experience)
Location (Gurgaon)
Reports To (Director)
Level (6)
We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our GPS Platform Delivery - Record Keeping team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.
About your team
The FIL Platform - Record Keeping is a team of around 200 people whose role is to develop and maintain the systems-of-record we us to administer the pensions and investments of our 1.5m+ workplace and retail customers in UK. In doing this we critical to the delivery of our core product and value proposition to these clients today and in future.
About your role
FIL Platform - Technology stack and engineering ecosystem needs to evolve at a fast pace to cater to strategic technology drivers and to meet end customer experience demands. There is need for a seasoned technologist leader who can lead / drive this space with dedicated energy, passion and inspiration. The person in the role will be expected to lead system regression and performance engineering team, define appropriate test strategies including various aspects of automation testing for the respective programs/projects, co-own the test plan. The person is expected have strong understanding and experience of agile delivery and testing practices, to drive high levels of automation and efficiencies, drive adoption of toolsets in line with the organizational direction and connect to the wider delivery and testing community within the organization to share best practices. The person is expected to have a high degree of connect with the external environment to sense market trends on related technologies and practices and help bring innovation and provide thought leadership to the overall department and the wider organization. The key outcomes shall be (but not limited to) to create a culture of automation keeping DevOps principle of speed and quality in mind.
Candidate would be expected to have exposure to Cloud concepts with respect to testing along with leveraging AI to bring efficiency in overall Quality engineering space. The role shall ensure that other tech experts are well guided/mentored, and the work gets delivered as per tech strategy and guidelines. The role is also expected to lead portfolio level initiatives driving efficiency and thought leadership from QA perspective.
About you
- Expertise in designing and implementing Test Strategy for complex programs using modern engineering principles and AI tools like Git-Hub Co-pilot, Claude etc.
- Extensive experience of test automation framework creation.
- Expertise in at least one functional test automation tool like Selenium, QTP, SoapUI etc.
- Expertise in Database understanding and queries.
- Expertise in API testing concepts and automation.
- Hands on experience in cloud architecture
- Experience in managing a test team of 20 + members.
- Experience of using source code management tools, e.g. SVN/GitHub
- Good understanding of Development Methodologies like “Test Driven Development” and Test Pyramid
- Candidate needs to have rich experience around AI, data, engineering skills, CI / CD and build/ deployment automation tools.
- Exposure to AI tools like Github Co-pilot is must have.
- Appreciate the business principles involved in a program
- Ability to coach and mentor the team
- Stakeholder management
Feel rewarded
For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.
Skills Required
- Expertise designing and implementing test strategies for complex programs using modern engineering principles and AI tools
- Extensive experience creating test automation frameworks
- Expertise with at least one functional test automation tool, such as Selenium, QTP, or SoapUI
- Expertise in databases and queries
- Expertise in API testing concepts and automation
- Hands-on experience with cloud architecture
- Experience managing a test team of more than 20 members
- Experience using source code management tools such as SVN or GitHub
- Understanding of Test Driven Development and the Test Pyramid
- Rich experience with AI, data, engineering, CI/CD, and build or deployment automation tools
- Experience using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot
- Understanding of business principles within a program
- Ability to coach and mentor a team
- Stakeholder management skills
Fidelity International Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity International and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity International.
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Parental & Family Support — Family leave and carers’ support are emphasized via equalized paid parental leave globally and enhanced maternity/adoption policies. Inclusive provisions also cover carers’ leave and compassionate leave to support diverse family needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare benefits and private medical insurance are consistently highlighted as part of the core package across locations. Wellbeing resources, including an Employee Assistance Programme and menopause support, reinforce the depth of health coverage.
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Retirement Support — Pension and retirement savings are positioned as a strong element of the total package in multiple markets. Retirement design is frequently cited alongside paid time off and flexibility as part of a solid overall offer.
Fidelity International Insights
What We Do
Fidelity International offers investment solutions and services and retirement expertise to more than 2.5 million customers globally. As a privately held, purpose-driven company with a 50-year heritage, we think generationally and invest for the long term. Operating in more than 25 countries and with $739.9 billion* in total assets, our clients range from central banks, sovereign wealth funds, large corporates, financial institutions, insurers and wealth managers, to private individuals. Our Workplace & Personal Financial Health business provides individuals, advisers and employers with access to world-class investment choices, third-party solutions, administration services and pension guidance. Together with our Investment Solutions & Services business, we invest $567 billion on behalf of our clients. By combining our asset management expertise with our solutions for workplace and personal investing, we work together to build better financial futures. *Data as of 31 March 2021
