The Value You Deliver

This is both a hands on role where you need to engage in developing test automation solutions in latest technologies, lead the automation code reviews and coding standards for newer projects as well as lead a team comprising of SDET’s across all the WI QA portfolios. You will work closely with Architects , Dev and Business stakeholders forming future QA blue prints of all our applications and also mentoring the QA teams in adapting latest technologies .

• Designing automation framework best suited for a set of applications

• Translating business and systems requirements into technical requirements for automation

• Designing, developing, documenting, and maintaining automated tests

• Adhering to software engineering principals in development of automation

• Understanding and applying test driven design concepts to test and debug automated solutions and software utilities developed by self and others.

• Delivering accurate and maintainable code for automation and software utilities.

• Collaborating with other technical resources to:

  • Suggest improvements for processes, best practices, and standards.

  • Design and develop automation and software tools.

  • Understand requirements.

  • Identify opportunities to improve maintainability of automation platform.

The Skills that are Key to this role

Technical / Behavioral

• You will apply proven leadership , analytical, problem-solving and quality assurance/testing skills to enhance and validate the quality of the software solutions

• You will be effectively communicating with stakeholders and providing up to date status of delivery

• Actively participate in product release cycle, daily stand up as well as helping team with tactical activities like code review, design optimization etc.

• Work closely with IT Product/Application teams in technology selection, evaluation, recommendation and configuration

• Build and maintain effective relationships with product managers, WS architects and technical leads for individual products

• Evaluate and recommend technology and automation frameworks for flexibility, long-term viability, and time to market

• Regularly provides guidance, training and mentoring to enable other team members to meet/exceed expectations

• You will guide the team to build end to end & regression test strategy

• You will bring in cloud testing expertise

• You will bring in hands-on experience of working on Agile projects

• You will spearhead the automation coverage for a given system including building a CI-CD pipeline to help achieve a frictionless digital experience

• Working in a team to deliver business value by coordinating with Developers, Architects, Analysts and Product owners

• Critical thinking and the ability to work in an agile environment

The Skills that are Good To Have for this role

• Written and verbal communication and presentation skills

• Organizational skills including time, project and process management

• Influencing capabilities

• Ability to work effectively with both business customers and project team members

• Good interpersonal, relationship management and facilitation skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Solid analytical, negotiation & building consensus abilities

• Mainframe expertise is added advantage

• Experience on ICEDQ tool

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

The primary objective of the Workplace Solutions team is to enable the WI business in the US, while working with IT business partners in the US in a well-integrated way. WI comprises five business lines - Defined Contributions, Defined Benefits, Stock Plan Services and Health Care Group and Health Savings Account. Over the past 10 years the WS team has developed technical expertise on various functions within each

business line of Workplace investments, across strategic new products and within data engineering.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of Quality Engineering experience

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