QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Deutsche Bank; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking a QA Lead & Automation Engineer in Birmingham. You will be responsible for developing Test Automation frameworks and leading quality assurance initiatives within the Technology, Data & Innovation division. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in test automation strategies, Agile frameworks, and relevant tools like Selenium and JIRA. A competitive salary and hybrid working options are offered.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Private Healthcare

Flexible benefits including Retail Discounts

CSR programme with volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Experience in Test Automation strategies within large IT organizations.
• Solid understanding of Agile CI/CD DevOps environment.
• Knowledge of automated design patterns required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of Test Automation frameworks.
• Coach junior Quality Engineers on automation practices.
• Engage in continuous improvement of testing processes.

Skills

Test Automation strategies implementation

Agile framework competence

TDD and BDD understanding

Selenium automation

Performance testing knowledge

JIRA and Confluence familiarity

Tools

Selenium

TestNG

Junit

LoadRunner

JMeter

Jenkins

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

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 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 [e-mail] 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.