Position Overview

Job Title: Lead QA Automation Engineer - AVP

Corporate Title: AVP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer is responsible for ensuring testing strategies, plans and deliverables are executed for all applications and programs of work within their domain. Work includes:

Designing and conducting testing procedures and frameworks to verify software and other technical products to ensure expected functional performance
Investigating instances where software and technical products do not perform as expected
Designing and conducting quality assurance practices to support business development activities
Driving the adoption of recognized best practice and policy and contributes to the ongoing improvement of methodologies and assets for the business
Working with their counterparts across the business to raise the standard of QA across the bank
Recording of defects and the collation of metrics and KPI information for reporting purposes
Testing disciplines include: Performance Testing, TDD, Test Automation, Test Processes, Testing Products

What We'll Offer You

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you'll enjoy:

B est in class leave policy
Gender neutral parental leaves
100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
Accident and Term life Insurance
Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python and testing frameworks like Cucumber BDD.
Collaborate with development and QA teams to understand application features and create robust, comprehensive automation suite.
Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) to ensure continuous testing and deployment.
Develop and execute performance, load, and stress testing strategies to ensure application reliability and scalability.
Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to ensure test code quality and best practices.
Analyze test results, provide detailed reports, and work to improve test coverage, traceability, and efficiency.
Stay up-to-date with emerging testing technologies and methodologies to continuously improve the testing process.

Your Skills And Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

10+ years of experience in test automation.
Strong proficiency in Python Scripting and experience with automation frameworks like Playwright, REST Assured, Serenity BDD Cucumber, Gatling etc.
Strong understanding of data types, classes, objects, inheritance, and encapsulation to build modular and scalable applications
Strong proficiency in pytest, mocking, fixtures, and test automation
Solid understanding of integration testing patterns and test environments
Hands-on experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD tools (e.g.Jenkins), build tools (e.g. Gradle) and Linux Environments.
Experience in testing RESTful APIs and web services.
Experience in using messaging queues like MQ, streaming platforms like Kafka.
Familiarity with relational or NoSQL databases, database testing, including SQL queries and data validation in RDBMS, Big Data.
Knowledge of BDD/TDD methodologies and tools like Cucumber or JBehave.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience in implementing TDD and In-Sprint Automation
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

How We'll Support You

Training and development to help you excel in your career
Coaching and support from experts in your team
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

How We'll Support You

Training and development to help you excel in your career
Coaching and support from experts in your team
A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About Us And Our Teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Lead QA Automation Engineer - AVP