Test Automation Engineer

Join us as a Test Automation Engineer at Barclays where you will spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experience. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our applications. With a strong background in Test automation, you will drive the testing strategy, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software.

To be successful as Test Automation Engineer you should possess:

• Experience in software testing with expertise in designing, developing, and implementing robust test automation frameworks.

• Delivering manual and automation testing solutions in a complex business area with emphasis on creation, maintenance, and execution of automated tests.

• Strong knowledge in Java programming language for automation testing together with Selenium, BDD Cucumber, TestNG and SQL. Familiarity with build tools such as Maven or Gradle.

• Perform functional testing for Android and iOS native applications, Angular based front end web application and back-end applications(e.g. Java Spring Boot), ensuring high quality and maintainable test solutions.

• Design and implement automation scripts using Appium for both Android and iOS.

• Develop effective test plans and strategies to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Proficiency in automation tools like Selenium, Cypress, TestNG, or RestAssured.

• Write and maintain test cases using BDD frameworks like Cucumber.

• Implement testing workflows using TestNG and Selenium with Core Java.

• Work with CI/CD pipelines, including Freestyle and Pipeline jobs in Jenkins or similar tools.

• Test execution using cloud-based mobile testing platforms like seeTest or Browser Stack.

• Understand business requirements and independently design appropriate test processes.

• Perform database validation and automate result comparisons to ensure data integrity across systems.

• Experience with API testing and integration testing using tools like Postman or Rest Assured.

• Strong programming skills in Java and JavaScript for writing automated test scripts.

Some other highly valued skills includes:

• Strong experience in mobile application functional testing.

• Proficiency in Appium, Selenium, and Core Java.

• Solid understanding of BDD using Cucumber and TestNG framework.

• Good hands-on experience with SQL and automating database result validation.

• Exposure to CI/CD tools and creating automation-friendly pipelines.

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the testing lifecycle. 

• Agile Methodologies: Knowledge of Scrum practices, JIRA for tracking

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 out of 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 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.