QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Deutsche Bank; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Birmingham seeks an experienced QA Lead & Automation Engineer. In this role, you will define and oversee Test Automation frameworks for Archiving Technology while mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a strong background in Test Automation strategies within Agile environments, knowledge of Selenium, and experience with CI/CD processes. This position offers competitive compensation, hybrid working options, and numerous employee benefits geared towards your personal growth and well-being.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Competitive salary

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in defining & implementing Test Automation strategies in large IT organizations.
• Thorough understanding of automation techniques like TDD and BDD.
• Significant experience with Selenium and related frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain Test Automation frameworks across Archiving Technology.
• Coach junior Quality Engineers in Test Automation skills.
• Standardize Continuous Improvement of Test Automation Framework.

Skills

Test Automation strategies

TDD and BDD techniques

Selenium & Serenity Automation

Integration with Jenkins

Performance testing frameworks

JIRA and Confluence

Tools

Jenkins

Selenium

LoadRunner

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 Banks 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 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 Banks 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

How we 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 have been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for six consecutive years. Additionally we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ inclusion.

If you have a disability health condition or require any adjustments during the application process we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on to discuss how we can best support you. Alternatively you can share your phone number and a member of the team will be happy to call you to talk through your specific requirements.

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.

Key Skills

Change Management, Corporate Communications, Apache Commons, Compensation, Civil Quality Control

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1