Test Automation Engineer

8112 ASOL-Pune 2 SEZ Company; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and implement automation solutions across financial and trading platforms. You will lead automation initiatives, maintain test frameworks, and execute functional, regression, UAT, and performance testing in collaboration with Product, Development, and Business teams.

The role emphasizes automation best practices and quality guarantees. The position is based at the Pune Magarpatta office, with a hybrid work model (2 days onsite).

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Playwright, VeriFix, FIX Protocol, Jira, and Test Case Management tools.
• Strong experience designing, developing, and implementing automated test scripts with Playwright and VeriFix.
• In-depth knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation initiatives and mentor junior team members.
• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test cases and regression suites.
• Lead functional, regression, UAT, and performance testing across trading platforms.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Development, and Business teams on automation strategy.
• Report, track, and manage defects throughout SDLC; support release validation.

Skills

Playwright

VeriFix

FIX Protocol

Jira

Test Case Management tools

SDLC

Agile methodologies

Automation scripting

Automation frameworks

Education

15 years full time education

Tools

HP UFT

Test Case Management tools

Job description

Project Role

Test Automation Engineer

Project Role Description

Use quality processes, automation tools, and methodologies to transform testing products and solutions. Run end-to-end quality engineering function with a focus on automation to improve control, accuracy and integrity.

Project Role Summary

As a Test Automation Engineer, a typical day involves designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions to ensure high-quality software delivery across financial and trading platforms. The role focuses on leading automation initiatives, developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, and executing functional, regression, integration, UAT, and performance testing. Working closely with Product Management, Development, and Business teams, the engineer drives quality throughout the software development lifecycle while leveraging automation best practices to deliver reliable and scalable software solutions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and manage the team to perform.
• Responsible for team decisions.
• Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions.
• Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams.
• Lead efforts to identify process improvements and implement automation best practices.
• Mentor junior team members to support their professional growth and technical development.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure alignment and timely delivery of quality objectives.
• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test cases and regression suites using the organization's automation framework.
• Lead functional, regression, UAT, and performance testing activities across financial and trading applications.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Development, and Business teams to create automation strategies based on business requirements.
• Report, track, and manage software defects and testing activities throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Contribute to release management activities, including validation of application releases and environment support.
• Promote QA standards, automation best practices, and continuous quality improvements across the team.

Professional & Technical Skills

Must To Have Skills:

• Proficiency in Playwright, Investment Banking, VeriFix, FIX Protocol, Jira, and Test Case Management tools.
• Strong experience in designing, developing, and implementing automated test scripts using Playwright and VeriFix.
• Extensive knowledge of FIX Protocol and experience working with FIX-based trading applications.
• Strong understanding of automation testing frameworks, regression automation, and continuous integration pipelines.
• Experience creating, maintaining, and executing automated test cases based on business and functional requirements.
• Experience converting manual regression test cases into automated test scripts.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and Quality Assurance processes.
• Ability to analyze complex systems, troubleshoot defects, and provide automation solutions.
• Experience with bug tracking tools such as Jira and Test Case Management tools.
• Strong understanding of financial markets, investment banking, and trading platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Good To Have Skills:

• Experience with HP UFT.
• Experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance testing, and regression testing.
• Knowledge of Fixed Income and Derivatives products.
• Experience supporting release management and application version upgrades.
• Experience working in fast-paced financial market environments.

Additional Information

• The candidate should have minimum 5 years of experience in VeriFix, FIX Protocol, Market Data, Playwright.
• This position is based at our Pune Magarpatta office, 2 days a week.
• A 15 years full time education is required.
• 15 years full time education

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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