Automation Test Engg

Job Title : Automation Test Engg
Location: Pune

About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do

Working Flexibly

Hybrid Working

Structured hybrid role:
Introduction:

- Corporate Bank (CB) has one Important Business Service: ‘Make a Payment - electronic’. The Impact Tolerance threshold for Intolerable Harm is defined at 24hrs, inferring that, in the event that Barclays lost the ability to process payments through its regular BAU (technology) environment, the firm can quickly switch core payment processing of critical payments & to vulnerable clients to an alternative solution/provider
- A combination of technology, operations and third party solutions may be used to meet the regulatory commitment, however the complexity & demands of the ‘Make a Payment’ IBS will place heavy reliance on a Technology solution
- Your role will be to work closely with Test Engineering Lead to execute End-to-End Test Automation including Non-Functional aspects in close co-ordination with the Corporate Resilience Programme team and stakeholders across Business/Product, Technology and Operations to identify, scope, quantify, plan and control all Automation Test activities associated with the Vulnerability Remediation programme
- You will work in partnership with Business/Product/Engineering Lead/Test Lead to refine the ‘Intolerable Harm’ user cases/requirements and execute related Test Strategy.
- You will be required to contribute to Test Strategy, Test Plan and Requirements analysis to support key decisioning where multiple options exist, and you will be expected to target and Drive these discussions/presentations with appropriate, often senior stakeholders across the Bank
- Actively contribute and champion the Test Engineering both Functional and Non-Functional aspect of the Test Engineering delivery process.
- Work collaboratively with other Project Managers and stakeholders across Corporate Bank and BUK to deliver programme outcomes and deliverables.

What will you be doing?
- Develop test Automation approach and execution for upto 10 contingency solutions to mitigate Customer/Client intolerable harm resulting from a loss of Barclays technology (eg Cyber attack)
- Implement and maintain robust governance of Test scope, coverage and results using automation, to meet audit and external assurance requirements
- Taking responsibility for successful Test Automation delivery in line with the relevant Policies and Standards by keeping a focus on outcomes; defining, monitoring and regularly reviewing the overall Test Automation Schedule; ensuring benefits and outcomes are captured and validated throughout the Test Lifecycle.
- Being responsible for Test governance and oversight - provide the Automation framework for implementation, working with the Test Engineering Lead and Programme Director (where relevant) to establish/support a governance forum that is fit for purpose and facilitate the continuous review and approval of key delivery outcomes
- Providing and regularly reviewing an honest, transparent assessment of the project status and RAID (risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies) of the initiative, escalating via appropriate governance
- Acting in partnership with the Test Engineering Lead and Engineering Lead (where relevant), using their experience and insight to help engage senior leaders, maintain a focus on delivering outcomes, remove blockers and resolve risks and issues and deploy appropriate governance and oversight of Test delivery (including the Project and/or Programme Forum)
- Determining, monitoring and managing to workforce and financial requirements, liaising with product and service delivery on resource requirements; supplier and vendor management; ensuring ongoing costs and capitalisation meet MTP and budget requirements
- Work with stakeholders across impacted businesses to lead the Test delivery of business readiness activities
- Creating an environment of effective delivery by empowering the Test delivery team, leveraging their knowledge and expertise, learning lessons from past delivery, and by allocating work across the team in a way that makes the most of their skills while maintaining a focus on outcomes.
- Run/attend weekly working group and weekly delivery against plan meetings
- Maintain detailed Test plan for Automation, managing updates and delivery forum management
- Accountable for Automation of key E2E business scenarios and for delivering scripts according to project timelines i