Test Automation Engineer
Barclays PLC · Pune · onsite · Posted today
Undisclosed3–8 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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About this role
Join us as a Test Automation Engineer. At Barclays, we don t just adapt to the future, we create it. test automation engineer you will support the organization, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.
To be a successful 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.
- Banking domain knowledge such as Payments & Transfer, Treasury, Settlement, Reconciliation, Regulatory and Compliance Controls.
- 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.
Additional relevant skills given below are highly valued:
- 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.
This role is based in Pune.
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 organizations technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Vice President Expectations
- To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures. .
- If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. .
- 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 be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions. .
- Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
- Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
- Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
- Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
- Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.
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About Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC
Banking
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336 years old
London, England
United Kingdom
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