Senior Test Automation Manager/ Senior Associate Director, Software Engineering

HSBC Holdings plc; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Senior Test Automation Manager to lead a geographically distributed automation team in Hyderabad. You will establish a scalable automation strategy and develop reusable testware spanning complex modules.

The role focuses on delivering reliable automation coverage across payments technology, collaborating with business and technology stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement through agile practices.

Qualifications

• Experience leading distributed test automation teams.
• Hands-on Selenium Java and API automation expertise.
• Practical use of BDD/TDD, CI/CD, Jenkins, Git and related tools.
• Translate complex requirements into reusable automation solutions.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving to unblock delivery.
• Clear communication with business and technology stakeholders.
• Adherence to coding standards and automation governance.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban).

Responsibilities

• Oversee a geographically distributed team of test automation engineers.
• Define automation strategies covering functional and non-functional needs.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automation frameworks.
• Own automation delivery for complex modules across environments.
• Govern delivery against timelines and quality standards.
• Review test cases and shape SIT/OAT/UAT definitions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve impediments and improve quality.
• Produce test reports and contribute to reviews and continuous improvement.

Skills

Distributed test teams

Selenium & Java

API automation

BDD / TDD / CI/CD

Debugging & problem-solving

Stakeholder communication

Coding standards & governance

Agile methodologies

Tools

Selenium

Java

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Senior Test Automation Manager/ Senior Associate Director, Software Engineering

Location: Hyderabad, TG, IN, 500032

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 14 Oct 2026

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering

In this role, you will:

The Opportunity

Join our GPS PostProcessing GPI team to strengthen how we assure quality across critical payments and post-processing technology. This role focuses on setting a consistent automation approach across a geographically distributed engineering team and ensuring functional and non-functional coverage is built in from the start. You’ll create scalable automation frameworks and testware that can be reused across complex modules and business-critical components. Working closely with business and technology stakeholders you’ll remove impediments and resolve issues that impact delivery. Success means reliable automation coverage, clear reporting and predictable outcomes that meet agreed timelines and quality expectations.

What you'll be doing

• Oversee a geographically distributed team of test automation engineers and embed consistent automation practices
• Interpret requirements and define automation strategies that cover functional and non-functional needs
• Design, develop, debug and maintain scalable reusable automation frameworks scripts and testware
• Own automation delivery for complex modules and critical business components across supported environments
• Govern delivery against timelines coding standards testing requirements and quality expectations
• Review test cases and shape SIT OAT and UAT scenario definition to ensure coverage and traceability
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to resolve issues and remove delivery impediments
• Produce test reporting and contribute to peer reviews Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement

What we're looking for

• Demonstrate proven experience managing geographically distributed test automation teams
• Show substantial hands-on expertise in Selenium Java and API automation including scalable framework development
• Apply practical experience with BDD TDD CI/CD Jenkins Git and related testing tools and frameworks
• Translate complex business requirements into effective reusable and maintainable automation solutions
• Use strong debugging troubleshooting and problem-solving capability to unblock delivery and improve quality
• Apply clear communication and stakeholder-management skills across business and technology teams
• Work with coding standards test quality automation governance and continuous improvement practices
• Operate effectively in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban and contribute to automation strategy and framework design

Building quality into payments

This is an opportunity to set the direction for automation across business-critical payments technology and see the impact through better reliability and faster delivery. You’ll work with teams across locations and disciplines to embed strong quality practices from requirements through to UAT. If you’re looking to build automation frameworks that scale and improve outcomes across complex platforms we’d welcome your application.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India