Job Description

Purpose of the role

To assess and uplift the quality of BIA’s assurance and operational practices.

Accountabilities

• Identification and targeting of areas of risk; contributing to the development of a risk based plan the QA.
• Assessment of the quality of assurance and the effectiveness of operational practices in line with QA’s plan and requirements in an insightful and timely manner.
• Collaboration and relationships development with stakeholders to develop quality initiatives, and action plans to monitor performance, improve business areas and govern operations.
• Communication of results and recommendations, both written and verbal.
• Identification of trends (internal and external) related to quality assurance and monitor compliance to regulatory standards and QA’s section of the audit charter.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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 QA Automation Tester. At Barclays, innovation isn’t just encouraged; it’s expected. You will be required to have an experience in SOLD Simplification. It is a multiyear initiative to make the platform compliant to most valuable environment, hardware refresh and removing redundant functionalities. You will be required to lead the overall engineering & development of this initiative. You will be an Engineering Lead and required to coordinate & support requirement Discovery, initiative & delivery planning, roadmap and stakeholder management.

To be successful as a QA Automation Tester, you should have experience with:

• Experience in end-to-end manual and automated testing within complex enterprise systems, with a strong focus on scalable automation frameworks.

• Proficiency in Java or Python for test automation

• Strong working knowledge of automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, RestAssured, TestNG, Maven etc.

• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI, with solid Git version control skills.

• Strong understanding of QA best practices, including risk-based testing, test optimization, and automation strategy.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and share automation knowledge.

• Experience with Service Now application testing.

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery models.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in our Pune office.