Job Description

Job title : Automation Test 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
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly
We\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99 and clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\xe2\x80\x99re 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.

BUK & BX \xe2\x80\x93 All locations We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\xe2\x80\x99re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date.
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.


Introduction:
The candidate selected for this role will be responsible for verifying and validating CMA CASS applications for the Compliance business.

• Need to perform Functional tester activities
• End to end testing delivery through Agile teams
• Manage & support QA process and schedule
• Ensuring adaption of Agile & DevOps methodologies
• Working with test manager to agree release schedules
• Proving regular updates to the test manager and stakeholders regarding testing progress.

What will you be doing?

• Delivering Product change by actively participating the daily stand ups, Sprint planning and product backlogs meetings.
• Building effective working relationship with the product owners and deliver the change for CMA CASS systems.
• Managing the impact assessment for the proposed change in the integrated technology environment, in particular understanding the impact of the proposed changes on all upstream and downstream systems and delivery utilizing the DevOps tools
• Delivery of agreed change to time, quality and cost parameters, Flexible and hard working.
• Mentoring for new joiners within the team.
• Identifying key Automation candidate and build the automation capabilities within the team.
• Asses team readiness of Agile and proactively managing any gaps to ensure good agile delivery.
• Act as a point of contact with business users and manage UAT phases.
• Take ownership of UAT issues and communicate status clearly to the stakeholders.
• Excellent problem solving skills, able to shift priorities quickly, Ability to multitask, Values-based approach

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:

• Experience in Protractor with TypeScript or JavaScript
• Experience in Python for flat file Automation
• Able to understand and derive the Functional and Non-functional testing requirement
• Should have knowledge of creating QA Automation framework and any scripting language, Knowledge of Agile development \xe2\x80\x98best practices\xe2\x80\x99 and the QA engagement strategy using Agile methodologies, Must be independent and creative in approach to problems and issues and be proactive.
• Ability to understand architecture and derive the impact of change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skills that will help you in the role :

• 6+ years Experience working in the Investment Banking or Regulatory domains for testing projects.
• Experience with TDD and BDD testing framework
• Experience with JIRA for Project and task tracking
• Experience with SQL and Advanced SQL
• BE or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other relevant subjects.

Where will you be working?
Pune


Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more \xe2\x80\x93 as a professional, and as a person. \xe2\x80\x98Be More @ Barclays\xe2\x80\x99 represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It\xe2\x80\x99s 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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