Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer

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.

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.

Join us as a Test Automation Engineer at Barclays 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:

• Design and implement comprehensive test automation frameworks using Java or Python, Selenium and Appium.
• Develop and maintain API test suites using RestAssured for backend service validation.
• Create efficient, maintainable, and scalable automated test scripts for web and mobile applications.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins for continuous testing.
• Build and manage test projects using Maven and Gradle build tools.
• Implement reporting mechanisms to provide clear visibility into test results and quality metrics.
• Experience with BDD testing framework.
• Experience on test management tools like Jira / Xray / ALM.
• Familiarity with version control systems like GIT or Stash.
• Familiarity with Agile methodology.
• Knowledge on AWS (Lex, Connect, Lamda, S3, CloudWatch, DynamoDB).

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Collaborate with development teams to ensure testability and quality throughout the SDLC.
• Identify opportunities for test optimization and implement solutions to improve test efficiency.
• Mobile testing or BMB domain knowledge.
• Generative AI.
• Machine Learning.
• Understanding of NLU or NLP.
• Basic understanding of other AWS services.
• Contact center knowledge.

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.