Job Title : Testing Engineer
Location: Pune

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

Hybrid Working

Structured hybrid role:
At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Introduction:

This role spans across leading / working on multiple projects or modules and coordinating with teams & stakeholders to understand requirements, lead the delivery of Data solutions and platforms. You should guide and mentor team members and help them stay motivated and focussed. Be flexible with the scope and requirements of the role with the changing scope and needs of client deliveries.

What will you be doing?

• Own and manage the functional & non-functional testing activities end to end, taking responsibility for team, setting realistic expectations and delivering on them
• Manage multiple deliveries at project and programme levels simultaneously
• Build efficiency in testing and continuous improvement of test methods, techniques and process.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive test automation strategy, processes and procedures for data-related applications and systems.
• Design and implement functional and non-functional test automation frameworks
• Develop and implement strategies to reduce test execution time and increase test accuracy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, data engineers, and data scientists, to ensure effective test coverage.
• Drive continuous improvement of test automation practices through retrospectives and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Lead a team of test automation engineers, providing mentorship and guidance on best practices and standards
• Continuously assess and improve the effectiveness of test automation efforts through performance metrics and reporting
• Identify and implement tools and technologies to enhance test automation efficiency and accuracy
• Drive the adoption of DevOps practices within the test automation team
• Lead cross-functional teams to identify and implement opportunities for automation within manual testing processes
• Mentor and develop team members to enhance their skills and expertise in test automation.
• Foster a culture of quality within the organization through effective test automation practices
• Monitor and report on test automation coverage and effectiveness
• Supporting & driving regression testing using automated regression test pack and Behavioural Development Testing methodology.
• Liaise with Programme test team to execute and provide support during their ST, SIT, NFT, UAT, OAT & LCT test phases.
• Proactive reporting of risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement test automation standards and guidelines
• Establishing clear roles and responsibilities of the team
• Following established process and practices with regards to source code management and audit controls.
• Working closely with global technology team members in other regions, participating in and contributing to technical discussions.
• Participation in management team meetings covering overall testing status, impact & key improvements.

What we’re looking for:

• Experienced in Complex Deliveries
• Strong communication skills – ability to communicate in a clear and concise fashion
• Self-motivated and results focused
• Ability to meet/exceed targets and work under pressure to achieve migration targets
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and best practices in test automation, particularly within the data domain
• Minimum educational qualification required for this role is Bachelors

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Strong experience in functional and non-functional testing including test strategy development, planning & execution
• Hands-on experience in testing ETL services.
• Sound stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience of communicating technical projects to non-technical stakeholders
• Good understanding of the full SDLC lifecycle and agile methodologies.
• Good understanding of standard message formats including ISO formats.
• Good understanding of Behavioural Development Testing methodology.

Where will you be working?
Pune

Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset
We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect
We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity
We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
Service
We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
Excellence
We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
Stewardship
We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower
Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
Challenge
Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
Drive
Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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