Job Description

Join Barclays as an Automation Tester, where you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining automation frameworks with a focus on backend, API, and database testing. You'll design and execute test cases, analyse results, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects, while ensuring automated tests are seamlessly integrated into CI/CD pipelines.


To be successful, you should have:

Proficiency in Java with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and the ability to write maintainable automation scripts. Hands-on experience with backend automation, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG/JUnit, API testing tools (RestAssured/Postman), REST APIs, JSON, XML, and message validation. Expertise in test design patterns, testing techniques, API testing, database testing with SQL, and comprehensive test planning and execution strategies. Experience supporting, maintaining, and enhancing test automation activities during iterative development, system testing, and regression testing. Strong knowledge of Git version control, CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins/GitLab CI, and experience integrating automated tests into build processes. Ability to create and manage test cases based on business and technical requirements, analyze results, identify defects, and support developers with root cause analysis. End-to-end software engineering excellence, cross-functional collaboration and strategic thinking, and a digital innovation and risk-control mindset.

Other highly valued skills include:

Familiarity with BDD/TDD methodologies. Exposure to microservices or distributed architecture environments. Experience testing in the financial services or payments sector. Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). Knowledge of Kafka, cloud technologies, and payments domain. Strong stakeholder management skills, including defining work and managing expectations. Exposure to the IPF platform or similar integration frameworks.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills


This role is based in Knutsford.

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

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. 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.