QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Deutsche Bank · Birmingham · hybrid We are seeking a driven Test Automation Engineer to define and impact the strategic test automation approach across a cutting-edge department in our Technology, Data & Innovation (TDI) division. As the QA Lead Automation Engineer for Archiving Technology, you will play a key role in ensuring a thorough and consistent approach to Test Automation across our domain. You will lead the development and maintenance of Test Automation frameworks and scripts across Archiving Technology for both Functional and Non-Functional testing activities, analysing results and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Responsibilities Standardisation, Continuous Improvement & Maintenance of Test Automation Framework across the Archiving Technology including coding guidelines Standard automation test approach to test the different layers of the Product i.e. UI, API, Database, etc. Automated Test Automation Dashboards for Archiving Tech Coach and mentor the junior Quality Engineers on Test Automation Knowledge sharing of approach and solution to Test Automation issues/challenges by demonstration Standardising the definition of Non-Financial Risk (NFR) & related performance Testing approach; Adherence to Bank’s Performance monitoring standards Benefits Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them Competitive salary and non-contributory pension 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year Requirements Experience of defining & implementing Test Automation strategies in large IT organisations, ideally working in an Agile framework operating a CI/CD DevOps approach Thorough understanding of TDD and BDD techniques including Gerkin, Cucumber syntax Understanding of Automated design patterns – Page Object Model; Factory Design Pattern, FaçadePattern, Singleton Pattern Significant experience of following tools: - Selenium & Serenity Automation framework; TestNG; Junit; LoadRunner/Performance Centre; JMeter; Integrating test automation with Jenkins & Team City Demonstrable experience of defining Non-Functional Requirements and developing performance testing automation frameworks Good working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint online, O365, ServiceNow Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs