Test Automation Engineer

Role:

• Designs, builds and maintains automated test solutions to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements.
• Designs, develops and maintains automation frameworks and test scripts in Java or C#, ensuring alignment with CoE standards and overall IT test strategy
• Creates and manages automated test data sets — covering both valid and invalid scenarios — to thoroughly exercise program logic, verify system flows and maximise coverage
• Collaborates with project teams and business stakeholders to integrate automated testing into user acceptance testing, alpha and beta testing phases
• Ensures automated test suites are successfully executed, results are documented, defects are raised and all issues are resolved prior to release
• Contributes to or leads the automation aspects of deployment preparation and execution for both Pre-Production and Production environments through to the end of the warranty period

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Description:

Typically requires software engineering discipline, project coordination ability and people guidance skills, as well as being a recognised automation expert. Uses these competencies:

• To formulate the automation strategy, including framework selection, toolchain definition and integration approach, for one or more standard to larger projects
• To specify and plan the corresponding automation activities, and lead their execution, being the main reference point for technical escalation and problem resolution
• To ensure that automation delivery is carried out within budget and established CoE procedures, meeting project objectives within quality, time and cost targets
• To analyse and monitor risks in the area of test automation, identifying their potential impact and taking appropriate preventive actions
• Validates product design and requirements documentation to ensure that acceptance criteria are suitable for automation, unambiguous and verifiable
• Leads, guides and monitors the analysis, design, implementation and execution of automated test cases, test procedures and test suites
• Schedules automated test runs and monitors, measures, controls and reports on execution progress, product quality status and test results; adapts the automation plan as needed to respond to evolving project conditions
• Produces a summary test automation report at the end of each project engagement, including coverage achieved, defects found and framework reuse metrics
• Supports deployment activities by consolidating automated verification scenarios, coordinating execution with release and operations teams, and providing rapid automated diagnostics immediately after deployment
• Work requires anticipation of future implications beyond immediate problems and may involve creating new framework approaches or reusable components to structurally address recurring challenges; provides feedback and improvement input into CoE automation practices and risk management strategy
• Works with a high level of autonomy, with performance and achievements subject to CoE management review
• The role requires well-developed skills to communicate, influence and collaborate across a large and heterogeneous set of project stakeholders, business analysts, architects and operations teams
• Has a direct contributory impact on the quality and stability of non-stop applications and systems, thereby avoiding disruption to mission-critical services and maintaining a clear competitive advantage.
• Works with internal stakeholders, project teams and external vendors to ensure an effective and evolving automation practice is maintained across the organisation
• May coach junior automation engineers or test analysts in automation techniques and framework usage; xlxgzvr may supervise and assess the performance of Test Analysts involved in automation activities

Technical Profile:

Mandatory:

• Proficiency in Java or C# with solid object-oriented programming skills and clean code practices
• Proven experience with a major automation framework: Java (Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, Cucumber/Gherkin, TestNG or JUnit) or C# (Playwright, SpecFlow, NUnit, RestSharp)
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps)
• Proficiency with Git, branching strategies and code review practices
• Strong understanding of software testing fundamentals: test levels, test types, coverage analysis, defect lifecycle management
• Experience in API test automation (REST and/or SOAP)

Valued:

• Exposure to performance or load testing tools (Gatling, JMeter, k6)
• Experience with containerised test execution (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with test management tools (JIRA/Xray, ALM/Quality Center, Azure Test Plans)
• Knowledge of financial market infrastructure, post-trade processing or securities settlement
• ISTQB Test Automation Engineer certification or equivalent