Senior QA Engineer [T500-30490]

CIBC India; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CIBC India in Hyderabad seeks an experienced Senior QA Engineer to lead test design, execution, and quality across applications and platforms. You will translate requirements into test strategies, drive automation, and oversee defect management with minimal supervision.

This role includes people management, coaching a QA team, coordinating with product and engineering, and ensuring release readiness while complying with banking regulations and security standards.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in QA within financial services or tech.
• Strong hands-on testing across web, mobile and API testing.
• Experience with automation testing tools such as Selenium and Robot Framework.
• Knowledge of SDLC, QA/testing lifecycle, databases and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to lead test strategy, design, execution and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Lead test design, execution, and quality assurance across multiple platforms.
• Own test strategy, coverage, and release readiness.
• Drive test automation initiatives and manage defects and data for releases.
• Coach and develop QA team members; promote best practices.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to ensure quality outcomes.

Skills

Automation testing

Selenium

Robot Framework

Java

iOS testing

JIRA

GitHub

CI/CD

Education

Computer Science degree

Engineering degree

Tools

Robot Framework

Selenium

GitHub Actions

Oracle/SQL

Job description

CIBC is a leading North American bank, with a history of more than 150 years of living our purpose - to help make your ambition a reality. Client relationships are at the center of our strategy, and our growth is enabled by a highly engaged and connected global team. From digital banking to community impact, we’re proud to drive progress for our clients and our communities. Recognized for our culture, award-winning innovation and community investment, CIBC continues to evolve by putting people and progress at the centre of everything we do.

About CIBC India:

CIBC India is a technology and operations hub in Hyderabad, where you’ll be part of our highly engaged and global team, and play a central role in supporting our growth. Whether you’re driving innovation in digital banking or streamlining client onboarding, you’ll be part of a culture recognized for excellence and investment in people. At CIBC India, people and progress are at the center of what we do: you’ll develop skills, collaborate with industry leaders, and see your ideas realized in a culture that values progress and belonging. We provide cutting-edge resources, ongoing learning, and a supportive environment where people come first. If you’re ready to create meaningful change and build your future, CIBC India is where your ambition meets opportunity.

What CIBC India Offers:

At CIBC India, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career that goes well beyond your compensation.

We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including competitive fixed pay, performance-based incentive programs, a family-first benefits program, employer contributions for your retirement, attractive time off and leave offerings, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients worldwide

We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day, a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

What You’ll Be Doing (position summary):

The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for leading test design, execution, and quality assurance across applications and technology platforms. The role applies strong technical expertise and business understanding to analyze requirements, identify risks and impacts, and drive solutions to quality issues. The Senior QA Engineer defines test strategy, translates business requirements into test scenarios and cases, and leads functional integration, regression, and automation testing as appropriate. The role also oversees defect management, test data preparation, and release validation to help ensure reliable system performance. Working with a high degree of judgment and independence, the Senior QA Engineer collaborates with stakeholders to clarify requirements, investigate issues, support timely resolution, and strengthen overall quality practices. This is also a people manager role, with responsibility for leading, coaching, and developing a team of Quality Assurance professionals, setting clear expectations, supporting performance and career growth, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture aligned to CIBC’s values. This role is part of CIBC India, our newly established office that supports our U.S. and Canadian businesses through global collaboration, technology expertise and operational excellence.

At CIBC India we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (including on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed (responsibilities):

• People Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop team members by setting clear expectations, providing ongoing feedback, supporting career development, and managing performance to ensure strong individual and team outcomes. Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Delivery: Lead complex quality assurance activities with a high degree of independence, owning test outcomes, priorities, and cross-team coordination. Ensure testing deliverables and quality initiatives are executed in line with business needs, release timelines, and departmental objectives.
• Technical Excellence: Drive improvements in product quality, test automation, and release confidence. Lead test strategy, test design, execution, defect management, and root-cause analysis, while strengthening test coverage, reducing recurring defects, and improving quality practices across the delivery lifecycle.
• Industry and Domain Impact: Apply banking, application, and regulatory knowledge to support sound quality decisions and continuous improvement. Use industry trends and data-driven insights to recommend enhancements to test practices, release quality, and risk management.
• Risk and Compliance: Participate in project-level risk assessments, define and execute quality mitigation plans, and ensure testing supports security, privacy, and compliance requirements. Adhere to applicable policies and regulatory standards, stay current on changes, and partner with Compliance and Audit as needed.
• Stakeholder and Team Management: Work across product, design, operations, and partner teams. Communicate status, risks, and decisions clearly; influence cross-functional outcomes; participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing to raise team standards. Build strong relationships with team members, peers, and U.S. based partners

Experience: 6-8 years of experience

Who You Are (skills/qualifications):

• Degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field or relevant certifications and/or completion of a relevant bootcamp
• 6-8 years of related experience OR Combination of education and experience, ideally within financial services or tech
• Comprehensive knowledge of banking products and services, financial markets, wealth management, trading, and industry regulations; deep understanding of current industry trends and developments; ability to lead initiatives that leverage industry knowledge to drive business improvements
• Leads projects or initiatives with moderate oversight; responsible for project outcomes and task delegation; makes decisions within defined parameters
• Ability to solve tactical problems and ensure project alignment with departmental goals
• Lead risk assessments, develop risk mitigation plans, and ensure compliance with risk management policies
• Lead compliance adherence within their projects; ensure project outcomes adhere to regulatory requirements; stay informed about regulatory changes and their impact on operations; partner with Compliance and Audit teams
• Advanced knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle, testing lifecycle, databases, Oracle, SQL, batch processing, firewalls, FTP, and SFTP
• Deep hands-on experience with manual and automated testing across multiple platforms
• Strong experience with automation testing tools such as Selenium and scalable test solutions
• Extensive experience creating and executing test cases, managing defects, and leading functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing
• Advanced understanding of test automation concepts, object-oriented programming, and scalable quality engineering practices
• Strong working knowledge of JIRA, GitHub, and GitHub Actions for test management, defect tracking, version control, and CI/CD support
• Solid technical understanding of Java and iOS application environments to guide test strategy and quality oversight
• Hands-on experience with Robot Framework or comparable Gherkin-based automation frameworks for scalable test automation
• Ability to lead automation-first QA practices across web, mobile, and API testing
• Experience reviewing test coverage, pipeline quality gates, and release readiness in agile delivery environments
• Strong collaboration skills to work with developers, product owners, and release teams to drive quality outcomes
• Knowledge of and experience with Artificial Intelligence and its practical application in testing or technology solutions
• Champions change and drives improvements in quality, processes, and outcomes
• Strong influencing, relationship management, and collaboration skills
• Digitally savvy and innovative; evaluates and adopts new tools, technologies, and trends
• Client-focused team player with sound judgment
• Highly accountable, with ownership of quality, delivery, and outcomes

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