Automation Tester

Automation Tester at Barclays

Join us as an Automation Tester at Barclays, where you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality, and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. This role involves harnessing cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

Role Responsibilities

To be successful as an Automation Tester, you will:

• Design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Develop and implement comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
• Create and execute automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested.
• Perform root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution.
• Collaborate 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.

Other Valued Skills & Contributions

Some other highly valued skills and contributions may include:

• Having an impact on the work of related teams within the area and partnering with other functions and business areas.
• Taking responsibility for the end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalating breaches of policies/procedures appropriately and embedding new policies/procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advising and influencing decision-making within your own area of expertise.
• Taking ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to your work and delivering it in line with relevant rules, regulation, and codes of conduct.
• Maintaining and continually building an understanding of how your sub-function integrates with the broader function, alongside knowledge of the organization’s products, services, and processes.
• Demonstrating an understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of organizational objectives.
• Making evaluative judgments based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolving problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience, guided by precedents.
• Guiding and persuading team members and communicating complex/sensitive information.
• Acting as a contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts both internally and externally.

Purpose of the Role & Accountabilities

The purpose of this role is to design, develop, and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring 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.
• Collaborate 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.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

All colleagues are 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.

Location

The role is based out of Pune.

Key skills/competency

• Automation Testing
• Test Strategy & Planning
• Automated Test Scripting
• Defect Management
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Software Quality Assurance
• Performance Testing
• User Experience Testing
• Secure Coding Practices
• Industry Technology Trends