Automation Specialist

Job Overview

The role of an Automation Specialist is pivotal in driving innovation across the industry. This position is responsible for designing, executing, and optimizing automated testing strategies to improve quality, reduce risk, and enhance operational efficiency.

This specialist will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to the Testing Center of Excellence (CoE), and support the shift-left testing approach to enable early defect detection and robust integration validation.

The right candidate will have experience and proven success in managing and building testing automation programs using UiPath for both robotics and GenAI, as well as tools like Jira. This role will be based out of India.

Key Responsibilities

This role will be responsible for working with the India/Global head of automation to manage the team's central automation practice, and to partner with the global testing team members who utilize automation in the field.

- Lead the implementation of robotic test automation using tools like UiPath, integrated with test management platforms such as JIRA/Xray.

- Managing and partnering with a global testing team of functional and automation testers who design, plan, and execute testing for all in scope applications, systems, workflows, and data models/flows.

- Leading the planning, design, and execution of all automation testing activities.

- Preparing materials and providing regular status updates to senior leaders.

- Adoption and continuous improvement of best practices and testing standards.

- Explore AI integration opportunities to enhance automation capabilities and reduce manual effort.

Requirements

The successful candidate must have excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, and understand global portfolio management and financial servicing including portfolio construction, trading, compliance, and risk across all major asset classes. This position will have interaction with, and exposure to, various stakeholders within our organization and clients organizations.

These skills will help you succeed in this role:

- Strong background in test automation and specifically, UiPath Test Suite.

- Experience working with both cloud native and on prem applications.

- Strong analytical and organizational skills.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, globally structured, and team-based environment, as well as the ability to work independently.

- Experience in agile methodology and tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Confluence) preferred.

- Knowledge of key risk indicators, governance, oversight and escalation practices.

- Experience presenting across various stakeholder groups, including clients.

- Strong execution management skills for delivery of programs and initiatives.

- Ability to collaborate and work across multiple stakeholders.

Education & Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or above

- 5+ years of testing automation experience

- 5+ years of financial and/or technology transformation experience

- 2+ years experience leading and managing project teams consisting of employees, contractors, and partner organizations, is useful but not essential

- 10-12 years of overall experience.

About Us

We are a leader in the financial services industry, helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. Our platform harmonizes data, technology and services across trusted providers to help our clients better manage their businesses.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package, including generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality.

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