Test Automation Engineer

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability. 

Accountabilities

• Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues.         .
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested.
• Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a Test Automation Engineer where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.

To be successful as a Test Automation Engineer you should have experience with:
 

• Strong hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks for API, UI, and end-to-end testing.
• Extensive experience with Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Karate, and modern test automation tools.
• Strong programming skills in Core Java with a focus on automation framework development and test engineering best practices.
• Proven expertise in API testing, Web Services, REST APIs, and automation of service-based architectures.
• Experience testing enterprise-scale web-based applications across functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing cycles.
• Strong understanding of software testing concepts, methodologies, test strategies, planning, defect management, and quality assurance processes.
• Good working knowledge of SQL and relational databases for backend validation and data-driven testing.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery models and test management tools such as Jira.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into DevOps delivery processes.
• Proven ability to drive quality engineering practices, code reviews, automation standards, and testing governance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and investigative skills with a keen eye for identifying quality risks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, working effectively with development, business, and QA teams.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Banking domain knowledge such as Payments & Transfer, Treasury, Settlement, Reconciliation, Regulatory and Compliance Controls.
• Exposure to performance, scalability, security, and resilience testing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with containerized testing environments using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.
• Experience with modern test reporting, monitoring, and quality dashboards.
• Understanding of cloud-native application testing on AWS, Azure, or Barclays Cloud Platform (BCP).
• Experience working with messaging technologies such as Kafka and MQ for event-driven testing.
• Familiarity with Shift-Left testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices.
• Exposure to test data management, service virtualization, and non-functional testing strategies.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive automation-first quality engineering culture across teams.
• Digital Assets / Blockchain / DLT - Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), Blockchain Architecture, Smart Contract Fundamentals, Tokenization Concepts, Consensus Mechanisms.
• Artificial Intelligence & Developer Productivity - AI-enabled SDLC and Engineering Productivity practices.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
The role is based out of Pune.