Join us as a Programme Test Lead at Barclays where you will spearhead the evolution of our infrastructure and deployment pipelines, driving innovation and operational excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to build and manage robust, scalable and secure infrastructure, ensuring seamless delivery of our digital solutions.
As a Programme Test Lead in the Payments area, you will play a pivotal role in supporting End-to-End (E2E) Test Programs and driving excellence within the Testing Community of Practice under the Engineering Automation Program (EAP). You will lead automation initiatives, ensure robust testing strategies, and enable seamless delivery of high-quality digital payment solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of test automation frameworks for Payments applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define E2E testing strategies and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Drive automation adoption across the Testing Community of Practice under EAP.
- Ensure quality and compliance standards are met throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous delivery.
- Mentor and guide team members on best practices in automation and testing methodologies.
- Analyze test results, identify defects, and work closely with development teams for resolution.
- Contribute to innovation initiatives to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
To be successful as a Programme Test Lead , you should have experience with:
- Strong expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
- Hands-on experience in API testing and automation (REST/SOAP using tools like Postman, RestAssured, Karate).
- Proficiency in programming languages (Java, or similar for automation scripting).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools (Jenkins, Gitlab, Maven, Docker).
- Knowledge of Payments domain (such as SWIFT, ISO 20022, real-time payments).
- Ability to Leverage AI for Test Optimization, Data Analysis, etc.
- Strong understanding of software testing principles, SDLC, and Agile methodologies.
- Strong with Functional and E2E Test understanding.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
- Experience with performance testing tools (such as JMeter, LoadRunner).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Exposure to test management tools (such as JIRA, Confluence).
You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
The role is based out of Pune.
Purpose of the role
To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability.
Accountabilities
- Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards.
- Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues. .
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested.
- Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution.
- Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
- Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
- To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
- Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
- If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
- OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
- Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
- Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
- Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
- Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
- Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
