QA Avp

Join us as a QA AVP at Barclays where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

**Qualifications and Skills**
- experience in API testing and automation.
- Strong knowledge of Java and Selenium.
- Experience with API testing frameworks, such as Rest Assured.
- Hands-on experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) tools.
- Proficient in using Git and GitHub for version control.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Good understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Designing and implementing automated tests for API services using Java and Selenium.
- Developing test frameworks and tools to support automated testing.
- Collaborating with the development team to understand API requirements and design test scenarios.
- Executing test cases and analyzing test results.
- Identifying and reporting defects, issues, and risks.
- Working closely with the quality assurance team to ensure the overall quality of the API services.
- Participating in code reviews and providing feedback to improve testability and maintainability.
- Staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and best practices in API testing.

This role is based in Noida.

**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**
- 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.