Automation QA engineer (ETL/Python)

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. 

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as a “Automation QA engineer" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with, skills to meet business requirement as well as job-specific skillsets.

To be successful as a “Automation QA engineer ", you should have experience with:

  Basic/ Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience in manual and automation testing, including functional testing, regression testing, and end-to-end validation.
• Strong practical expertise in Python, Pytest, Shell scripting, and Java, with the ability to support and enhance QA automation initiatives.
• Proven track record in designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks for
• ETL-based systems OR Middleware platforms processing large volumes of database records
• High-performance file processing and report generation systems
• Strong experience writing: Unit tests, integration tests, and automated regression suites
• Solid understanding of: BDD, Test design techniques, test coverage, and defect lifecycle
• Strong experience with GitLab/Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, and test execution automation.
• Hands-on scripting or development experience in Java or Python (ability to support dev teams when needed).
• Understanding of relational DB or NoSQL DB and PL/SQL and experience with Unix systems
• Experience working with API tools such as Postman, Swagger, or similar.
• Minimum Qualification – bachelor’s degree.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Knowledge of investment banking and trade processing systems
• Knowledge of microservices testing, event-driven systems, and messaging middleware.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools: Splunk, ELK, AppDynamics (or similar)
• Experience supporting non-production environments and test environment triage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and ability to work across global teams.
• Ability to drive quality strategy and promote automation-first culture.
• Strong time-management and ability to handle multiple, parallel workstreams.
• Scrum Alliance – Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO),  SAFe – Product Owner/ Product.

This role will be based out of Pune.