Automation QA Lead: Infra & App Resiliency

Northern Trust

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 96,000 - 162,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Automation QA Lead – Infra & Application Resiliency to oversee automated testing and stability validation across infrastructure and application environments. You will drive automation strategies, ensure ITIL-aligned change testing, and collaborate with global engineering teams to maintain production resilience.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise in Java, Python, Selenium, and CI/CD tooling, plus experience with cross-region delivery and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in infrastructure change testing and quality leadership.
  • Proven experience in leading automation teams and managing production stability initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of ITIL processes and infrastructure change management.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with global teams, esp. USA-India collaboration.
  • Independent decision maker with technical expertise.
  • Ability to participate in Change Advisory Board meetings.

Responsibilities

  • Lead automated production stability scripting and monitoring.
  • Drive automation strategies to improve resiliency and reduce manual work.
  • Oversee stability validations and automated testing for infrastructure changes.

Skills

Java
Python
VBScript
Selenium
UFT
LeanFT
RestAssured
TestNG
Cucumber
Appium
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps
Jenkins
MSSQL
Oracle
DB2
AS400
Snowflake
Cosmos DB
DynaTrace
Agile/Scrum/Kanban
Service Now

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Web
WebServices (REST/SOAP)
Windows
WPF
Mainframe

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking an Automation QA Lead – Infra & Application Resiliency to oversee automated testing and stability validation across infrastructure and application environments. You will drive automation strategies, ensure ITIL-aligned change testing, and collaborate with global engineering teams to maintain production resilience.

The role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise in Java, Python, Selenium, and CI/CD tooling, plus experience with cross-region delivery and

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