Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with a strong background in banking and financial services, coupled with expertise in leveraging AI for test automation. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our banking applications by designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks. This role requires a blend of technical proficiency, domain knowledge, and innovative thinking to drive efficiency and accuracy in testing processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Test Automation Development

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable test automation frameworks using AI-driven tools and technologies.
• Develop automated test scripts for functional, regression testing of banking applications.
• Ability to identify the scope and E2E delivery of Automation.
• Maintenance of Automation framework and repository.

AI Integration

• Utilize AI and machine learning models to optimize test case generation, execution, and defect prediction.
• Implement AI-based solutions for intelligent test data generation and anomaly detection.

Banking Domain Expertise

• Apply knowledge of banking processes, regulations, and workflows to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Collaborate with business analysts and product owners to understand banking requirements and translate them into effective test strategies.

Quality Assurance

• Analyze requirements of projects, develop test plans, design test cases for broad range of systems and applications and ensure they meet specified standards and end-user requirements.
• Ensure end-to-end quality of banking applications by identifying risks, creating test plans, and executing test cases.
• Perform test data requirement, analysis, test data creation and conditioning
• Monitor and report on test coverage, defect metrics, and overall application quality.
• Serve as a SME and drive standards, compliance, strategic automation for development tools/frameworks to further improve architecture while driving value.

Collaboration

• Work closely with development teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve issues early in the development lifecycle.

Continuous Improvement

• Stay updated with emerging AI technologies and testing tools to continuously enhance testing processes.
• Drive innovation by introducing new methodologies and tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Banking Domain Knowledge

• Strong understanding of banking workflows, financial products, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience testing banking applications such as loan management systems, payment gateways, or risk management platforms.
• Experience in using mainframe for testing and automation

Automation/GenAI Expertise

• Experience in BDD/TDD, Cucumber framework development
• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins.
• Hands on experience in API testing tools like Postman or SOAPUI.
• Understanding of deep learning fundamentals, RAG and LLMs
• Experience of API development and integration of models through APIs.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience as an SDET or QA Automation Engineer, with at least 2 years in the banking domain.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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