Associate Director | Automation | Bengaluru | Engineering | Quality Engineering
- Job requisition ID : 106719
- Location: Bengaluru
- Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
The Team
Enterprise technology has to do much more than keep the wheels turning; it is the engine that drives functional excellence and the enabler of innovation and long-term growth. Learn more about: Customer
We are looking for a seasoned Automation Testing Leader with deep expertise in the Financial Services domain and strong experience in RFPs, solutioning, and pre-sales/sales support. This role will drive quality engineering transformation, design scalable automation strategies, and collaborate with sales and business teams to win and deliver strategic deals.
- Education - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in software testing & quality engineering, with strong automation expertise.
- Demonstrated experience in test architecture, framework development, and QA transformation.
- Strong domain expertise in Financial Services (Banking/Payments/Capital Markets/Insurance).
- Proven experience in RFP responses, solutioning, estimation, and pre-sales/sales support.
- Hands-on coding experience and strong understanding of modern automation tools.
- Define enterprise-wide test automation strategy, frameworks, and best practices.
- Lead large-scale QA transformation initiatives including shift-left, continuous testing, and DevOps integration.
- Establish automation across UI, API, data, microservices, and end-to-end business flows.
- Drive innovation using modern tools, AI-based testing, and intelligent automation.
- Leverage deep domain knowledge in:
- Banking (Core Banking, Lending, Digital Banking)
- Payments (SWIFT, ISO 20022, ACH, SEPA, Cards)
- Capital Markets (Trading, Asset Management, Risk)
- Insurance & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure validation of complex financial transactions, settlement processes, and regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI-DSS, SOX, GDPR).
- Lead and contribute to RFP/RFI responses, including solution design, estimation, and effort sizing.
- Collaborate with sales teams to define winning QA strategies and value propositions.
- Create solution architectures, test strategies, and transformation roadmaps for client engagements.
- Participate in client presentations, technical discussions, and proposal defense.
- Develop reusable assets, accelerators, and differentiated QA offerings.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, driving QA strategy and governance.
- Manage end-to-end test lifecycle (planning, execution, reporting, and quality metrics).
- Lead distributed QA teams and ensure successful delivery across programs.
- Establish KPIs, dashboards, and continuous improvement frameworks.
- Programming: Java / Python / C#
- Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright
- API Testing: RestAssured, Karate, Postman
- BDD: Cucumber, SpecFlow
- Performance Testing: JMeter, LoadRunner
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
- Cloud: AWS / Azure / GCP
- DevOps & Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
- Test Management: JIRA, ALM, TestRail
