Senior QA Automation Engineer (Python, Selenium & AI Testing) - Assistant Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Pune is seeking a seasoned IT Quality Sr Analyst to apply in-depth disciplinary knowledge and lead process improvements within software QA. You will support UAT, and product rollout into production, while ensuring adherence to SDLC standards and robust quality metrics.

The role requires coaching and mentoring junior staff, strong analytical and diplomatic communication, and the ability to influence decisions across technology teams to deliver reliable services to clients.

Qualifications

• Experience with UAT and product rollout into production.
• Conducts complex process monitoring and audits with actionable recommendations.
• Ensures SDLC standards are documented and followed throughout projects.
• Monitors conformance to standards and identifies risks.
• Documents findings and performs root cause analyses for improvements.
• Acts as advisor/mentor for junior team members.
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills.
• Ability to influence decisions and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for initiatives related to UAT process and product rollout into production.
• Conducts complex process monitoring, product evaluation and audit assignments.
• Ensures project standards and procedures are documented and followed throughout the SDLC.
• Monitors products for conformance to standards and identifies risks.
• Documents findings and performs root cause analyses for improvements.
• Provides recommendations and collaborates with tech teams to develop new standards.
• Ensures corrective actions are tracked and traceable in project artifacts.
• Acts as advisor and mentor for junior team members.

Skills

UAT

QA Testing

Analytical skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Root cause analysis

Job description

The IT Quality Sr Analyst is a seasoned professional role. Applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function. Integrates subject matter and industry expertise within a defined area. Requires in-depth understanding of how areas collectively integrate within the sub-function as well as coordinate and contribute to the objectives of the function and overall business. Evaluates moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact, where development of an approach/taking of an action involves weighing various alternatives and balancing potentially conflicting situations using multiple sources of information. Requires good analytical skills in order to filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex and dynamic material from multiple sources. Strong communication and diplomacy skills are required. Regularly assumes informal/formal leadership role within teams. Involved in coaching and training of new recruits Significant impact in terms of project size, geography, etc. by influencing decisions through advice, counsel and/or facilitating services to others in area of specialization. Work and performance of all teams in the area are directly affected by the performance of the individual.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for initiatives related to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process and product rollout into production, making recommendations of solutions and improvements. Responsibilities may also include software quality assurance testing.
• Conducts complex process monitoring, product evaluation and audit assignments; reports issues and makes recommendations for solutions.
• Ensures project standards and procedures exist, are fully / clearly documented and followed throughout the software development life cycle; makes recommendations for enhanced documentation.
• Monitors products for conformance to standards; monitors processes for conformance to procedures; identifies risks and recommends solutions; ensures annual organizational reviews of standards and procedures are conducted.
• Documents findings and performs root cause analyses to provide recommended improvements. Independently recommends solutions and improvements to existing standards and procedures; collaborates with other areas in technology to develop new standards and procedures.
• Ensures all corrective actions are assigned, documented and completed. Verifies traceability in project work products. Gathers, maintains and creates reports on quality metrics.
• Exhibits sound understanding of concepts and principles in own technical area and a basic knowledge of these elements in other areas.
• Requires in-depth understanding of how own area integrates within IT Quality and has basic commercial awareness.
• Acts as advisor and mentor for junior members of the team.
• Makes evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information in complicated and novel situations and provides solutions to problems.
• Has direct impact on the team and closely related teams by ensuring the quality of the tasks/services/information provided by self and others.
• Requires sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients