<p>Must Have Technical/Functional Skills</p> <p>We're seeking a QA Automation Testing Manager (SDET) with 10+ years leading multiteam QA programs, to drive engineering-quality practices across complex banking platforms and integrations. You will architect automation frameworks, embed quality into CI/CD, and lead a team of SDETs/QA engineers to deliver reliable, compliant releases at speed. Experience in BFSI systems (core banking, payments, digital channels) and hands-on coding for test automation is essential.</p> <p>Job description</p> <ul> <li>Automation Architecture & Delivery </li><li>Design, implement, and scale UI/API/DB automation frameworks (Selenium java/UFT, RestAssured/Postman, Cucumber/BDD, TestNG/JUnit). </li><li>Integrate automated suites into CI/CD (Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GitLab) with quality gates, parallelization, test impact analysis, and artifact publishing. </li><li>Establish coding standards for test harnesses, mocks, data builders, and service virtualization; enforce code reviews and static analysis for test code. </li></ul> <p>Domain-Focused Testing (Banking)</p> <ul> <li>Translate banking use cases (core deposits/loans, ACH/wires, card/payments, digital banking) into robust automated scenarios and data validations. </li><li>Partner with product owners and vendor teams (e.g., Fiserv, internal platforms) to triage defects, validate patches/hotfixes, and maintain regression beds. </li></ul> <p>Program Leadership & Governance</p> <ul> <li>Lead a squad of SDETs/QA engineers-capacity planning, mentoring, and upskilling on advanced automation topics. </li><li>Orchestrate defect triage, root-cause analysis, and risk-based test planning; own release readiness (go/no-go) and rollback validation. </li><li>Drive shift-left practices (contract testing, API first, early data checks) and shift-right observability (synthetic monitoring, production validation dashboards). </li><li>Compliance & Security </li><li>Ensure test evidence meets BFSI regulatory/audit needs (SOX); automate traceability from user stories to test results and logs. </li></ul> <p>Required Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>10-12+ years in software testing/quality engineering, with 5+ years leading SDET/automation teams. </li><li>Strong hands-on coding in Java/C# (or equivalent) for test automation (frameworks, utilities, custom drivers). </li><li>Proven delivery of CI/CD-integrated automation at scale; expert in test design for microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven systems. </li><li>BFSI domain experience-core banking or payments-and vendor/platform collaboration (e.g., Fiserv) for patch/regression cycles. </li><li>Solid grasp of SQL and data validation; familiarity with logs/metrics (Splunk/Sumo/Grafana) for test diagnostics. </li></ul> <p>Preferred Skills</p> <ul> <li>Experience with OSAT-style regression accelerators or similar enterprise frameworks; comfortable with shift-left/shift-right test strategies. </li><li>Performance testing (JMeter/LoadRunner) </li><li>ISTQB (Advanced), Agile/SAFe, or cloud certifications (Azure/AWS). </li></ul> <p>Generic Managerial Skills, If any</p> <ul> <li>Tools & Stack (Illustrative) </li><li>Automation: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RestAssured, Postman, Cucumber/BDD, Appium (mobile) </li><li>CI/CD & SCM: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions; Git </li><li>Test Management : Azure Test Plans, ALM/Octane, Zephyr/Xray </li><li>Data/DB: SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL; TDM/masking tools </li><li>Observability: Splunk/Sumo, Grafana/Prometheus; quality dashboards </li></ul> <p>Education</p> <p>Bachelor's in computer science/engineering or related field (advanced degree a plus).</p> <p>TCS Employee Benefits Summary:</p> <ul> <li>Discretionary Annual Incentive. </li><li>Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. </li><li>Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves. </li><li>Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection. </li><li>Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement. </li><li>Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays. </li><li>Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing. </li></ul> <p>Salary Range : $100,000-$120,000 a year</p>