Testing - Automation - Senior Manager

EY; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible environment

World-class experiences

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

EY is seeking a Senior Manager in Global Delivery Services to lead end-to-end test automation initiatives from our Kolkata delivery centre. You will shape automation strategies, mentor engineers, and ensure high-quality delivery across multiple projects and streams.

You will apply expertise in Agile practices, CI/CD pipelines, and modern automation tools to drive efficiency, quality and client value in a global, diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in a full-time test automation role.
• At least 4 years in hands-on automation architect role.
• Expert in selecting and building test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience leading a team of automation engineers.
• Familiar with code reviews, design patterns and best practices in test automation.
• Excellent communication skills across diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Takes end to end responsibility for planning and delivering test automation frameworks and projects.
• Plans, directs and reports on automation delivery activities across multiple workstreams.
• Contributes to IT project delivery using Agile Scrum/Kanban and Waterfall when required.
• Creates high-quality work products and acts as SME for services.
• Identifies opportunities to better serve clients through service knowledge.
• Maintains focus to deliver on key priorities and dependencies.

Skills

Test automation

Automation architecture

Selenium WebDriver

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

ISTQB Foundation

ISTQB Test Automation Engineer

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Appium

Protractor

Jenkins

Git

RestAssured

Selenium Grid

BrowserStack

Job description

Testing - Position Title:

Senior Manager

About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Takes end to end responsibility for the effective planning and delivery of test automation frameworks and automation projects on large scale complex strategic and/or transformative projects in accordance with relevant Test Automation Methodologies.
• Plans, directs, coordinates and reports on test automation delivery activities from automation test strategy and planning by leading, directing and overseeing a team of resources working across multiple workstreams and projects.
• You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of IT Projects through methodologies such as Agile Scrum/Kanban and traditional Waterfall (when required), leveraging your domain knowledge and sector experience
• Create high-quality work products and act as a subject matter resource on one or more services, leveraging knowledge and experience to shape services to client problems
• Understand all our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients.
• Maintains focus so that projects deliver on key priorities and dependencies

Skills And Attributes For Success

• A strong academic record including a third level degree, preferably in a business or IT related discipline, from a recognised third level institution
• QA accreditation (ISTQB Foundation, ISTQB Test Automation Engineer or a similar IT accreditation from a recognised third level institution or accreditation body)
• Have a minimum of 15 years of experience in full time test automation role and at least 4 years in hands-on automation architect role
• Expert in the selection and building of test automation frameworks and tools
• Have experience of tool evaluation and selection
• Have prior experience of leading a team of automation engineers
• Have hands-on experience of at least two of the following
  • Selenium Web driver with Java/C#/Python/JS
  • Appium
  • Protractor
  • Worksoft
  • Tricentis Tosca
  • Ranorex
  • UFT
  • Postman, RestAssured
• Have hands-on experience of the following tools (Automation, Build, CICD)
  • Git/Bitbucket/Gitlab/SVN
  • Selenium grid/Saucelabs/Browserstack
  • Jenkins/AzureDevops
• Should be familiar with code reviews, design patterns, and implementing best practices in test automation
• Expert knowledge of a CI system to create builds
• Be an expert in Agile development practices including ATDD, TDD & BDD
• Have structured approach to problem solving and be a self-starter with the ability to work independently managing your own workload with an attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills – tailoring communications to suit a mix of audiences

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence?

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• Professional Development: From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe in continuous learning. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership roles, and connect and grow through mentorship.
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