QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Deutsche Bank AG; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Non-contributory pension

30 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Healthcare

Retail Discounts

Bike4Work

Gym benefits

CSR volunteering leave

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in Birmingham seeks a QA Lead & Automation Engineer to shape test automation strategy across Archiving Technology. You’ll lead teams, design frameworks, and drive automation across UI, API and DB, while mentoring junior engineers and aligning with performance standards.

The role emphasizes a strong CI/CD DevOps integration, TDD/BDD practices, and leveraging tools like Selenium, JUnit, Jenkins, and LoadRunner to boost reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Defining and implementing test automation strategies in large IT organisations.
• Strong experience with CI/CD within Agile DevOps environments.
• Familiarity with TDD/BDD using Gerkin/Cucumber syntax.

Responsibilities

• Standardise, maintain and improve test automation framework for Archiving Technology.
• Automate tests across UI, API, and Database layers.
• Develop dashboards and monitor automation results.
• Mentor junior Quality Engineers in test automation.
• Share solutions and guide non-financial risk testing approaches.
• Align with performance monitoring standards and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Test Automation

CI/CD

Selenium

BDD/TDD

Java

Team leadership

Jenkins

Jira

Cucumber

LoadRunner

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium Framework

Serenity

JUnit

TestNG

LoadRunner

Jenkins

TeamCity

Git

Job description

Job Description: 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

• 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. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 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. For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities. Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management (DWS) division. Together we can make a great impact for our clients at home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security. More information at: Deutsche Bank Careers (db.com)