QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Deutsche Bank; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension plan

Private healthcare

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Deutsche Bank in Birmingham seeks a QA Lead Automation Engineer to define and shape the test automation strategy for Archiving Technology within the TDI division. You will lead development of automation frameworks, mentor engineers and drive standardized testing approaches across UI, API and database layers.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation, performance testing, and collaboration with product teams in a hybrid working setup, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in defining & implementing test automation strategies in large IT organisations
• Proficient in Agile with CI/CD DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of TDD/BDD with Gherkin/Cucumber.
• Hands-on with Selenium & Serenity frameworks; TestNG/JUnit.
• Experience in performance testing with LoadRunner or JMeter and integrating with CI tools.
• Ability to design and maintain test automation dashboards.
• Comfort using Jira, Confluence, SharePoint/Office 365.
• Awareness of AI tools to enhance productivity and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Standardisation, Continuous Improvement & Maintenance of Test Automation framework across Archiving Technology.
• Define a standard automation approach for UI, API, and database layers.
• Develop automated dashboards for Archiving Tech performance.
• Coach junior engineers on test automation best practices.
• Share knowledge and solutions for automation challenges.
• Define and enforce Non-Financial Risk and performance testing standards.

Skills

Test Automation strategy

Agile CI/CD

Selenium

JUnit/TestNG

LoadRunner/Performance Testing

JMeter

Jenkins

TeamCity

BDD/TDD (Gherkin/Cucumber)

Performance dashboards

AI tools productivity

Tools

Selenium

Serenity

TestNG

JUnit

LoadRunner

JMeter

Jenkins

TeamCity

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Location Birmingham

Corporate Title Assistant Vice President

An exciting opportunity for a driven Test Automation Engineer, to define and impact the strategic test

automation approach across a cutting-edge, award-winning department in the Bank’s Technology, Data & Innovation (TDI) division.

As the QA Lead Automation Engineer for Archiving Technology, working with Test Engineers and Product colleagues, you will play a key role in ensuring a thorough and consistent approach to Test Automation across our domain.

You will lead the development and maintenance of Test Automation frameworks and scripts across Archiving Technology for both Functional and Non-Functional testing activities, analysing results and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Standardisation, Continuous Improvement & Maintenance of Test Automation Framework across the Archiving Technology including coding guidelines
• Standard automation test approach to test the different layers of the Product i.e. UI, API, Database, etc.
• Automated Test Automation Dashboards for Archiving Tech
• Coach and mentor the junior Quality Engineers on Test Automation
• Knowledge sharing of approach and solution to Test Automation issues/challenges by demonstration
• Standardising the definition of Non-Financial Risk (NFR) & related performance Testing approach; Adherence to Bank’s Performance monitoring standards

Your skills and experience

• Experience of defining & implementing Test Automation strategies in large IT organisations, ideally working in an Agile framework operating a CI/CD DevOps approach
• Thorough understanding of TDD and BDD techniques including Gerkin, Cucumber syntax
• Understanding of Automated design patterns – Page Object Model; Factory Design Pattern, FaçadePattern, Singleton Pattern
• Significant experience of following tools: - Selenium & Serenity Automation framework; TestNG; Junit; LoadRunner/Performance Centre; JMeter; Integrating test automation with Jenkins & Team City
• Demonstrable experience of defining Non-Functional Requirements and developing performance testing automation frameworks
• Good working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint online, O365, ServiceNow
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be namedin The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has beenawarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in theirTop 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [e-mail] to discuss.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.